MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.45,-71.54 Latitude: 38.45 Longitude: -71.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1018 -1 17.0 10.5 66 6.4 13.2 339 9 288.7 290.0 285.6 310.8 7.86 1 1000 149 15.2 8.9 66 6.2 11.6 339 9 288.3 289.6 284.8 308.5 7.18 2 950 581 11.0 7.9 81 3.0 9.3 338 9 288.3 289.5 284.6 308.2 7.05 3 900 1031 10.6 -10.4 22 20.9 2.4 318 9 292.4 292.7 280.6 298.2 1.92 4 850 1507 11.7 -13.5 16 25.1 2.1 330 14 298.4 298.6 282.7 303.3 1.59 5 800 2013 10.2 4.0 66 6.1 6.8 323 21 302.0 303.1 289.1 321.1 6.40 6 750 2548 8.1 1.2 62 6.9 4.4 326 26 305.3 306.3 289.5 322.3 5.57 7 700 3115 5.7 -3.6 51 9.3 1.3 328 30 308.9 309.6 289.3 321.9 4.19 8 650 3717 2.1 -8.1 47 10.1 -2.4 324 34 311.3 311.9 289.2 321.5 3.20 9 600 4357 -2.0 -10.4 53 8.3 -5.5 323 36 313.8 314.3 289.7 323.1 2.89 10 550 5044 -6.2 -14.9 50 8.8 -9.3 320 37 316.8 317.2 290.0 324.0 2.18 11 500 5782 -11.3 -19.7 50 8.3 -13.9 314 34 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.6 1.61 12 450 6581 -17.1 -22.2 65 5.1 -18.5 312 33 321.7 322.0 290.7 326.6 1.43 13 400 7452 -23.6 -28.9 62 5.2 -24.7 307 31 324.3 324.4 291.0 327.4 0.88 14 350 8413 -30.5 -35.3 63 4.8 -31.2 304 33 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.5 0.54 15 300 9491 -38.7 -43.2 62 4.6 -39.1 295 36 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.28 16 250 10719 -47.3 -54.5 44 7.1 -47.6 277 27 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.09 17 200 12161 -55.7 -68.7 18 13.0 -55.9 287 38 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13989 -59.2 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.5 294 39 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16453 -67.9 -85.3 7 17.4 -67.9 290 27 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.06 m Freezing level: 624.91 mb = 4038.17 m = 13248.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.79 mb = 3316.75 m = 10881.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.89 % Est. max temperature: 24.52 C = 76.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.41 mb = 808.65 m = 2653.01 ft T: 10.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 12.60 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.89 mb = 3867.15 m = 12687.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.29 C = 104.53 F Cap Strength: 12.40 C Lifted Index: 12.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.24 C Showalter Index: 15.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: -2.11 C K Index: 0.22 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12756.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.42 mb = 1167.33 m = 3829.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 323.2 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 353.2 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 55.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 38.30 m/s