MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.72,-74.80 Latitude: 40.72 Longitude: -74.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 978 209 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 123 10 291.9 294.1 290.9 327.1 12.45 2 950 453 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 143 26 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.5 12.02 3 900 912 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 169 35 294.9 296.8 290.3 325.2 10.54 4 850 1390 10.7 6.9 77 3.8 8.5 176 35 297.4 298.7 288.3 318.8 7.34 5 800 1896 9.5 5.1 74 4.4 7.1 177 44 301.3 302.6 289.3 321.8 6.89 6 750 2428 5.4 3.6 88 1.8 4.4 177 49 302.4 303.6 289.4 322.2 6.62 7 700 2988 1.7 1.1 96 0.5 1.4 179 52 304.3 305.4 289.5 322.4 5.95 8 650 3583 -1.0 -1.0 100 0.0 -1.0 181 55 307.9 308.9 290.2 324.8 5.48 9 600 4217 -5.8 -5.9 100 0.0 -5.8 176 58 309.4 310.2 289.5 322.3 4.12 10 550 4894 -9.3 -10.3 93 1.0 -9.7 168 60 313.0 313.6 289.8 323.2 3.18 11 500 5626 -13.1 -13.4 98 0.2 -13.2 160 67 317.0 317.6 290.6 326.0 2.73 12 450 6419 -19.6 -30.9 36 11.2 -21.8 168 77 318.5 318.7 289.0 320.8 0.65 13 400 7281 -26.1 -44.4 16 18.3 -28.1 166 81 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.8 0.18 14 350 8232 -32.8 -57.0 7 24.2 -34.3 167 87 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.05 15 300 9303 -38.0 -55.6 14 17.7 -38.9 173 93 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.07 16 250 10542 -43.3 -62.1 11 18.8 -44.0 177 83 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.8 0.04 17 200 12028 -47.7 -75.2 3 27.5 -48.4 175 53 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 18 150 13889 -54.8 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 213 51 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.8 218 32 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.62 m Freezing level: 668.14 mb = 3366.93 m = 11046.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.32 mb = 3335.63 m = 10943.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.79 % Est. max temperature: 24.00 C = 75.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.89 mb = 206.95 m = 678.97 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 8.65 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.46 mb = 702.63 m = 2305.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.14 C = 66.45 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: 0.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: 3.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.81 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.82 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 30.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 220.08 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 168.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.91 mb = 680.11 m = 2231.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.91 mb = 818.69 m = 2685.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 829.91 mb = 1589.66 m = 5215.36 ft B at Equ Level: 19.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 289.91 mb = 9535.80 m = 31285.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 171.3 at 51.1 knts Storm direction: 201.3 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 319.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.29 Bulk Shear: 130.77 m/s