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: 43.15,-71.02 Latitude: 43.15 Longitude: -71.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 58 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 101 14 287.3 289.1 287.2 315.3 10.05 1 1000 61 14.1 13.9 98 0.2 14.0 101 11 287.3 289.0 287.1 315.1 10.01 2 950 493 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.8 121 44 290.1 291.9 288.0 317.8 9.80 3 900 948 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 142 52 293.9 295.7 289.4 322.1 9.86 4 850 1427 10.9 6.8 76 4.1 8.6 148 46 297.6 298.9 288.4 319.0 7.32 5 800 1930 7.5 5.6 87 1.9 6.5 145 48 299.2 300.5 288.8 320.2 7.14 6 750 2458 4.0 3.3 95 0.7 3.7 147 52 300.9 302.1 288.8 320.2 6.48 7 700 3016 0.2 -1.4 89 1.6 -0.6 141 57 302.7 303.6 287.9 317.6 4.93 8 650 3609 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 144 59 306.9 307.8 289.6 322.6 5.13 9 600 4242 -4.6 -5.4 94 0.8 -4.9 149 58 310.8 311.7 290.0 324.3 4.28 10 550 4922 -8.8 -10.4 88 1.6 -9.4 151 60 313.6 314.3 289.9 323.8 3.16 11 500 5655 -12.9 -22.5 44 9.6 -15.5 149 58 317.3 317.6 289.2 321.6 1.25 12 450 6448 -19.3 -23.7 68 4.4 -20.3 141 57 319.0 319.3 289.8 323.3 1.26 13 400 7316 -23.5 -25.6 83 2.1 -24.0 156 60 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.19 14 350 8277 -30.5 -33.4 76 2.9 -31.0 161 60 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.0 0.65 15 300 9354 -38.9 -42.2 71 3.3 -39.2 162 68 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10579 -48.0 -55.0 44 7.0 -48.3 158 67 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.09 17 200 12030 -52.7 -69.6 11 16.9 -53.0 155 61 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 13866 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 190 47 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 200 20 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.58 m Freezing level: 695.63 mb = 3067.99 m = 10065.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.71 mb = 2939.06 m = 9642.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.07 % Est. max temperature: 24.45 C = 76.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.69 mb = 88.94 m = 291.80 ft T: 14.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 3.13 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.16 mb = 403.57 m = 1324.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.43 C = 61.57 F Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lifted Index: 4.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: 4.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.81 C Cross Totals Index: 19.70 C K Index: 29.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8366.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.38 mb = 507.49 m = 1664.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 144.7 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 174.7 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 492.5 neg: -14.1 tot: 478.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 114.03 m/s