MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.73,-75.51 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -75.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 10 19.0 17.9 93 1.2 18.3 156 13 291.9 294.2 291.3 328.5 12.93 1 1000 43 18.9 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 156 13 292.0 294.3 291.3 328.5 12.87 2 950 483 16.2 15.8 97 0.4 16.0 177 38 293.7 295.8 291.1 327.8 11.97 3 900 942 14.4 11.6 84 2.7 12.7 198 42 296.3 298.1 290.0 324.1 9.60 4 850 1423 11.7 6.7 72 4.9 8.9 200 37 298.4 299.7 288.6 319.7 7.28 5 800 1927 8.6 3.7 71 4.9 5.9 197 46 300.3 301.4 288.3 318.8 6.23 6 750 2458 5.4 1.0 73 4.4 3.1 194 51 302.4 303.5 288.4 319.0 5.48 7 700 3019 2.1 1.9 98 0.2 2.0 184 58 304.8 306.0 289.9 323.8 6.28 8 650 3616 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 180 56 309.6 310.8 291.3 328.6 6.15 9 600 4257 -1.1 -15.5 33 14.4 -6.3 184 64 314.9 315.3 289.1 321.2 1.91 10 550 4945 -6.1 -29.6 14 23.5 -11.9 185 64 316.9 317.0 288.4 319.0 0.60 11 500 5682 -11.6 -51.9 2 40.3 -16.9 193 71 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.1 0.06 12 450 6478 -18.3 -55.8 2 37.5 -22.1 195 73 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.3 0.04 13 400 7344 -24.7 -56.1 4 31.4 -27.3 194 76 322.8 322.8 289.7 323.0 0.05 14 350 8302 -30.7 -45.0 24 14.2 -32.1 188 85 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.1 0.20 15 300 9383 -37.3 -40.9 69 3.6 -37.7 184 89 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.36 16 250 10618 -45.6 -53.6 40 8.1 -45.9 196 95 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.10 17 200 12091 -49.6 -79.3 2 29.8 -50.1 201 75 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.00 18 150 13935 -57.2 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.5 207 59 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.1 -85.8 4 20.7 -65.2 222 31 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.59 m Freezing level: 632.18 mb = 3844.37 m = 12612.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.83 mb = 3667.17 m = 12031.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.40 % Est. max temperature: 25.39 C = 77.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.96 mb = 155.67 m = 510.71 ft T: 18.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 9.67 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 832.13 m = 2730.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.88 C = 73.19 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: 0.95 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: 4.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.66 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.37 C K Index: 29.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.77 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.95 mb = 591.30 m = 1939.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.95 mb = 1691.93 m = 5550.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 662.95 mb = 3456.82 m = 11341.14 ft B at Equ Level: 57.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 582.95 mb = 4485.33 m = 14715.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.1 at 53.2 knts Storm direction: 218.1 at 39.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 4.0 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.0 neg: -21.8 tot: 269.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 117.31 m/s