MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.70,-71.57 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -71.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 997 83 16.5 16.1 98 0.4 16.3 118 14 289.8 291.9 289.5 322.4 11.60 2 950 495 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 129 41 292.1 294.1 289.9 323.7 11.14 3 900 953 13.3 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 148 50 295.3 297.2 290.5 325.6 10.54 4 850 1432 11.2 3.4 59 7.8 7.0 156 46 297.8 298.9 287.0 314.8 5.75 5 800 1935 8.2 2.1 65 6.1 5.0 152 48 299.9 300.9 287.6 316.5 5.56 6 750 2465 5.3 -6.6 42 11.9 0.1 147 53 302.4 302.9 286.0 312.0 3.11 7 700 3024 1.4 -6.8 55 8.1 -2.1 150 61 304.0 304.6 286.8 314.2 3.29 8 650 3620 -0.3 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.5 158 66 308.6 309.6 290.5 325.8 5.60 9 600 4255 -4.7 -7.9 78 3.2 -6.1 162 68 310.6 311.3 289.3 321.8 3.51 10 550 4936 -7.7 -10.3 82 2.6 -8.8 161 70 314.9 315.5 290.3 325.1 3.17 11 500 5670 -13.3 -15.6 83 2.3 -14.1 163 69 316.8 317.2 290.0 324.3 2.27 12 450 6465 -18.0 -19.7 87 1.7 -18.6 166 65 320.6 320.9 290.7 326.6 1.78 13 400 7335 -24.1 -26.4 82 2.3 -24.6 171 64 323.7 323.9 291.0 327.5 1.11 14 350 8294 -30.9 -33.9 75 2.9 -31.4 172 58 327.0 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.62 15 300 9370 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.2 -39.0 170 57 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10595 -48.5 -52.4 64 3.8 -48.7 163 67 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.12 17 200 12048 -51.6 -72.3 7 20.8 -52.0 167 67 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 13890 -57.0 -80.6 4 23.6 -57.3 188 38 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16421 -63.7 -86.1 3 22.4 -63.9 195 13 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.14 m Freezing level: 659.99 mb = 3500.68 m = 11485.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 747.00 mb = 2497.41 m = 8193.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.26 % Est. max temperature: 24.56 C = 76.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.76 mb = 129.42 m = 424.60 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 10.75 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 564.73 m = 1852.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.20 C = 66.57 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: 0.95 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 6.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.22 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 16.74 C K Index: 19.77 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.77 mb = 550.55 m = 1806.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.77 mb = 2697.76 m = 8850.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 668.77 mb = 3390.95 m = 11125.03 ft B at Equ Level: 27.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 568.77 mb = 4673.75 m = 15333.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 155.4 at 57.7 knts Storm direction: 185.4 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 1.7 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 519.9 neg: -4.2 tot: 515.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 154.24 m/s