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: 44.95,-79.83 Latitude: 44.95 Longitude: -79.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -43 SFC 972 197 18.3 15.2 82 3.1 16.3 130 14 293.8 295.8 290.5 325.8 11.20 2 950 395 17.0 14.5 85 2.5 15.4 136 25 294.4 296.4 290.6 325.9 11.00 3 900 855 15.3 13.4 88 1.9 14.1 170 44 297.3 299.2 291.3 328.6 10.80 4 850 1339 13.3 10.4 82 2.9 11.6 185 48 300.1 301.8 291.0 327.7 9.36 5 800 1848 11.0 6.7 75 4.3 8.5 190 52 302.8 304.2 290.5 325.9 7.71 6 750 2383 7.3 4.3 82 2.9 5.6 192 58 304.5 305.7 290.4 325.4 6.97 7 700 2948 3.9 0.4 78 3.5 2.1 180 58 306.8 307.9 290.0 324.1 5.63 8 650 3546 -0.3 -1.4 93 1.1 -0.9 181 68 308.6 309.6 290.3 325.1 5.33 9 600 4181 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 179 69 311.0 311.9 290.3 325.1 4.49 10 550 4863 -7.9 -8.0 100 0.0 -7.9 179 72 314.7 315.4 290.8 326.9 3.82 11 500 5596 -12.8 -12.9 100 0.1 -12.8 186 80 317.4 318.0 290.8 326.7 2.84 12 450 6395 -16.3 -17.0 94 0.7 -16.6 186 70 322.7 323.2 291.8 330.3 2.24 13 400 7273 -21.0 -22.4 89 1.4 -21.4 182 64 327.6 327.9 292.6 333.2 1.58 14 350 8246 -27.9 -30.3 80 2.4 -28.3 183 67 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.4 0.88 15 300 9334 -36.9 -40.3 71 3.4 -37.2 185 70 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.38 16 250 10564 -48.0 -52.2 61 4.3 -48.1 200 73 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.3 0.12 17 200 12015 -51.1 -71.3 7 20.2 -51.5 187 68 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13851 -58.3 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.5 210 55 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16368 -61.4 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 231 20 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.93 m Freezing level: 653.77 mb = 3500.58 m = 11484.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.66 mb = 3365.69 m = 11042.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.51 % Est. max temperature: 26.03 C = 78.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.07 mb = 593.45 m = 1947.00 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 4.55 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.27 mb = 1617.14 m = 5305.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 33.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.92 mb = 950.37 m = 3117.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 664.92 mb = 3362.53 m = 11031.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 484.92 mb = 5828.51 m = 19122.17 ft B at Equ Level: 50.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 424.92 mb = 6822.85 m = 22384.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.7 at 60.6 knts Storm direction: 211.7 at 45.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 10.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 525.8 neg: -46.3 tot: 479.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 238.18 m/s