MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 8Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.75,-75.02 Latitude: 40.75 Longitude: -75.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 982 185 16.9 16.9 100 0.1 16.9 129 11 291.6 293.8 290.7 326.6 12.39 2 950 468 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 147 28 293.2 295.4 291.0 327.4 11.99 3 900 927 14.0 13.8 99 0.2 13.8 168 47 295.9 297.9 291.1 327.8 11.06 4 850 1408 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.3 183 46 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.9 9.91 5 800 1913 7.9 7.6 98 0.3 7.8 179 41 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.8 8.22 6 750 2443 5.9 2.1 77 3.8 3.9 179 44 303.0 304.1 289.0 320.8 5.94 7 700 3006 3.0 1.2 88 1.8 2.1 179 54 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.0 5.97 8 650 3602 -1.3 -5.3 74 4.0 -3.1 188 63 307.4 308.2 288.6 319.7 3.95 9 600 4236 -3.1 -23.7 19 20.6 -9.0 186 65 312.5 312.7 287.3 315.7 0.94 10 550 4918 -8.2 -19.2 41 11.0 -11.6 183 67 314.4 314.7 288.6 319.4 1.52 11 500 5650 -13.8 -42.2 7 28.4 -18.1 180 64 316.2 316.2 287.7 316.9 0.19 12 450 6441 -19.6 -37.3 19 17.7 -22.4 174 72 318.6 318.7 288.7 319.9 0.35 13 400 7303 -26.3 -47.5 12 21.3 -28.3 174 77 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.13 14 350 8256 -31.6 -59.4 5 27.9 -33.2 177 84 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.3 0.04 15 300 9334 -37.7 -60.0 8 22.3 -38.7 175 92 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.04 16 250 10572 -44.5 -65.7 8 21.3 -45.1 182 91 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 17 200 12047 -48.3 -72.5 4 24.2 -48.9 184 64 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 18 150 13899 -56.3 -83.9 2 27.6 -56.6 212 50 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16416 -61.9 -85.1 3 23.2 -62.1 240 29 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.24 m Freezing level: 665.42 mb = 3418.12 m = 11214.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.15 mb = 3237.37 m = 10621.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.45 % Est. max temperature: 23.91 C = 75.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.47 mb = 190.95 m = 626.48 ft T: 16.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 6.95 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.56 mb = 680.47 m = 2232.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.80 C = 67.64 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.06 C K Index: 34.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 231.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.14 mb = 647.75 m = 2125.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.14 mb = 1357.72 m = 4454.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 605.14 mb = 4168.61 m = 13676.37 ft B at Equ Level: 84.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 275.14 mb = 9921.10 m = 32549.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.3 at 54.1 knts Storm direction: 210.3 at 40.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 533.1 neg: -30.5 tot: 502.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 168.41 m/s