MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.05,-78.78 Latitude: 43.05 Longitude: -78.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 SFC 979 173 17.9 16.1 89 1.8 16.8 160 12 292.8 294.9 290.7 326.5 11.85 2 950 432 16.6 14.6 88 1.9 15.3 172 28 294.0 296.0 290.5 325.7 11.08 3 900 891 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 188 37 296.4 298.2 290.6 326.0 10.26 4 850 1372 10.6 8.9 89 1.7 9.6 196 42 297.3 298.8 289.3 321.9 8.46 5 800 1874 7.0 4.8 86 2.1 5.8 200 44 298.6 299.8 288.2 318.5 6.76 6 750 2402 4.0 2.3 89 1.6 3.1 200 40 300.9 302.0 288.4 318.9 6.05 7 700 2960 0.8 0.3 96 0.5 0.6 199 43 303.4 304.4 288.8 320.4 5.60 8 650 3553 -1.8 -1.8 100 0.0 -1.8 181 41 307.0 307.9 289.6 322.9 5.17 9 600 4188 -4.8 -5.3 96 0.5 -5.0 176 47 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.1 4.29 10 550 4868 -8.5 -9.3 94 0.8 -8.8 185 68 314.0 314.7 290.3 325.1 3.44 11 500 5601 -13.1 -13.9 93 0.8 -13.4 188 72 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.6 2.60 12 450 6399 -16.8 -17.6 93 0.8 -17.0 184 77 322.2 322.6 291.6 329.4 2.14 13 400 7273 -22.7 -24.0 89 1.3 -23.0 178 82 325.5 325.8 291.8 330.3 1.38 14 350 8242 -27.9 -30.9 75 3.0 -28.4 171 85 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.83 15 300 9332 -36.0 -39.2 73 3.1 -36.4 172 89 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10571 -46.2 -51.0 57 4.9 -46.4 176 90 337.5 337.5 293.8 338.0 0.14 17 200 12034 -51.8 -70.6 9 18.8 -52.1 182 73 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13876 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 208 52 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16405 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -61.9 212 11 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.65 m Freezing level: 683.88 mb = 3151.19 m = 10338.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.39 mb = 3105.38 m = 10188.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.62 % Est. max temperature: 22.88 C = 73.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.98 mb = 396.07 m = 1299.43 ft T: 16.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 7.55 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.66 mb = 1073.92 m = 3523.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.79 C = 71.23 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 0.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 32.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.11 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 157.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.46 mb = 858.65 m = 2817.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.46 mb = 1288.58 m = 4227.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 538.46 mb = 5031.23 m = 16506.47 ft B at Equ Level: 157.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 388.46 mb = 7485.28 m = 24557.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.0 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 218.0 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.5 neg: -23.4 tot: 207.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1.80 Bulk Shear: 87.37 m/s