MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.42,-72.94 Latitude: 41.42 Longitude: -72.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 991 107 17.5 17.2 98 0.3 17.3 125 14 291.4 293.6 290.8 326.8 12.54 2 950 470 15.8 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 132 44 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.5 12.01 3 900 928 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 147 54 294.8 296.7 290.2 324.9 10.46 4 850 1407 9.7 9.3 97 0.4 9.5 157 53 296.3 297.9 289.2 321.5 8.67 5 800 1910 8.5 8.0 97 0.5 8.2 160 55 300.2 301.7 290.3 325.0 8.43 6 750 2442 6.0 5.8 99 0.2 5.9 163 57 303.1 304.5 290.6 326.3 7.74 7 700 3006 3.5 3.2 98 0.3 3.3 163 59 306.4 307.6 290.9 327.3 6.88 8 650 3605 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 164 60 309.3 310.4 291.1 327.8 6.01 9 600 4243 -3.2 -3.3 100 0.0 -3.3 167 59 312.4 313.3 291.2 328.1 5.02 10 550 4929 -5.9 -6.0 100 0.0 -6.0 170 55 317.0 317.9 292.1 331.4 4.46 11 500 5668 -11.6 -11.9 97 0.3 -11.7 174 56 318.9 319.5 291.4 329.0 3.06 12 450 6465 -18.6 -22.1 74 3.5 -19.5 175 65 319.9 320.1 290.2 324.8 1.45 13 400 7330 -25.3 -29.3 69 4.0 -26.1 172 69 322.1 322.3 290.3 325.1 0.84 14 350 8286 -31.8 -35.7 69 3.8 -32.3 169 65 325.8 325.9 291.1 327.8 0.52 15 300 9359 -39.3 -43.9 61 4.7 -39.6 165 80 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.0 0.26 16 250 10585 -46.8 -57.7 28 10.9 -47.2 167 77 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.06 17 200 12049 -51.3 -76.0 4 24.7 -51.7 171 70 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13897 -56.8 -81.0 3 24.2 -57.1 203 38 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16423 -63.2 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 235 12 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.98 m Freezing level: 646.01 mb = 3656.01 m = 11994.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.39 mb = 3649.54 m = 11973.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.79 % Est. max temperature: 23.09 C = 73.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.22 mb = 142.38 m = 467.11 ft T: 17.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 5.97 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.52 mb = 591.24 m = 1939.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.79 C = 67.62 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 1.40 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: 3.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.32 C Cross Totals Index: 20.87 C K Index: 30.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.07 mb = 559.21 m = 1834.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.07 mb = 695.55 m = 2281.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.07 mb = 2386.83 m = 7830.72 ft B at Equ Level: 48.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 575.07 mb = 4577.38 m = 15017.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 162.5 at 54.8 knts Storm direction: 192.5 at 41.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 585.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 585.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 195.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 128.34 m/s