MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.43,-71.74 Latitude: 42.43 Longitude: -71.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 986 148 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.1 101 11 290.6 292.6 289.8 323.3 11.63 2 950 464 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 120 33 292.4 294.4 290.2 324.7 11.36 3 900 922 13.5 13.5 100 0.0 13.5 134 51 295.4 297.3 290.7 326.6 10.85 4 850 1403 11.4 11.4 100 0.1 11.4 142 57 298.1 299.9 290.9 327.2 9.98 5 800 1908 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 146 56 300.1 301.7 290.5 325.6 8.66 6 750 2440 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 153 58 304.0 305.5 291.4 328.8 8.29 7 700 3006 3.8 3.8 100 0.0 3.8 162 56 306.7 308.1 291.3 328.6 7.21 8 650 3603 -1.6 -2.3 94 0.8 -1.9 177 52 307.2 308.1 289.5 322.5 4.96 9 600 4234 -5.9 -12.8 58 6.8 -8.4 181 56 309.3 309.7 287.7 316.9 2.38 10 550 4913 -8.2 -12.3 72 4.1 -9.7 174 60 314.4 314.9 289.7 323.2 2.70 11 500 5648 -12.3 -18.1 62 5.8 -14.1 168 61 318.0 318.4 290.0 324.2 1.84 12 450 6442 -18.8 -27.5 46 8.7 -20.7 166 68 319.5 319.7 289.6 322.6 0.89 13 400 7307 -25.3 -27.4 82 2.2 -25.7 157 58 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.7 1.01 14 350 8265 -31.3 -33.2 83 1.9 -31.6 146 55 326.5 326.7 291.4 329.0 0.67 15 300 9342 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.2 -38.9 147 59 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10567 -47.8 -53.2 54 5.4 -48.1 168 89 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.11 17 200 12020 -50.5 -77.1 3 26.6 -51.0 175 63 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13876 -55.5 -81.3 3 25.8 -55.9 186 34 374.4 374.4 301.3 374.4 0.00 19 100 16408 -63.7 -86.1 3 22.3 -63.9 194 12 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.85 m Freezing level: 664.48 mb = 3429.85 m = 11252.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3398.76 m = 11150.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.71 % Est. max temperature: 24.31 C = 75.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.89 mb = 184.15 m = 604.15 ft T: 16.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 11.92 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.98 mb = 608.18 m = 1995.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.02 C = 66.23 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: 0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 35.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 63.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.37 mb = 604.73 m = 1983.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.37 mb = 3487.42 m = 11441.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 559.37 mb = 4780.93 m = 15685.27 ft B at Equ Level: 62.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 409.37 mb = 7137.40 m = 23416.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.7 at 54.6 knts Storm direction: 190.7 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 756.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 756.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 252.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 197.23 m/s