MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.75,-76.93 Latitude: 38.75 Longitude: -76.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 998 61 19.1 15.8 81 3.3 17.0 154 12 292.4 294.5 290.2 324.8 11.41 2 950 485 16.1 14.9 93 1.1 15.4 165 31 293.5 295.5 290.5 325.7 11.30 3 900 943 13.5 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 184 43 295.5 297.4 290.6 326.2 10.69 4 850 1424 11.1 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 197 45 297.8 299.6 290.7 326.5 9.84 5 800 1928 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 195 46 300.1 301.6 290.3 325.0 8.48 6 750 2460 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 193 47 302.8 304.3 290.5 325.9 7.71 7 700 3023 2.8 -3.0 66 5.8 0.1 188 50 305.6 306.4 288.5 319.1 4.39 8 650 3620 0.4 -19.3 21 19.6 -6.0 189 55 309.4 309.6 286.6 313.6 1.28 9 600 4257 -2.1 -45.5 2 43.4 -9.8 190 66 313.7 313.7 286.8 314.1 0.11 10 550 4942 -6.5 -48.3 2 41.7 -13.1 190 63 316.3 316.3 287.6 316.6 0.09 11 500 5677 -12.5 -43.1 6 30.6 -17.3 195 65 317.7 317.8 288.2 318.4 0.17 12 450 6472 -18.2 -56.6 2 38.4 -22.0 196 73 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.04 13 400 7340 -24.1 -49.1 8 25.0 -26.6 193 78 323.7 323.7 290.0 324.2 0.11 14 350 8303 -29.6 -43.1 26 13.5 -31.0 188 88 328.9 328.9 291.7 329.8 0.24 15 300 9388 -36.2 -50.3 22 14.0 -37.2 184 93 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 16 250 10630 -44.4 -50.5 51 6.1 -44.8 196 99 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.6 0.15 17 200 12102 -49.5 -75.5 3 26.0 -50.1 208 76 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13947 -58.0 -83.3 3 25.2 -58.3 209 59 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16460 -66.5 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.6 219 35 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5631.98 m Freezing level: 642.58 mb = 3714.84 m = 12187.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.36 mb = 3030.61 m = 9942.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.90 % Est. max temperature: 24.59 C = 76.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.65 mb = 478.63 m = 1570.29 ft T: 16.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 12.28 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 844.06 m = 2769.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.73 C = 71.11 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 0.79 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: 0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 29.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.54 mb = 687.37 m = 2255.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.54 mb = 1901.67 m = 6239.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 762.54 mb = 2323.54 m = 7623.08 ft B at Equ Level: 11.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 652.54 mb = 3588.97 m = 11774.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.1 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 220.1 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.5 neg: -0.6 tot: 329.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 145.94 m/s