MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 10Z 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 13 SFC 977 209 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 135 11 291.9 294.1 290.9 327.1 12.44 2 950 450 15.7 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 146 26 293.1 295.2 290.8 326.8 11.86 3 900 908 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 173 37 295.0 296.9 290.4 325.3 10.57 4 850 1388 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 187 34 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.9 9.30 5 800 1889 6.8 6.0 95 0.8 6.4 187 37 298.4 299.8 288.8 320.1 7.37 6 750 2417 4.1 3.8 98 0.3 3.9 181 45 301.0 302.2 289.0 320.9 6.69 7 700 2975 0.6 -1.3 87 1.9 -0.3 176 64 303.2 304.1 288.2 318.2 4.96 8 650 3569 -1.3 -1.8 96 0.6 -1.6 165 62 307.5 308.5 289.8 323.4 5.14 9 600 4202 -5.3 -11.8 60 6.5 -7.8 165 71 310.0 310.5 288.2 318.2 2.58 10 550 4878 -10.4 -19.5 47 9.2 -13.0 163 76 311.8 312.1 287.6 316.7 1.48 11 500 5607 -13.8 -22.9 46 9.1 -16.2 161 78 316.2 316.4 288.8 320.3 1.21 12 450 6397 -20.0 -39.0 17 19.0 -22.8 161 90 318.1 318.1 288.5 319.1 0.29 13 400 7257 -26.7 -53.2 6 26.5 -28.8 161 90 320.3 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.07 14 350 8209 -32.2 -51.9 12 19.7 -33.7 160 92 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.7 0.09 15 300 9280 -39.0 -54.9 17 16.0 -39.8 170 96 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.7 0.07 16 250 10517 -42.7 -67.7 5 25.0 -43.6 172 84 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12008 -47.2 -77.4 2 30.2 -47.9 167 64 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 18 150 13881 -55.3 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.7 206 40 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16407 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 226 30 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.46 m Freezing level: 683.70 mb = 3168.95 m = 10396.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.93 mb = 2930.14 m = 9613.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.44 % Est. max temperature: 22.51 C = 72.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.50 mb = 207.10 m = 679.44 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 7.00 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.76 mb = 659.75 m = 2164.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.87 C = 65.96 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: 0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 32.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 335.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.86 mb = 658.85 m = 2161.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.86 mb = 704.68 m = 2311.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 371.86 mb = 7777.22 m = 25515.49 ft B at Equ Level: 334.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 261.86 mb = 10202.69 m = 33472.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 168.1 at 57.7 knts Storm direction: 198.1 at 43.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 5.1 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.5 neg: -51.7 tot: 236.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 2.01 Bulk Shear: 166.70 m/s