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: 39.9,-74.8 Latitude: 39.90 Longitude: -74.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 13 19.0 17.4 90 1.6 17.9 154 12 291.8 294.1 291.0 327.4 12.55 1 1000 48 18.9 17.3 91 1.5 17.9 154 13 292.0 294.2 291.0 327.5 12.55 2 950 487 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 170 38 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.5 12.02 3 900 947 15.2 12.2 83 3.0 13.3 188 48 297.2 299.0 290.6 326.2 10.00 4 850 1429 11.5 11.2 98 0.4 11.3 193 46 298.2 300.0 290.9 327.0 9.86 5 800 1935 8.8 6.7 87 2.0 7.6 198 44 300.5 301.9 289.8 323.4 7.74 6 750 2466 5.4 5.4 100 0.0 5.4 187 45 302.4 303.8 290.2 324.8 7.50 7 700 3028 3.4 3.1 98 0.3 3.2 182 52 306.2 307.5 290.9 327.0 6.85 8 650 3625 -0.1 -0.6 97 0.5 -0.3 181 54 308.8 309.9 290.6 326.3 5.65 9 600 4263 -3.0 -26.0 15 23.0 -9.3 183 57 312.6 312.7 287.2 315.2 0.76 10 550 4947 -6.2 -29.8 13 23.6 -11.9 185 64 316.8 316.9 288.3 318.8 0.59 11 500 5685 -11.5 -39.4 8 27.9 -16.4 186 62 319.0 319.0 288.7 319.9 0.25 12 450 6483 -17.3 -41.0 11 23.8 -20.8 189 68 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.4 0.23 13 400 7352 -24.8 -42.9 17 18.2 -26.9 193 73 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.6 0.22 14 350 8311 -29.0 -32.2 74 3.2 -29.6 180 80 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.73 15 300 9397 -36.2 -39.1 74 3.0 -36.5 180 88 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.43 16 250 10638 -44.4 -51.2 47 6.7 -44.8 193 97 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.5 0.14 17 200 12114 -49.9 -72.3 6 22.3 -50.4 208 67 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.01 18 150 13947 -59.1 -82.7 3 23.5 -59.3 205 64 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16440 -65.2 -85.0 5 19.7 -65.4 212 40 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.79 m Freezing level: 651.67 mb = 3605.06 m = 11827.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.64 mb = 3567.64 m = 11704.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.51 % Est. max temperature: 25.33 C = 77.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.80 mb = 213.80 m = 701.43 ft T: 17.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 3.56 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.14 mb = 1039.75 m = 3411.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.57 C = 76.23 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: 1.03 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.08 C Cross Totals Index: 22.72 C K Index: 33.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.67 mb = 589.06 m = 1932.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.67 mb = 1691.55 m = 5549.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 693.67 mb = 3100.95 m = 10173.58 ft B at Equ Level: 37.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 543.67 mb = 5036.75 m = 16524.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.0 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 215.0 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.4 neg: -17.0 tot: 322.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.37 Bulk Shear: 105.92 m/s