MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 10Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.92,-73.19 Latitude: 42.92 Longitude: -73.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 969 301 17.4 13.8 79 3.6 15.1 123 16 293.2 295.1 289.5 322.6 10.29 2 950 465 16.4 13.2 81 3.2 14.4 124 20 293.8 295.6 289.6 322.7 10.09 3 900 923 13.0 10.9 87 2.1 11.8 141 44 295.0 296.6 289.2 321.3 9.16 4 850 1403 11.8 6.9 72 4.9 9.0 159 54 298.6 299.9 288.8 320.2 7.37 5 800 1908 9.0 6.0 82 3.0 7.3 163 48 300.8 302.1 289.6 322.6 7.37 6 750 2442 6.9 3.4 79 3.5 5.0 170 45 304.1 305.3 289.9 323.8 6.55 7 700 3005 2.6 2.5 99 0.1 2.5 174 52 305.3 306.5 290.3 325.1 6.54 8 650 3600 -1.2 -1.9 95 0.7 -1.6 177 53 307.6 308.5 289.8 323.3 5.12 9 600 4235 -3.7 -7.9 72 4.2 -5.5 173 57 311.9 312.6 289.7 323.1 3.52 10 550 4919 -7.4 -19.1 39 11.7 -11.1 177 62 315.3 315.6 288.9 320.5 1.54 11 500 5652 -13.3 -14.3 92 1.0 -13.7 176 64 316.8 317.3 290.3 325.1 2.52 12 450 6446 -18.7 -34.2 24 15.5 -21.5 172 66 319.7 319.8 289.2 321.4 0.47 13 400 7311 -25.7 -47.9 11 22.2 -27.9 171 68 321.7 321.7 289.4 322.1 0.13 14 350 8266 -29.6 -32.5 75 3.0 -30.0 162 83 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.5 0.71 15 300 9349 -37.5 -40.3 75 2.8 -37.8 162 89 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.38 16 250 10578 -47.3 -53.5 49 6.2 -47.6 173 92 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.11 17 200 12041 -51.7 -74.0 5 22.3 -52.1 155 62 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13877 -58.0 -82.1 3 24.1 -58.3 187 48 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16397 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 237 15 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.82 m Freezing level: 666.43 mb = 3404.54 m = 11169.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.32 mb = 3364.88 m = 11039.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.99 % Est. max temperature: 24.06 C = 75.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.90 mb = 756.36 m = 2481.48 ft T: 14.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 2.46 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.89 mb = 1774.76 m = 5822.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.76 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: 2.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.36 C Showalter Index: 2.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 20.24 C K Index: 31.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7391.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.98 mb = 1121.59 m = 3679.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 169.4 at 52.6 knts Storm direction: 199.4 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 540.1 neg: -16.3 tot: 523.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 174.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 178.58 m/s