MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.3,-70.21 Latitude: 43.30 Longitude: -70.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 -0 12.9 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 130 19 285.0 286.6 285.4 310.4 9.20 1 1000 112 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 134 26 285.5 287.1 285.5 310.5 9.05 2 950 544 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 168 30 289.4 291.0 287.3 315.5 9.31 3 900 999 12.5 4.5 58 8.0 8.2 163 25 294.4 295.4 285.8 311.4 5.86 4 850 1476 10.6 6.3 75 4.3 8.2 167 27 297.2 298.5 288.1 317.9 7.06 5 800 1980 8.6 1.7 62 6.9 5.0 168 32 300.3 301.3 287.6 316.4 5.39 6 750 2511 6.4 1.9 73 4.5 3.9 174 35 303.5 304.5 289.1 321.1 5.84 7 700 3074 3.1 1.5 90 1.6 2.2 177 37 305.9 307.0 290.1 324.4 6.10 8 650 3672 -0.2 -5.9 65 5.8 -2.7 172 36 308.8 309.5 288.9 320.7 3.78 9 600 4310 -2.0 -17.7 29 15.7 -7.3 174 37 313.8 314.1 288.5 319.1 1.59 10 550 4996 -6.4 -17.1 42 10.8 -10.0 179 37 316.5 316.9 289.5 322.6 1.82 11 500 5733 -11.6 -24.7 33 13.0 -15.1 186 34 318.8 319.0 289.5 322.4 1.03 12 450 6531 -16.9 -35.1 19 18.2 -20.3 174 34 322.0 322.0 289.8 323.5 0.43 13 400 7406 -21.5 -45.1 10 23.6 -24.5 184 42 327.1 327.1 291.1 327.8 0.17 14 350 8377 -27.7 -49.1 11 21.4 -29.8 182 48 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.12 15 300 9464 -37.0 -53.0 17 16.0 -38.0 176 43 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.6 0.09 16 250 10702 -46.4 -49.5 70 3.2 -46.5 173 40 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.17 17 200 12142 -56.9 -60.2 66 3.3 -56.9 193 43 342.7 342.7 295.0 343.0 0.06 18 150 13936 -61.3 -81.5 5 20.2 -61.4 223 29 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16406 -65.8 -85.3 5 19.5 -65.9 255 25 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5620.62 m Freezing level: 652.34 mb = 3643.57 m = 11953.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.45 mb = 3338.29 m = 10952.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.43 % Est. max temperature: 24.42 C = 75.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1012.22 mb = 10.56 m = 34.64 ft T: 12.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.12 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.70 mb = 2024.03 m = 6640.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Cap Strength: 8.75 C Lifted Index: 8.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.73 C Showalter Index: 5.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.19 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.22 C Cross Totals Index: 17.97 C K Index: 26.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10301.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.81 mb = 563.70 m = 1849.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.6 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 202.6 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.7 neg: -22.4 tot: 165.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.03 Bulk Shear: 28.73 m/s