MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 13Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.81,-71.97 Latitude: 41.81 Longitude: -71.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 991 117 17.2 16.8 98 0.4 17.0 129 14 291.1 293.3 290.5 325.7 12.26 2 950 478 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 135 41 292.8 294.9 290.6 326.0 11.68 3 900 936 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.6 150 52 295.5 297.4 290.8 326.8 10.90 4 850 1417 11.3 11.3 100 -0.0 11.3 157 45 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.9 9.94 5 800 1922 8.5 8.5 100 0.0 8.5 168 43 300.2 301.8 290.6 326.0 8.76 6 750 2454 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 167 45 303.3 304.8 290.9 327.1 7.96 7 700 3018 3.5 3.5 100 0.0 3.5 166 46 306.3 307.7 291.0 327.7 7.03 8 650 3615 -0.8 -0.9 99 0.1 -0.9 173 45 308.0 309.1 290.3 325.0 5.52 9 600 4251 -4.1 -4.4 98 0.2 -4.3 170 43 311.3 312.2 290.5 325.8 4.61 10 550 4932 -8.3 -8.5 98 0.2 -8.4 170 42 314.3 315.0 290.6 326.0 3.67 11 500 5666 -12.5 -12.6 99 0.1 -12.5 169 51 317.8 318.4 291.0 327.4 2.91 12 450 6462 -18.6 -19.1 96 0.5 -18.7 163 61 319.8 320.2 290.6 326.2 1.88 13 400 7329 -24.5 -27.0 80 2.4 -25.1 165 62 323.1 323.3 290.8 326.8 1.05 14 350 8289 -30.9 -33.7 77 2.8 -31.3 172 66 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.64 15 300 9366 -39.3 -42.3 73 3.0 -39.6 175 72 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10587 -47.9 -53.3 54 5.4 -48.1 178 88 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.3 0.11 17 200 12053 -49.4 -71.1 6 21.7 -49.9 182 56 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13902 -56.2 -82.2 2 26.0 -56.5 214 38 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16420 -61.7 -84.1 3 22.5 -61.9 203 13 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.14 m Freezing level: 659.53 mb = 3501.58 m = 11487.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.91 mb = 3493.46 m = 11461.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.37 % Est. max temperature: 24.46 C = 76.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.92 mb = 162.26 m = 532.34 ft T: 16.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 0.87 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.62 mb = 562.12 m = 1844.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.42 C = 66.95 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: 0.57 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 35.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.38 mb = 573.36 m = 1881.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.38 mb = 618.60 m = 2029.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 924.38 mb = 709.83 m = 2328.82 ft B at Equ Level: 18.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 484.38 mb = 5906.00 m = 19376.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.1 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 194.1 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 417.7 neg: -1.6 tot: 416.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 70.52 m/s