MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.93,-74.62 Latitude: 39.93 Longitude: -74.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 22 18.9 17.9 94 1.1 18.2 151 11 291.9 294.2 291.3 328.5 12.94 1 1000 42 18.9 17.8 94 1.0 18.2 151 10 292.0 294.3 291.3 328.6 12.93 2 950 482 16.2 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 168 38 293.7 295.9 291.4 328.8 12.33 3 900 941 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 186 48 295.9 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.24 4 850 1423 11.8 11.5 97 0.4 11.6 190 46 298.6 300.4 291.1 327.9 10.05 5 800 1928 8.9 6.6 86 2.2 7.6 181 44 300.6 302.0 289.8 323.3 7.67 6 750 2460 6.4 4.1 85 2.3 5.1 182 49 303.5 304.8 290.0 324.2 6.88 7 700 3023 2.6 -2.6 68 5.3 0.1 181 56 305.4 306.2 288.5 319.2 4.50 8 650 3620 1.2 -18.5 21 19.7 -5.4 181 59 310.3 310.5 287.0 314.8 1.36 9 600 4259 -2.8 -7.0 73 4.2 -4.7 193 63 312.9 313.6 290.2 324.9 3.77 10 550 4945 -6.3 -22.8 26 16.5 -11.1 191 66 316.6 316.8 288.9 320.4 1.11 11 500 5680 -12.5 -38.3 10 25.8 -17.1 189 62 317.7 317.8 288.3 318.8 0.28 12 450 6476 -18.0 -45.6 7 27.6 -21.6 184 66 320.6 320.6 289.1 321.2 0.14 13 400 7344 -24.4 -49.4 8 25.0 -26.9 183 73 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.7 0.11 14 350 8303 -31.5 -39.3 46 7.8 -32.4 184 82 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 15 300 9385 -36.5 -39.5 74 2.9 -36.9 179 93 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10625 -43.7 -65.8 7 22.1 -44.4 192 93 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 17 200 12103 -50.3 -76.0 3 25.8 -50.7 198 73 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13937 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 205 65 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 209 42 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.16 m Freezing level: 635.18 mb = 3809.42 m = 12497.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.29 mb = 3030.78 m = 9943.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.67 % Est. max temperature: 25.48 C = 77.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.89 mb = 155.39 m = 509.81 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 9.39 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.48 mb = 513.33 m = 1684.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.88 C = 69.58 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 30.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 106.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.84 mb = 501.17 m = 1644.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.84 mb = 636.66 m = 2088.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 662.84 mb = 3462.35 m = 11359.27 ft B at Equ Level: 54.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 302.84 mb = 9318.44 m = 30571.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.5 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 215.5 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 418.0 neg: -30.8 tot: 387.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 129.73 m/s