MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.77,-75.56 Latitude: 38.77 Longitude: -75.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 164 16 291.7 293.9 291.1 327.9 12.81 1 1000 40 18.7 17.5 93 1.1 17.9 164 16 291.8 294.1 291.1 327.8 12.70 2 950 479 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 178 41 293.2 295.3 290.9 327.2 11.95 3 900 937 13.2 10.9 86 2.3 11.9 196 51 295.2 296.8 289.2 321.5 9.14 4 850 1417 12.1 0.4 45 11.7 6.2 200 44 298.8 299.7 286.3 312.7 4.65 5 800 1921 8.3 5.8 84 2.5 6.9 195 42 300.0 301.3 289.2 321.4 7.25 6 750 2452 4.8 3.9 94 0.9 4.3 185 50 301.8 303.0 289.3 322.0 6.78 7 700 3013 2.3 2.2 99 0.1 2.2 180 61 305.0 306.2 290.1 324.4 6.41 8 650 3612 1.1 -3.6 71 4.7 -1.2 177 58 310.2 311.0 290.0 324.3 4.50 9 600 4253 -0.2 -33.1 6 33.0 -8.2 180 63 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.3 0.39 10 550 4941 -5.9 -48.1 2 42.2 -12.6 187 69 317.1 317.1 287.9 317.4 0.09 11 500 5678 -11.5 -51.9 2 40.5 -16.8 196 78 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.06 12 450 6476 -17.5 -45.1 7 27.6 -21.2 193 74 321.3 321.3 289.3 321.9 0.15 13 400 7344 -24.9 -47.0 11 22.1 -27.2 188 72 322.6 322.7 289.7 323.2 0.14 14 350 8301 -31.5 -60.7 4 29.2 -33.2 189 79 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.3 0.03 15 300 9379 -37.1 -61.5 6 24.4 -38.2 190 87 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.03 16 250 10618 -44.3 -63.3 10 19.0 -45.0 196 84 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.03 17 200 12094 -50.7 -75.1 4 24.4 -51.1 205 74 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13932 -58.6 -79.5 5 20.9 -58.8 199 56 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.4 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.6 217 30 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.51 m Freezing level: 606.19 mb = 4173.56 m = 13692.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.51 mb = 3396.93 m = 11144.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.82 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.64 mb = 146.02 m = 479.08 ft T: 17.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 15.18 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 622.66 m = 2042.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.94 C = 69.68 F Cap Strength: 3.99 C Lifted Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 9.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 11.93 C K Index: 23.94 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.94 mb = 550.86 m = 1807.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.94 mb = 871.51 m = 2859.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 896.94 mb = 965.16 m = 3166.51 ft B at Equ Level: 12.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 836.94 mb = 1545.45 m = 5070.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.9 at 56.1 knts Storm direction: 216.9 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.7 neg: -23.6 tot: 320.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 111.46 m/s