MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.84,-77.14 Latitude: 38.84 Longitude: -77.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 30 SFC 995 71 17.8 16.6 93 1.1 17.0 130 12 291.3 293.5 290.4 325.4 12.05 2 950 467 15.3 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 148 31 292.7 294.7 290.4 325.5 11.56 3 900 925 13.1 13.2 100 -0.0 13.1 172 46 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.6 10.62 4 850 1405 11.5 11.3 99 0.1 11.4 188 43 298.1 300.0 290.9 327.2 9.96 5 800 1911 8.9 8.6 98 0.3 8.8 197 37 300.7 302.3 290.7 326.6 8.79 6 750 2443 5.7 4.8 94 0.9 5.2 201 37 302.7 304.1 290.0 324.3 7.19 7 700 3005 2.3 1.9 97 0.4 2.1 187 39 305.1 306.2 290.0 324.2 6.29 8 650 3601 -1.3 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 180 52 307.4 308.4 289.9 323.8 5.32 9 600 4234 -5.2 -5.2 100 0.0 -5.2 177 59 310.1 310.9 289.9 323.7 4.33 10 550 4917 -7.5 -8.7 91 1.2 -8.0 177 58 315.2 315.9 290.8 326.8 3.61 11 500 5650 -13.0 -34.1 15 21.1 -17.1 190 70 317.1 317.2 288.3 318.7 0.42 12 450 6443 -19.2 -35.4 23 16.1 -22.0 190 77 319.1 319.1 288.9 320.6 0.42 13 400 7307 -25.9 -52.8 6 26.9 -28.2 191 79 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.6 0.07 14 350 8256 -33.8 -50.3 17 16.5 -35.0 184 79 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.6 0.11 15 300 9323 -39.7 -52.5 24 12.8 -40.4 184 94 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.8 0.10 16 250 10556 -43.1 -61.9 11 18.8 -43.9 195 95 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.04 17 200 12049 -48.3 -73.4 4 25.1 -48.8 200 60 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.01 18 150 13905 -55.3 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.6 213 51 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16436 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 224 29 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.81 m Freezing level: 668.26 mb = 3383.11 m = 11099.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.72 mb = 3360.46 m = 11024.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.51 % Est. max temperature: 24.82 C = 76.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.00 mb = 211.22 m = 692.95 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 3.53 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 544.27 m = 1785.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.52 C = 67.14 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 0.41 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.32 C Showalter Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 35.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 62.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.09 mb = 547.09 m = 1794.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.09 mb = 592.19 m = 1942.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.09 mb = 867.97 m = 2847.63 ft B at Equ Level: 15.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 796.09 mb = 1950.93 m = 6400.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.7 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 212.7 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 414.5 neg: -11.7 tot: 402.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 142.19 m/s