MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F059.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F059.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 59 hour NAM valid 17Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.91,-71.95 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -71.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 988 154 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 108 13 291.0 293.0 289.9 323.9 11.68 2 950 486 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 120 34 292.1 294.1 289.9 323.6 11.12 3 900 943 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 144 50 295.2 297.1 290.6 326.0 10.72 4 850 1423 11.1 10.2 94 0.9 10.6 152 47 297.8 299.5 290.2 324.7 9.25 5 800 1927 8.8 -10.2 25 18.9 1.1 158 46 300.5 300.9 284.3 307.3 2.20 6 750 2457 6.0 -10.1 31 16.0 -0.5 157 54 303.1 303.5 285.5 310.5 2.37 7 700 3018 2.5 -13.7 29 16.1 -3.5 154 58 305.2 305.6 285.8 311.3 1.90 8 650 3612 -1.7 -16.2 32 14.5 -6.6 152 62 307.1 307.4 286.2 312.4 1.67 9 600 4244 -5.0 -9.9 68 4.9 -7.0 155 66 310.4 310.9 288.7 319.9 3.00 10 550 4925 -8.0 -17.4 47 9.4 -11.1 158 64 314.5 314.9 288.9 320.4 1.77 11 500 5657 -12.8 -22.8 43 10.0 -15.5 150 65 317.5 317.7 289.2 321.6 1.22 12 450 6450 -19.3 -24.5 63 5.2 -20.5 155 68 318.9 319.2 289.6 322.9 1.16 13 400 7318 -23.6 -26.5 77 2.9 -24.2 167 66 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.2 1.10 14 350 8279 -30.8 -33.7 76 2.8 -31.3 164 66 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.5 0.64 15 300 9355 -39.5 -42.5 73 3.0 -39.7 161 60 329.7 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.30 16 250 10575 -48.9 -52.2 69 3.2 -49.1 155 71 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12026 -51.1 -74.3 5 23.2 -51.5 176 58 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13876 -56.1 -81.7 3 25.6 -56.4 197 33 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16407 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.1 229 16 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.31 m Freezing level: 670.30 mb = 3370.62 m = 11058.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 766.04 mb = 2283.46 m = 7491.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.54 % Est. max temperature: 24.24 C = 75.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.04 mb = 247.76 m = 812.86 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 18.68 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 555.78 m = 1823.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.39 C = 65.09 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 17.99 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.87 mb = 621.78 m = 2039.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.87 mb = 667.14 m = 2188.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 919.87 mb = 758.60 m = 2488.83 ft B at Equ Level: 19.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 809.87 mb = 1825.49 m = 5989.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 152.3 at 55.6 knts Storm direction: 182.3 at 41.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 483.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 483.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 164.54 m/s