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: 42.18,-71.11 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -71.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 57 15.7 14.9 95 0.8 15.3 112 13 288.7 290.6 288.3 318.7 10.72 1 1000 75 15.6 15.0 96 0.6 15.2 112 12 288.7 290.6 288.3 318.8 10.75 2 950 509 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 130 40 290.7 292.5 288.6 319.5 10.19 3 900 965 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 154 48 294.5 296.2 289.2 321.6 9.44 4 850 1444 11.4 6.2 71 5.1 8.5 153 46 298.1 299.3 288.3 318.7 7.03 5 800 1948 8.9 -1.4 48 10.3 3.9 156 48 300.7 301.4 286.6 313.7 4.32 6 750 2480 5.9 -3.8 50 9.7 1.4 156 53 303.0 303.7 287.0 314.8 3.86 7 700 3041 2.6 -25.3 11 27.9 -5.3 159 57 305.4 305.5 284.5 307.7 0.70 8 650 3636 -0.5 -16.0 30 15.5 -5.9 160 57 308.4 308.7 286.7 313.9 1.69 9 600 4271 -4.2 -9.8 65 5.6 -6.5 158 57 311.3 311.8 289.0 321.0 3.03 10 550 4952 -7.3 -24.1 25 16.7 -12.0 156 54 315.4 315.6 288.3 318.8 0.99 11 500 5687 -12.4 -28.0 26 15.6 -16.0 158 52 317.9 318.1 288.9 320.6 0.76 12 450 6483 -17.9 -39.4 13 21.5 -21.2 161 56 320.8 320.8 289.3 321.8 0.28 13 400 7352 -24.3 -40.0 22 15.7 -26.4 162 58 323.4 323.5 290.1 324.5 0.29 14 350 8312 -30.6 -36.9 54 6.3 -31.4 167 64 327.5 327.6 291.5 329.2 0.46 15 300 9390 -38.1 -41.0 74 2.9 -38.3 166 65 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10620 -48.0 -51.0 71 3.0 -48.1 158 67 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 17 200 12063 -53.9 -68.9 14 14.9 -54.2 167 61 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.02 18 150 13893 -57.4 -79.5 4 22.1 -57.7 192 44 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 219 14 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.24 m Freezing level: 658.17 mb = 3538.60 m = 11609.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 739.50 mb = 2594.58 m = 8512.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.20 % Est. max temperature: 24.94 C = 76.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.52 mb = 155.64 m = 510.62 ft T: 15.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 7.92 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.50 mb = 1082.00 m = 3549.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.38 C = 72.28 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: 4.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.25 C Showalter Index: 4.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 18.62 C K Index: 2.09 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8408.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.91 mb = 554.24 m = 1818.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 155.4 at 50.6 knts Storm direction: 185.4 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 472.4 neg: -9.0 tot: 463.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 120.02 m/s