MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.52,-79.64 Latitude: 43.52 Longitude: -79.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -52 SFC 983 100 22.0 14.5 62 7.5 17.1 151 16 296.6 298.5 290.9 327.3 10.60 2 950 390 19.7 13.4 67 6.3 15.6 157 34 297.1 299.0 290.7 326.7 10.20 3 900 853 16.7 11.6 72 5.1 13.5 174 47 298.7 300.4 290.7 326.6 9.56 4 850 1337 12.7 10.7 88 1.9 11.4 183 50 299.4 301.2 291.0 327.4 9.56 5 800 1844 9.5 9.5 100 0.1 9.5 182 43 301.3 303.0 291.4 329.0 9.35 6 750 2378 6.6 5.2 90 1.5 5.8 181 47 303.8 305.1 290.6 326.0 7.39 7 700 2942 3.7 2.4 91 1.3 2.9 185 52 306.5 307.8 290.7 326.4 6.51 8 650 3541 0.5 -4.1 72 4.5 -1.7 185 61 309.5 310.3 289.7 323.1 4.36 9 600 4177 -3.3 -7.7 71 4.4 -5.2 181 68 312.3 313.0 289.9 323.7 3.56 10 550 4861 -7.4 -11.2 74 3.9 -8.9 182 75 315.3 315.9 290.2 324.9 2.95 11 500 5596 -12.0 -15.3 77 3.2 -13.2 184 85 318.3 318.8 290.6 326.1 2.33 12 450 6397 -15.8 -16.6 94 0.8 -16.1 183 81 323.3 323.8 292.0 331.1 2.32 13 400 7276 -20.6 -22.3 87 1.6 -21.1 182 77 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.8 1.61 14 350 8252 -26.5 -33.4 52 6.9 -27.6 184 80 333.1 333.2 293.2 335.5 0.66 15 300 9347 -35.5 -41.7 53 6.2 -36.1 189 84 335.4 335.5 293.5 336.7 0.33 16 250 10586 -46.0 -48.9 72 3.0 -46.1 191 81 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.5 0.18 17 200 12042 -52.9 -65.4 20 12.6 -53.1 185 68 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 13867 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.2 202 66 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16385 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 221 29 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.34 m Freezing level: 643.75 mb = 3620.06 m = 11876.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.14 mb = 3318.14 m = 10886.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.70 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.45 mb = 1048.74 m = 3440.71 ft T: 15.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 3.01 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.12 mb = 1636.41 m = 5368.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.88 C = 78.59 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: 0.76 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: 0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.77 C K Index: 34.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6727.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.78 mb = 1299.76 m = 4264.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.4 at 59.0 knts Storm direction: 211.4 at 44.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 434.5 neg: -40.2 tot: 394.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 147.81 m/s