MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.27,-71.61 Latitude: 42.27 Longitude: -71.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 994 103 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 91 12 290.4 292.5 289.6 322.9 11.54 2 950 489 14.2 14.3 100 -0.0 14.3 113 34 291.6 293.6 289.5 322.3 10.82 3 900 946 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 138 51 295.0 296.9 290.3 325.3 10.55 4 850 1428 12.8 8.3 74 4.5 10.2 151 49 299.6 301.1 289.8 323.5 8.12 5 800 1933 8.8 -3.3 42 12.0 3.1 156 47 300.5 301.2 286.0 311.9 3.76 6 750 2463 5.6 -13.4 24 19.0 -1.5 158 53 302.7 303.0 284.7 308.4 1.81 7 700 3023 2.5 -16.7 23 19.2 -4.1 158 57 305.3 305.5 285.3 310.0 1.48 8 650 3618 -1.3 -17.0 29 15.7 -6.5 156 59 307.5 307.8 286.2 312.6 1.55 9 600 4250 -5.6 -11.7 62 6.1 -7.9 153 61 309.6 310.1 288.1 317.9 2.61 10 550 4927 -9.5 -10.5 93 1.0 -9.9 159 62 312.8 313.4 289.6 322.8 3.13 11 500 5658 -13.0 -27.9 27 15.0 -16.4 153 64 317.2 317.4 288.7 319.9 0.77 12 450 6451 -19.2 -28.9 42 9.8 -21.2 152 62 319.2 319.3 289.3 321.9 0.78 13 400 7317 -24.7 -31.1 56 6.3 -25.9 156 64 322.8 323.0 290.4 325.4 0.71 14 350 8275 -30.5 -32.9 79 2.4 -30.9 153 62 327.6 327.8 291.7 330.1 0.69 15 300 9352 -39.0 -42.0 73 3.0 -39.2 153 61 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.32 16 250 10575 -48.5 -52.2 65 3.7 -48.6 154 66 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12027 -51.8 -71.2 8 19.3 -52.2 160 51 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 13876 -56.1 -81.7 3 25.6 -56.4 196 36 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.1 224 17 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.29 m Freezing level: 666.85 mb = 3417.48 m = 11212.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 766.24 mb = 2287.03 m = 7503.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.41 % Est. max temperature: 26.05 C = 78.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.24 mb = 206.14 m = 676.30 ft T: 16.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 16.84 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.59 mb = 466.09 m = 1529.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.94 C = 64.30 F Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lifted Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.82 C Cross Totals Index: 21.31 C K Index: 14.94 Risk: None Sweat Index: 261.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.66 mb = 572.71 m = 1878.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.66 mb = 617.74 m = 2026.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 925.66 mb = 708.53 m = 2324.54 ft B at Equ Level: 19.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 865.66 mb = 1273.90 m = 4179.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 152.3 at 54.1 knts Storm direction: 182.3 at 40.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 615.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 615.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 205.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 201.90 m/s