MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 44.07,-80.51 Latitude: 44.07 Longitude: -80.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 387 SFC 939 483 16.9 15.5 91 1.4 16.0 160 21 295.3 297.4 291.5 329.3 11.84 3 900 847 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 166 41 296.0 298.0 291.3 328.5 11.28 4 850 1328 11.3 11.3 100 -0.0 11.3 180 58 298.0 299.8 290.9 327.0 9.96 5 800 1832 9.0 5.5 79 3.5 7.1 186 48 300.8 302.1 289.3 321.9 7.10 6 750 2365 6.0 1.5 73 4.5 3.7 187 49 303.1 304.2 288.8 320.3 5.69 7 700 2927 2.6 -2.8 67 5.5 0.0 202 49 305.4 306.2 288.4 319.0 4.43 8 650 3522 -1.2 -3.9 82 2.6 -2.4 197 62 307.6 308.4 289.1 321.3 4.42 9 600 4157 -4.4 -4.8 97 0.4 -4.6 188 63 311.1 311.9 290.3 325.1 4.47 10 550 4837 -8.4 -9.2 94 0.8 -8.8 189 62 314.1 314.7 290.3 325.2 3.46 11 500 5571 -12.3 -13.4 92 1.0 -12.8 181 73 318.0 318.5 290.9 326.9 2.72 12 450 6370 -16.5 -17.8 89 1.4 -16.9 178 77 322.5 323.0 291.6 329.6 2.09 13 400 7246 -21.7 -23.8 83 2.1 -22.2 176 79 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.6 1.39 14 350 8218 -27.8 -30.9 75 3.1 -28.3 174 88 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.3 0.83 15 300 9307 -36.5 -40.0 70 3.5 -36.9 176 89 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.39 16 250 10540 -45.8 -52.0 50 6.1 -46.2 187 91 337.9 338.0 293.9 338.5 0.13 17 200 12005 -51.6 -70.6 9 19.0 -52.0 182 72 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13844 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 207 59 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16375 -61.0 -85.6 2 24.7 -61.2 237 24 410.0 410.0 306.5 410.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.08 m Freezing level: 666.05 mb = 3330.66 m = 10927.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.60 mb = 2931.21 m = 9616.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.77 C = 72.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.03 mb = 659.67 m = 2164.24 ft T: 15.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 10.28 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.96 mb = 988.68 m = 3243.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.17 C = 64.70 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 29.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.61 mb = 992.03 m = 3254.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.61 mb = 1039.75 m = 3411.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 489.61 mb = 5730.15 m = 18799.47 ft B at Equ Level: 142.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 369.61 mb = 7821.33 m = 25660.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.7 at 58.5 knts Storm direction: 215.7 at 43.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 424.7 neg: -31.4 tot: 393.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 1.29 Bulk Shear: 110.93 m/s