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: 42.90,-71.20 Latitude: 42.90 Longitude: -71.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 999 90 15.0 14.5 97 0.5 14.7 97 11 288.3 290.1 287.9 317.4 10.42 2 950 513 12.7 12.8 100 -0.0 12.7 121 36 290.1 291.9 288.0 317.7 9.79 3 900 967 12.6 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 147 41 294.5 296.3 289.6 322.8 9.88 4 850 1446 10.8 2.8 57 8.1 6.6 151 37 297.5 298.5 286.6 313.8 5.51 5 800 1948 7.1 1.8 69 5.4 4.4 150 40 298.8 299.8 287.1 314.9 5.45 6 750 2477 5.1 5.1 100 0.0 5.1 153 43 302.2 303.5 290.0 324.2 7.38 7 700 3037 1.8 -0.5 84 2.3 0.6 153 52 304.5 305.5 288.9 320.5 5.26 8 650 3631 -1.9 -2.5 95 0.6 -2.2 154 56 306.8 307.7 289.3 321.9 4.89 9 600 4265 -4.5 -12.1 55 7.6 -7.4 154 56 310.9 311.4 288.4 319.0 2.52 10 550 4944 -9.3 -12.7 76 3.4 -10.6 154 57 313.0 313.5 289.2 321.5 2.62 11 500 5674 -13.9 -22.1 50 8.2 -16.1 155 53 316.1 316.4 288.9 320.5 1.30 12 450 6466 -18.8 -30.8 34 12.1 -21.1 152 54 319.7 319.8 289.3 322.0 0.65 13 400 7333 -24.8 -33.2 46 8.3 -26.2 158 60 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.8 0.58 14 350 8291 -30.8 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 164 58 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.63 15 300 9367 -39.2 -42.2 73 3.0 -39.4 161 56 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10592 -47.8 -52.3 60 4.5 -48.0 159 68 335.0 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.12 17 200 12036 -52.6 -71.1 9 18.4 -53.0 168 54 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 13878 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -57.0 188 28 372.3 372.3 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 221 18 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.93 m Freezing level: 675.68 mb = 3326.16 m = 10912.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.23 mb = 3161.59 m = 10372.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.07 % Est. max temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.91 mb = 156.87 m = 514.65 ft T: 14.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.76 mb = 435.20 m = 1427.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.53 C = 61.76 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: 3.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.78 C Showalter Index: 6.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 16.67 C K Index: 25.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 160.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.80 mb = 567.74 m = 1862.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.80 mb = 612.39 m = 2009.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 928.80 mb = 702.41 m = 2304.45 ft B at Equ Level: 23.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 868.80 mb = 1263.01 m = 4143.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 150.9 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 180.9 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.3 neg: -12.3 tot: 416.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 117.96 m/s