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: 47.31,-122.91 Latitude: 47.31 Longitude: -122.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 43 11.7 9.9 89 1.7 10.7 229 14 284.6 285.9 283.7 305.8 7.66 1 1000 68 11.4 9.7 89 1.7 10.4 229 12 284.6 285.9 283.6 305.5 7.57 2 950 495 7.9 7.4 97 0.5 7.6 249 35 285.2 286.4 283.1 304.2 6.82 3 900 938 4.6 4.1 97 0.5 4.4 268 44 286.3 287.3 282.3 302.4 5.72 4 850 1402 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 269 42 288.0 288.9 282.4 302.6 5.12 5 800 1889 -0.7 -1.8 92 1.1 -1.2 269 38 290.4 291.2 282.4 302.5 4.18 6 750 2400 -4.3 -13.5 48 9.3 -7.2 269 39 291.9 292.2 280.1 297.4 1.79 7 700 2941 -7.8 -10.7 80 2.9 -8.8 263 38 293.9 294.3 281.8 301.1 2.41 8 650 3512 -12.4 -19.7 54 7.3 -14.2 262 37 295.0 295.2 280.8 298.9 1.24 9 600 4119 -15.2 -43.7 7 28.5 -18.7 272 37 298.6 298.6 280.9 299.0 0.13 10 550 4770 -20.1 -41.6 13 21.5 -22.6 268 45 300.2 300.3 281.7 300.9 0.18 11 500 5468 -25.3 -47.7 10 22.5 -27.2 268 54 302.2 302.3 282.4 302.6 0.10 12 450 6222 -31.6 -55.6 8 24.0 -32.9 268 55 303.5 303.5 282.8 303.7 0.05 13 400 7045 -36.9 -61.6 6 24.7 -37.8 283 50 307.0 307.0 284.2 307.1 0.02 14 350 7958 -41.4 -63.8 7 22.4 -42.1 306 45 312.9 312.9 286.4 313.0 0.02 15 300 8994 -44.7 -66.1 7 21.3 -45.3 313 49 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.4 0.02 16 250 10214 -43.6 -70.0 4 26.4 -44.3 314 61 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.01 17 200 11705 -46.4 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.1 314 62 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01 18 150 13601 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.8 303 43 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.01 19 100 16223 -53.8 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.5 284 42 423.7 423.7 308.2 423.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5399.60 m Freezing level: 813.62 mb = 1755.87 m = 5760.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 819.96 mb = 1690.59 m = 5546.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.47 % Est. max temperature: 15.04 C = 59.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.92 mb = 262.39 m = 860.84 ft T: 9.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 5.26 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.48 mb = 594.65 m = 1950.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.53 C = 54.56 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: 0.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: 1.91 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.07 C Cross Totals Index: 27.03 C K Index: 25.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.28 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 83.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.92 mb = 573.32 m = 1880.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.92 mb = 705.15 m = 2313.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 605.92 mb = 4044.22 m = 13268.27 ft B at Equ Level: 82.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 415.92 mb = 6772.25 m = 22218.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.2 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 296.2 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 263.8 neg: -39.3 tot: 224.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.46 Bulk Shear: 57.39 m/s