MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 19Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.15,-71.00 Latitude: 43.15 Longitude: -71.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 49 14.0 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 96 13 287.0 288.7 286.9 314.4 9.85 1 1000 61 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 96 11 287.0 288.7 286.9 314.3 9.82 2 950 492 12.2 12.2 100 -0.0 12.2 115 43 289.6 291.2 287.5 316.1 9.43 3 900 946 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 141 51 294.2 296.0 289.6 322.9 10.02 4 850 1425 10.4 9.4 94 1.0 9.8 146 47 297.1 298.6 289.5 322.5 8.76 5 800 1927 6.6 4.2 85 2.4 5.3 139 41 298.2 299.4 287.8 317.3 6.49 6 750 2454 3.2 -3.0 64 6.2 0.4 140 45 300.1 300.8 286.2 312.4 4.09 7 700 3010 0.3 -9.1 49 9.4 -3.4 141 53 302.8 303.3 285.8 311.3 2.74 8 650 3601 -2.5 -10.4 54 8.0 -5.6 144 60 306.1 306.6 286.9 314.5 2.65 9 600 4233 -4.6 -5.6 93 0.9 -5.1 149 64 310.8 311.6 290.0 324.0 4.21 10 550 4914 -8.5 -10.8 83 2.3 -9.4 149 67 314.1 314.6 289.9 323.9 3.05 11 500 5645 -13.8 -17.2 76 3.4 -14.9 145 64 316.2 316.6 289.6 322.8 1.98 12 450 6439 -19.0 -20.8 86 1.8 -19.5 146 67 319.3 319.6 290.2 324.8 1.61 13 400 7306 -24.5 -26.6 83 2.1 -24.9 153 67 323.1 323.3 290.8 326.9 1.09 14 350 8263 -31.6 -34.2 77 2.7 -31.9 156 69 326.2 326.3 291.3 328.4 0.60 15 300 9335 -39.8 -42.9 73 3.0 -40.1 152 68 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.29 16 250 10556 -48.5 -52.1 66 3.7 -48.6 144 74 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12010 -50.4 -75.3 4 24.9 -50.9 170 61 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13869 -56.4 -81.9 3 25.6 -56.6 188 30 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.9 192 19 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5584.86 m Freezing level: 694.35 mb = 3076.90 m = 10094.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.13 mb = 2506.25 m = 8222.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.53 % Est. max temperature: 23.95 C = 75.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.81 mb = 87.50 m = 287.07 ft T: 13.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 11.54 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 971.88 mb = 300.72 m = 986.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.39 C = 59.71 F Cap Strength: 4.30 C Lifted Index: 4.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: 1.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.25 C K Index: 24.27 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.31 mb = 498.42 m = 1635.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 944.31 mb = 542.78 m = 1780.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 934.31 mb = 632.20 m = 2074.12 ft B at Equ Level: 26.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 874.31 mb = 1189.11 m = 3901.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 142.7 at 53.5 knts Storm direction: 172.7 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 562.3 neg: -47.7 tot: 514.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 171.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 138.64 m/s