MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 8Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.81,-74.35 Latitude: 40.81 Longitude: -74.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 995 70 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 137 13 291.5 293.7 290.9 327.2 12.64 2 950 468 16.0 16.0 100 -0.0 16.0 156 34 293.4 295.6 291.2 328.0 12.14 3 900 927 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 182 46 295.9 297.8 291.0 327.5 10.97 4 850 1407 11.1 10.7 97 0.4 10.9 185 40 297.8 299.5 290.5 325.6 9.54 5 800 1912 8.2 7.9 98 0.3 8.0 176 40 299.9 301.5 290.2 324.7 8.40 6 750 2444 5.6 5.5 100 0.0 5.5 175 44 302.6 304.0 290.3 325.3 7.59 7 700 3007 2.6 2.4 99 0.1 2.5 175 47 305.3 306.5 290.3 325.1 6.53 8 650 3602 -1.1 -3.7 82 2.7 -2.3 174 51 307.8 308.6 289.2 321.6 4.47 9 600 4237 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.7 -4.8 176 56 310.9 311.7 290.1 324.5 4.32 10 550 4921 -6.7 -12.8 62 6.0 -9.1 180 61 316.1 316.6 290.2 324.6 2.60 11 500 5657 -12.1 -34.8 13 22.7 -16.6 182 68 318.3 318.4 288.6 319.7 0.40 12 450 6452 -18.6 -56.9 2 38.3 -22.2 182 72 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.1 0.04 13 400 7317 -25.6 -61.6 2 36.0 -28.1 181 73 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.7 0.02 14 350 8273 -30.4 -42.2 31 11.8 -31.7 176 80 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.8 0.27 15 300 9356 -37.4 -42.8 57 5.5 -37.8 173 91 332.7 332.8 292.7 333.8 0.29 16 250 10589 -45.5 -52.7 44 7.2 -45.8 187 92 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.9 0.12 17 200 12064 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.4 190 65 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.00 18 150 13909 -57.6 -80.1 4 22.5 -57.8 206 47 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16412 -64.6 -86.7 3 22.1 -64.7 235 25 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.26 m Freezing level: 664.56 mb = 3428.86 m = 11249.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.18 mb = 3308.77 m = 10855.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.52 % Est. max temperature: 24.43 C = 75.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.95 mb = 142.08 m = 466.13 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 3.65 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 580.30 m = 1903.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.49 C = 68.88 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: 0.24 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: 1.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.78 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 171.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.53 mb = 543.85 m = 1784.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.53 mb = 1053.51 m = 3456.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 566.53 mb = 4688.46 m = 15381.89 ft B at Equ Level: 123.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.53 mb = 9204.50 m = 30198.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.1 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 207.1 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.6 neg: -27.5 tot: 323.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 104.70 m/s