MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 16Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.12,-71.29 Latitude: 42.12 Longitude: -71.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 999 64 16.1 15.3 95 0.8 15.5 105 12 289.3 291.3 288.8 320.1 10.98 2 950 489 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 124 38 291.2 293.0 289.0 320.8 10.48 3 900 945 12.3 11.7 96 0.6 11.9 151 54 294.2 295.9 289.3 321.8 9.62 4 850 1424 12.0 10.7 92 1.3 11.2 154 52 298.7 300.4 290.7 326.7 9.57 5 800 1929 8.7 1.4 60 7.4 4.9 155 51 300.5 301.4 287.5 316.3 5.28 6 750 2460 6.1 -7.8 36 13.9 0.1 154 56 303.2 303.7 286.0 312.0 2.83 7 700 3021 2.0 -3.3 68 5.3 -0.5 156 59 304.7 305.5 288.1 317.8 4.28 8 650 3617 -0.5 -2.4 87 2.0 -1.4 156 61 308.4 309.4 289.9 323.7 4.92 9 600 4253 -3.8 -10.0 62 6.2 -6.3 159 65 311.8 312.3 289.2 321.3 2.98 10 550 4936 -8.0 -13.7 64 5.7 -10.1 155 62 314.6 315.0 289.5 322.5 2.41 11 500 5668 -13.4 -16.2 79 2.8 -14.3 151 65 316.7 317.1 289.9 323.9 2.16 12 450 6463 -17.9 -19.6 87 1.7 -18.4 154 69 320.7 321.1 290.8 326.8 1.80 13 400 7333 -23.9 -25.9 83 2.0 -24.4 161 66 323.9 324.1 291.1 327.9 1.15 14 350 8294 -31.1 -33.7 78 2.6 -31.5 165 65 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.1 0.64 15 300 9369 -39.1 -42.2 73 3.0 -39.4 160 65 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10592 -48.2 -51.7 67 3.6 -48.3 152 64 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 17 200 12044 -51.7 -76.8 3 25.1 -52.1 169 61 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13879 -56.6 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 191 43 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 194 12 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.44 m Freezing level: 659.40 mb = 3505.28 m = 11500.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 739.38 mb = 2576.20 m = 8452.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.41 % Est. max temperature: 25.49 C = 77.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.03 mb = 164.87 m = 540.89 ft T: 15.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 590.03 m = 1935.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.58 C = 65.45 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: 2.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8373.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.90 mb = 552.09 m = 1811.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 153.1 at 56.3 knts Storm direction: 183.1 at 42.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 570.1 neg: -4.9 tot: 565.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 188.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 174.65 m/s