MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 47.57,-122.33 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -122.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 34 14.0 10.0 76 4.1 11.7 228 16 286.8 288.1 284.6 308.2 7.66 1 1000 75 12.9 9.7 81 3.2 11.0 230 18 286.0 287.3 284.2 307.1 7.56 2 950 503 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.3 240 31 285.7 286.9 283.8 305.9 7.27 3 900 949 7.4 2.3 70 5.1 4.9 276 29 289.1 290.0 282.8 303.4 5.02 4 850 1417 3.8 -0.1 75 3.9 2.0 289 21 290.2 291.0 282.6 303.1 4.47 5 800 1906 -0.1 -4.0 75 3.9 -1.8 289 24 291.0 291.6 281.9 301.4 3.54 6 750 2419 -3.6 -8.7 68 5.1 -5.5 291 31 292.7 293.1 281.5 300.5 2.63 7 700 2961 -7.0 -14.9 53 7.9 -9.4 295 35 294.7 295.0 281.3 300.0 1.72 8 650 3534 -11.3 -22.4 39 11.1 -14.0 296 39 296.1 296.3 281.0 299.2 0.97 9 600 4142 -15.5 -36.6 15 21.1 -18.6 299 44 298.2 298.2 281.0 299.1 0.28 10 550 4792 -20.1 -45.2 9 25.1 -22.8 300 47 300.2 300.2 281.6 300.6 0.12 11 500 5490 -25.8 -49.0 10 23.1 -27.7 301 51 301.5 301.5 282.1 301.8 0.09 12 450 6242 -32.2 -49.6 16 17.4 -33.3 300 54 302.8 302.8 282.6 303.1 0.09 13 400 7061 -38.7 -58.6 11 19.8 -39.5 300 55 304.6 304.6 283.3 304.8 0.04 14 350 7969 -41.6 -64.2 7 22.6 -42.2 313 66 312.7 312.7 286.3 312.8 0.02 15 300 9014 -42.4 -69.0 4 26.6 -43.1 322 74 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.6 0.01 16 250 10238 -45.0 -73.1 3 28.1 -45.7 325 81 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.1 0.01 17 200 11718 -47.7 -77.9 2 30.2 -48.3 324 75 357.3 357.3 298.1 357.3 0.00 18 150 13603 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.3 311 50 382.6 382.6 302.6 382.6 0.00 19 100 16214 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.0 297 42 420.5 420.5 307.8 420.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5414.12 m Freezing level: 801.54 mb = 1890.99 m = 6203.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 823.38 mb = 1673.71 m = 5491.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.58 % Est. max temperature: 17.33 C = 63.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.42 mb = 543.25 m = 1782.29 ft T: 8.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.45 C/km ThetaE index: 9.05 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1053.04 m = 3454.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.59 C = 61.87 F Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lifted Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.45 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.69 C Cross Totals Index: 25.75 C K Index: 21.74 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 165.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.93 mb = 706.17 m = 2316.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.93 mb = 1687.93 m = 5537.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.93 mb = 7027.36 m = 23055.36 ft B at Equ Level: 164.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 341.93 mb = 8127.19 m = 26663.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.9 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 321.9 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.6 neg: -27.9 tot: 247.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 125.31 m/s