MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 44.14,-79.51 Latitude: 44.14 Longitude: -79.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 224 21.3 15.9 71 5.4 17.7 150 18 297.0 299.1 292.0 331.0 11.77 2 950 410 18.7 15.0 79 3.7 16.3 152 26 296.1 298.2 291.3 328.8 11.32 3 900 872 15.8 12.9 83 2.9 13.9 173 44 297.8 299.6 291.2 328.1 10.43 4 850 1355 12.3 11.8 97 0.4 12.0 188 48 299.0 300.9 291.5 329.2 10.31 5 800 1863 10.1 8.7 91 1.3 9.3 179 50 301.9 303.5 291.2 328.3 8.89 6 750 2398 6.7 5.6 93 1.0 6.1 183 53 303.8 305.2 290.8 326.8 7.65 7 700 2962 4.0 -0.8 71 4.9 1.5 179 57 306.9 307.9 289.6 322.7 5.14 8 650 3561 0.6 -3.5 74 4.1 -1.4 180 61 309.6 310.5 289.9 323.8 4.54 9 600 4197 -4.2 -5.6 90 1.4 -4.8 179 67 311.3 312.1 290.1 324.5 4.20 10 550 4880 -7.8 -11.1 77 3.3 -9.1 181 71 314.8 315.4 290.1 324.5 2.98 11 500 5613 -11.9 -13.0 92 1.1 -12.3 186 82 318.5 319.1 291.1 327.8 2.82 12 450 6414 -15.9 -17.5 87 1.7 -16.4 188 71 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.6 2.15 13 400 7294 -20.5 -24.3 72 3.8 -21.4 183 63 328.4 328.6 292.6 333.1 1.34 14 350 8269 -27.1 -32.2 62 5.1 -28.0 184 70 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.8 0.73 15 300 9359 -36.3 -39.2 75 2.8 -36.7 186 69 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.8 0.43 16 250 10593 -47.3 -50.7 68 3.4 -47.5 195 76 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12040 -52.9 -68.9 13 16.1 -53.2 192 62 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 13870 -58.4 -83.5 3 25.1 -58.6 212 58 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16380 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 220 21 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.15 m Freezing level: 643.88 mb = 3638.65 m = 11937.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.66 mb = 3271.72 m = 10733.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.98 % Est. max temperature: 24.98 C = 76.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.22 mb = 907.37 m = 2976.89 ft T: 15.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 6.42 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.35 mb = 1292.40 m = 4240.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.19 C = 73.74 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.20 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.08 mb = 1090.06 m = 3576.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.08 mb = 2374.97 m = 7791.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 722.08 mb = 2708.02 m = 8884.46 ft B at Equ Level: 8.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 422.08 mb = 6892.77 m = 22613.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.1 at 59.2 knts Storm direction: 211.1 at 44.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.1 neg: -3.3 tot: 342.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 163.38 m/s