MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 34.99,-75.35 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -75.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 -0 22.6 20.8 90 1.8 21.3 191 23 294.6 297.4 294.0 338.8 15.43 1 1000 114 22.1 20.3 90 1.7 20.9 191 30 295.2 297.9 294.0 338.8 15.21 2 950 559 18.0 18.0 100 0.0 18.1 201 33 295.5 298.0 293.1 335.2 13.82 3 900 1021 15.5 14.8 96 0.7 15.0 216 41 297.4 299.6 292.2 331.7 11.81 4 850 1505 12.9 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 209 41 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.2 11.11 5 800 2014 10.7 10.3 97 0.4 10.4 229 29 302.6 304.4 292.2 332.0 9.89 6 750 2552 9.0 4.5 74 4.5 6.5 218 34 306.3 307.7 291.1 327.8 7.08 7 700 3120 5.7 3.8 88 1.9 4.6 221 36 308.8 310.1 291.9 330.8 7.20 8 650 3724 2.5 -2.8 68 5.3 -0.1 211 35 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.9 4.80 9 600 4366 -1.4 -4.9 77 3.5 -3.1 213 36 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.5 4.43 10 550 5055 -5.0 -23.8 21 18.8 -10.5 223 39 318.1 318.3 289.2 321.6 1.01 11 500 5795 -10.7 -21.7 40 11.0 -13.9 218 42 320.0 320.2 290.2 324.6 1.35 12 450 6596 -17.1 -45.7 6 28.5 -21.0 227 41 321.7 321.8 289.5 322.3 0.14 13 400 7469 -22.2 -25.1 78 2.8 -22.9 211 50 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.5 1.25 14 350 8439 -28.0 -33.5 59 5.5 -28.9 213 61 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.4 0.65 15 300 9532 -34.5 -37.6 74 3.1 -34.8 216 67 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.7 0.50 16 250 10781 -44.1 -47.7 67 3.6 -44.3 216 72 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12240 -53.8 -64.5 26 10.7 -54.1 230 76 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.7 0.03 18 150 14056 -62.4 -80.4 7 18.0 -62.6 223 55 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16527 -66.8 -88.1 3 21.2 -67.0 234 31 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.16 m Freezing level: 618.20 mb = 4132.09 m = 13556.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.04 mb = 3710.51 m = 12173.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.08 C = 80.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.23 mb = 225.46 m = 739.69 ft T: 21.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 7.16 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.30 mb = 519.78 m = 1705.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.19 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 34.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 438.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 952.50 mb = 536.12 m = 1758.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 947.50 mb = 581.45 m = 1907.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 327.50 mb = 8909.72 m = 29231.00 ft B at Equ Level: 434.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 207.50 mb = 11999.40 m = 39367.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.3 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 245.3 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.5 neg: -23.2 tot: 140.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 18.72 Bulk Shear: 23.43 m/s