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: 40.22,-74.62 Latitude: 40.22 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 1001 31 18.5 17.7 95 0.9 17.9 150 14 291.6 293.8 291.0 327.7 12.79 1 1000 41 18.6 17.6 94 1.0 17.9 150 12 291.7 294.0 291.1 327.7 12.75 2 950 480 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 168 38 293.5 295.6 291.2 328.2 12.17 3 900 939 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.9 190 49 295.8 297.8 291.2 328.0 11.16 4 850 1420 12.1 10.7 91 1.4 11.3 193 44 298.8 300.6 290.8 326.8 9.56 5 800 1926 9.7 6.6 81 3.1 7.9 180 43 301.5 302.9 290.0 324.3 7.66 6 750 2460 6.4 4.7 89 1.7 5.5 179 41 303.5 304.8 290.3 325.0 7.16 7 700 3022 3.2 2.1 92 1.1 2.6 180 55 306.0 307.2 290.4 325.4 6.36 8 650 3618 -0.8 -8.8 55 8.0 -4.1 180 55 308.0 308.6 287.9 317.6 3.02 9 600 4254 -3.4 -7.3 74 3.9 -5.1 186 56 312.2 312.9 290.0 324.0 3.69 10 550 4939 -6.7 -28.5 16 21.8 -12.2 187 66 316.1 316.2 288.2 318.4 0.66 11 500 5673 -12.9 -39.7 9 26.8 -17.4 187 64 317.3 317.3 288.1 318.1 0.24 12 450 6467 -18.4 -46.8 6 28.4 -22.0 183 68 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.13 13 400 7334 -24.6 -49.2 8 24.6 -27.1 181 75 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.4 0.11 14 350 8292 -31.5 -43.8 29 12.4 -32.7 182 83 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.22 15 300 9375 -36.4 -39.4 73 3.1 -36.7 178 94 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.42 16 250 10616 -43.5 -58.0 19 14.6 -44.1 191 93 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.7 0.06 17 200 12097 -49.8 -76.0 3 26.2 -50.3 198 71 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.9 0.01 18 150 13934 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 210 63 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16430 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 214 42 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.23 m Freezing level: 660.24 mb = 3496.37 m = 11470.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.72 mb = 3246.93 m = 10652.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.01 % Est. max temperature: 25.71 C = 78.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.88 mb = 136.39 m = 447.48 ft T: 18.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 3.89 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.09 mb = 514.91 m = 1689.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.60 C = 69.08 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 102.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.11 mb = 505.81 m = 1659.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.11 mb = 732.93 m = 2404.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 892.11 mb = 1013.16 m = 3323.97 ft B at Equ Level: 15.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 312.11 mb = 9097.30 m = 29846.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.6 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 213.6 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 1.7 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 393.5 neg: -46.5 tot: 347.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 0.99 Bulk Shear: 103.03 m/s