MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.70,-71.52 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -71.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 999 56 17.0 16.6 97 0.4 16.7 121 19 290.3 292.4 289.9 323.8 11.95 2 950 483 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 139 51 292.9 295.0 290.6 326.3 11.74 3 900 941 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 156 56 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.7 10.65 4 850 1422 11.7 9.9 88 1.9 10.6 157 48 298.5 300.1 290.2 324.8 9.02 5 800 1926 9.2 -8.2 29 17.3 1.8 156 54 300.9 301.4 284.9 308.9 2.58 6 750 2458 6.2 -20.3 13 26.5 -2.3 154 55 303.3 303.5 284.1 306.6 1.02 7 700 3019 2.9 -27.0 9 29.9 -5.3 155 60 305.7 305.8 284.5 307.7 0.60 8 650 3614 -0.8 -16.1 30 15.3 -6.1 153 61 308.1 308.4 286.6 313.5 1.68 9 600 4248 -4.0 -6.3 84 2.3 -5.0 153 61 311.5 312.3 290.0 324.0 3.97 10 550 4931 -7.9 -12.4 70 4.5 -9.6 151 59 314.7 315.2 289.8 323.4 2.68 11 500 5664 -12.9 -15.3 82 2.4 -13.7 151 58 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.0 2.33 12 450 6459 -18.4 -20.7 82 2.3 -19.0 151 53 320.1 320.4 290.5 325.7 1.63 13 400 7328 -24.0 -26.5 80 2.5 -24.5 163 50 323.9 324.1 291.0 327.7 1.10 14 350 8289 -30.8 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.3 170 62 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.5 0.63 15 300 9365 -39.1 -42.3 71 3.3 -39.4 171 76 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10587 -48.9 -52.6 65 3.7 -49.0 170 76 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.12 17 200 12043 -49.0 -75.3 3 26.3 -49.6 162 51 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.2 0.01 18 150 13890 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.3 193 51 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16417 -63.3 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.5 183 11 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.13 m Freezing level: 660.48 mb = 3488.94 m = 11446.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.33 mb = 2152.33 m = 7061.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.75 % Est. max temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.51 mb = 110.16 m = 361.42 ft T: 16.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 19.62 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 574.07 m = 1883.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.10 C = 68.17 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: 0.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 4.65 Risk: None Sweat Index: 272.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.69 mb = 512.57 m = 1681.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.69 mb = 3470.62 m = 11386.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 631.69 mb = 3840.30 m = 12599.24 ft B at Equ Level: 19.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 531.69 mb = 5191.76 m = 17033.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 152.3 at 55.6 knts Storm direction: 182.3 at 41.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.9 neg: -29.9 tot: 431.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 68.99 m/s