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: 42.41,-71.22 Latitude: 42.41 Longitude: -71.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 61 15.1 14.6 97 0.5 14.8 99 15 288.2 290.1 287.9 317.5 10.48 1 1000 63 15.0 14.7 98 0.3 14.8 98 13 288.1 290.0 287.9 317.5 10.54 2 950 497 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 122 39 290.6 292.4 288.4 319.0 10.08 3 900 952 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 146 52 294.5 296.3 289.9 323.8 10.22 4 850 1431 12.1 8.2 77 3.9 9.8 151 49 298.8 300.3 289.5 322.5 8.06 5 800 1936 8.0 -0.1 57 8.1 3.9 152 49 299.7 300.5 286.7 313.9 4.76 6 750 2466 6.1 -15.5 19 21.6 -1.7 152 53 303.2 303.5 284.6 308.1 1.52 7 700 3026 2.4 -21.3 15 23.7 -4.9 153 56 305.1 305.3 284.7 308.4 0.99 8 650 3621 -0.9 -7.0 63 6.1 -3.6 154 59 307.9 308.6 288.3 318.8 3.49 9 600 4256 -3.6 -13.8 45 10.1 -7.4 158 61 311.9 312.3 288.4 319.1 2.20 10 550 4939 -7.5 -22.9 28 15.5 -11.9 156 61 315.2 315.4 288.4 319.0 1.10 11 500 5672 -12.8 -22.8 43 10.1 -15.5 155 63 317.5 317.7 289.2 321.6 1.22 12 450 6467 -18.5 -34.1 24 15.6 -21.3 149 61 319.9 320.0 289.2 321.6 0.47 13 400 7332 -25.3 -35.2 39 10.0 -26.8 155 64 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.9 0.48 14 350 8291 -30.8 -33.3 78 2.5 -31.2 165 68 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.6 0.66 15 300 9367 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.0 -39.4 160 65 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.32 16 250 10591 -48.2 -51.5 68 3.3 -48.4 150 66 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12041 -53.2 -68.2 14 15.0 -53.5 164 64 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 13880 -56.5 -81.8 3 25.3 -56.8 188 35 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.1 200 14 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.02 m Freezing level: 664.04 mb = 3454.04 m = 11332.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.74 mb = 2305.98 m = 7565.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.50 % Est. max temperature: 25.69 C = 78.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.85 mb = 123.87 m = 406.38 ft T: 14.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 15.67 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.33 mb = 396.44 m = 1300.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.88 C = 62.38 F Cap Strength: 3.92 C Lifted Index: 3.68 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.98 C Showalter Index: 2.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 20.97 C K Index: 9.43 Risk: None Sweat Index: 258.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.02 mb = 514.15 m = 1686.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 943.02 mb = 558.70 m = 1832.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 933.02 mb = 648.52 m = 2127.66 ft B at Equ Level: 23.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 873.02 mb = 1207.30 m = 3960.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 151.7 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 181.7 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 525.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 525.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 175.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 157.66 m/s