MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.85,-74.55 Latitude: 38.85 Longitude: -74.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 -0 19.6 18.7 95 0.8 19.0 171 30 292.2 294.7 291.9 330.8 13.62 1 1000 47 19.4 18.8 96 0.6 19.0 171 35 292.6 295.0 292.2 331.6 13.76 2 950 488 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 187 53 294.3 296.6 292.0 331.0 12.83 3 900 948 14.0 10.7 80 3.3 12.0 202 57 296.0 297.6 289.4 322.1 9.02 4 850 1429 12.6 7.1 69 5.5 9.4 194 49 299.3 300.7 289.2 321.4 7.47 5 800 1936 9.5 6.9 84 2.6 8.0 191 47 301.3 302.7 290.1 324.5 7.81 6 750 2468 6.2 -2.2 55 8.4 2.1 192 53 303.3 304.1 287.6 316.5 4.34 7 700 3029 2.2 1.6 95 0.7 1.9 188 59 305.0 306.1 289.8 323.5 6.13 8 650 3628 0.9 -5.9 61 6.8 -2.1 190 59 310.0 310.7 289.3 321.9 3.80 9 600 4267 -2.2 -27.1 13 24.9 -8.9 194 65 313.6 313.7 287.4 316.0 0.69 10 550 4953 -6.1 -25.9 19 19.7 -11.5 189 68 316.8 317.0 288.6 319.7 0.84 11 500 5689 -11.9 -36.3 11 24.4 -16.6 187 66 318.5 318.5 288.6 319.7 0.34 12 450 6486 -18.2 -47.1 6 28.9 -21.8 195 70 320.4 320.4 289.0 320.8 0.12 13 400 7353 -24.5 -55.1 4 30.6 -27.1 194 76 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.05 14 350 8309 -32.5 -48.5 19 16.1 -33.7 189 74 325.0 325.0 290.4 325.5 0.13 15 300 9388 -36.5 -39.7 72 3.2 -36.9 182 96 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.40 16 250 10626 -45.7 -53.2 43 7.4 -46.1 193 102 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.5 0.11 17 200 12097 -49.0 -76.8 3 27.8 -49.6 205 76 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.2 0.01 18 150 13939 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 210 62 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16444 -66.0 -84.7 6 18.7 -66.2 223 40 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.78 m Freezing level: 635.34 mb = 3815.28 m = 12517.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.57 mb = 3304.49 m = 10841.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.28 C = 79.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.34 mb = 104.79 m = 343.80 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 10.24 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.57 mb = 627.41 m = 2058.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.12 C = 71.82 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.83 C Showalter Index: 3.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.55 C Cross Totals Index: 19.07 C K Index: 30.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 173.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.39 mb = 538.60 m = 1767.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.39 mb = 766.51 m = 2514.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.39 mb = 1142.86 m = 3749.50 ft B at Equ Level: 14.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 289.39 mb = 9632.70 m = 31602.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 57.8 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 43.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.3 neg: -69.7 tot: 266.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 4.42 Bulk Shear: 39.16 m/s