MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 7Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 44.57,-73.99 Latitude: 44.57 Longitude: -73.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 950 470 14.2 10.3 77 3.9 11.9 126 7 291.6 293.1 287.2 315.2 8.29 2 950 473 14.4 10.4 77 4.0 12.0 126 6 291.8 293.2 287.3 315.5 8.34 3 900 928 12.3 9.8 85 2.5 10.8 163 34 294.1 295.7 288.2 318.4 8.45 4 850 1406 10.7 8.8 88 1.9 9.6 185 42 297.4 298.9 289.3 321.9 8.41 5 800 1910 7.7 6.6 93 1.1 7.1 185 38 299.3 300.7 289.3 321.9 7.66 6 750 2441 6.1 0.7 68 5.4 3.3 180 48 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.4 5.37 7 700 3003 3.5 -4.0 58 7.5 0.0 179 50 306.4 307.2 288.4 319.0 4.06 8 650 3602 0.8 -9.5 46 10.3 -3.5 175 51 309.9 310.4 288.4 319.0 2.87 9 600 4240 -3.4 -9.9 61 6.5 -6.1 171 52 312.1 312.7 289.3 321.7 2.99 10 550 4922 -7.7 -9.7 85 2.1 -8.5 171 54 315.0 315.6 290.5 325.7 3.32 11 500 5657 -12.1 -16.3 71 4.2 -13.5 167 59 318.3 318.7 290.4 325.5 2.15 12 450 6454 -18.2 -23.7 62 5.5 -19.6 169 59 320.4 320.6 290.2 324.7 1.26 13 400 7322 -23.8 -27.3 73 3.5 -24.6 171 62 324.0 324.2 291.0 327.6 1.02 14 350 8288 -28.6 -31.3 78 2.6 -29.1 173 74 330.1 330.3 292.6 333.1 0.80 15 300 9375 -36.5 -42.8 52 6.3 -37.1 174 75 334.0 334.0 293.1 335.1 0.29 16 250 10610 -46.9 -52.0 56 5.1 -47.1 174 73 336.4 336.4 293.6 336.9 0.13 17 200 12062 -53.9 -68.3 16 14.4 -54.1 175 55 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13885 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.8 186 34 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16393 -63.8 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.9 223 21 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.91 m Freezing level: 640.52 mb = 3722.62 m = 12213.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.72 mb = 3006.62 m = 9864.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.02 % Est. max temperature: 21.84 C = 71.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.77 mb = 967.46 m = 3174.04 ft T: 12.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 2.91 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.05 mb = 1847.30 m = 6060.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.61 C = 70.90 F Cap Strength: 4.48 C Lifted Index: 5.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.70 C Showalter Index: 3.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.80 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 24.09 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9212.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.86 mb = 1280.70 m = 4201.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.5 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 203.5 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.8 neg: -19.4 tot: 297.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 105.76 m/s