MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 17Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.10,-71.27 Latitude: 42.10 Longitude: -71.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 996 79 16.7 16.2 97 0.5 16.4 160 11 290.2 292.3 289.8 323.2 11.73 2 950 482 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 160 29 291.7 293.7 289.5 322.6 10.89 3 900 937 11.4 11.4 100 -0.0 11.4 168 36 293.3 295.0 288.8 320.3 9.46 4 850 1413 8.5 8.5 100 0.0 8.5 173 34 295.1 296.5 288.3 318.7 8.20 5 800 1912 5.5 4.7 95 0.8 5.1 164 37 297.0 298.2 287.6 316.6 6.70 6 750 2440 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 4.9 157 43 302.0 303.3 289.9 323.7 7.29 7 700 2999 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 146 52 303.2 304.3 288.9 320.5 5.73 8 650 3591 -2.9 -5.5 82 2.6 -4.1 145 61 305.6 306.4 288.0 317.7 3.90 9 600 4220 -6.4 -8.1 88 1.6 -7.1 143 67 308.7 309.3 288.6 319.6 3.47 10 550 4901 -7.8 -9.1 91 1.2 -8.4 143 69 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.1 3.50 11 500 5636 -11.9 -14.3 82 2.4 -12.8 147 69 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.9 2.52 12 450 6434 -17.1 -19.7 81 2.5 -17.9 153 71 321.7 322.1 291.1 327.8 1.79 13 400 7307 -23.3 -26.0 78 2.7 -23.9 154 69 324.7 325.0 291.3 328.8 1.14 14 350 8270 -30.5 -33.4 76 2.8 -31.0 156 70 327.6 327.7 291.7 329.9 0.65 15 300 9346 -39.0 -42.0 73 3.0 -39.2 154 68 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10568 -48.8 -52.1 69 3.3 -48.9 154 72 333.5 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12025 -50.5 -72.5 6 22.0 -50.9 168 52 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13874 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.1 182 56 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16402 -63.1 -85.7 3 22.6 -63.3 186 16 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.03 m Freezing level: 691.01 mb = 3105.77 m = 10189.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.54 mb = 3073.39 m = 10083.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.52 % Est. max temperature: 21.72 C = 71.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.16 mb = 138.53 m = 454.47 ft T: 16.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.38 mb = 549.50 m = 1802.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.51 C = 65.32 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 3.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 5.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.41 C Cross Totals Index: 20.37 C K Index: 28.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 101.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.27 mb = 532.65 m = 1747.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.27 mb = 577.36 m = 1894.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 759.27 mb = 2339.14 m = 7674.25 ft B at Equ Level: 65.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 499.27 mb = 5646.90 m = 18526.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 150.5 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 180.5 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.8 neg: -4.7 tot: 116.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.85 Bulk Shear: 119.92 m/s