MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 17Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.03,-71.25 Latitude: 42.03 Longitude: -71.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 999 55 16.3 15.8 97 0.5 16.0 138 11 289.5 291.5 289.2 321.4 11.37 2 950 485 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.2 144 33 291.6 293.5 289.3 322.0 10.76 3 900 941 12.2 12.2 100 -0.0 12.2 159 45 294.1 295.9 289.5 322.6 9.96 4 850 1418 8.7 8.7 100 0.0 8.7 174 41 295.3 296.8 288.5 319.3 8.33 5 800 1918 6.5 6.3 99 0.2 6.3 172 32 298.0 299.4 288.7 320.0 7.48 6 750 2447 5.0 4.3 95 0.7 4.6 151 36 302.0 303.3 289.6 322.9 6.98 7 700 3007 2.0 -1.1 80 3.1 0.4 144 50 304.6 305.6 288.7 320.0 5.03 8 650 3602 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.4 -1.3 148 61 307.8 308.8 290.0 324.1 5.29 9 600 4238 -3.1 -4.0 93 0.9 -3.6 152 70 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.5 4.74 10 550 4921 -8.0 -8.1 99 0.2 -8.1 157 72 314.6 315.4 290.7 326.7 3.77 11 500 5656 -12.5 -12.9 97 0.4 -12.6 161 74 317.8 318.4 290.9 327.1 2.83 12 450 6452 -18.5 -19.7 90 1.2 -18.8 159 74 320.0 320.4 290.6 326.1 1.79 13 400 7321 -23.6 -25.6 83 2.0 -24.0 158 71 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.19 14 350 8283 -30.7 -33.4 77 2.7 -31.2 158 65 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.7 0.65 15 300 9357 -39.6 -42.7 72 3.1 -39.9 157 68 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.30 16 250 10579 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 147 75 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12029 -51.6 -75.0 4 23.4 -52.0 181 70 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 13876 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.7 193 43 372.9 372.9 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16410 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 172 17 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.71 m Freezing level: 667.54 mb = 3393.33 m = 11132.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.35 mb = 3153.33 m = 10345.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.70 % Est. max temperature: 22.09 C = 71.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.73 mb = 120.44 m = 395.15 ft T: 16.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 3.26 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.88 mb = 513.10 m = 1683.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.52 C = 65.34 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: 2.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: 4.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.17 C K Index: 26.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.85 mb = 513.35 m = 1684.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.85 mb = 1017.20 m = 3337.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 771.85 mb = 2211.45 m = 7255.32 ft B at Equ Level: 40.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 641.85 mb = 3702.49 m = 12147.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 155.5 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 185.5 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 4.4 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.1 neg: -17.6 tot: 332.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 121.06 m/s