MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 2Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.77,-77.50 Latitude: 38.77 Longitude: -77.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 997 72 20.5 15.9 75 4.6 17.5 155 13 293.9 296.0 290.7 326.7 11.46 2 950 485 16.8 15.1 89 1.8 15.7 163 30 294.3 296.3 290.9 327.0 11.42 3 900 944 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 176 42 295.5 297.4 290.8 326.9 10.91 4 850 1424 10.9 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 193 51 297.5 299.3 290.5 325.6 9.65 5 800 1928 8.0 7.4 96 0.6 7.6 210 50 299.6 301.1 289.8 323.4 8.08 6 750 2461 7.1 -0.2 60 7.3 3.4 208 47 304.3 305.3 288.6 319.7 5.03 7 700 3024 3.2 -4.0 59 7.2 -0.2 200 51 306.0 306.8 288.3 318.6 4.06 8 650 3623 1.6 -16.5 25 18.0 -4.8 197 55 310.8 311.1 287.5 316.1 1.62 9 600 4262 -3.0 -10.7 55 7.7 -6.1 194 65 312.7 313.2 289.3 321.7 2.82 10 550 4948 -6.0 -27.0 17 21.0 -11.5 190 61 317.0 317.1 288.6 319.6 0.76 11 500 5684 -11.6 -43.4 5 31.8 -16.7 198 62 318.8 318.9 288.6 319.5 0.16 12 450 6482 -17.4 -42.5 9 25.1 -21.0 195 68 321.4 321.4 289.4 322.1 0.20 13 400 7353 -23.4 -53.6 4 30.2 -26.2 188 71 324.5 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.06 14 350 8315 -29.9 -45.8 20 16.0 -31.4 190 79 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.2 0.18 15 300 9404 -35.3 -38.2 75 2.9 -35.7 187 99 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.3 0.47 16 250 10643 -44.8 -52.9 40 8.1 -45.2 198 100 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.9 0.11 17 200 12118 -50.3 -74.5 4 24.2 -50.7 216 77 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13954 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 208 66 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16468 -65.8 -85.3 5 19.5 -66.0 206 29 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.04 m Freezing level: 632.64 mb = 3844.64 m = 12613.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.18 mb = 2998.55 m = 9837.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.51 % Est. max temperature: 24.22 C = 75.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.09 mb = 655.66 m = 2151.08 ft T: 15.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 10.88 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.45 mb = 845.92 m = 2775.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.80 C = 71.24 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: 1.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: 1.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 26.14 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.66 mb = 760.46 m = 2494.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.66 mb = 993.87 m = 3260.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 774.66 mb = 2193.45 m = 7196.28 ft B at Equ Level: 24.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 664.66 mb = 3442.57 m = 11294.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.7 at 52.2 knts Storm direction: 224.7 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 471.2 neg: -18.2 tot: 452.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 161.98 m/s