MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.67,-73.83 Latitude: 40.67 Longitude: -73.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 7 18.6 16.7 89 1.8 17.4 148 18 291.3 293.4 290.3 325.2 12.01 1 1000 54 18.4 16.6 89 1.8 17.2 149 20 291.6 293.7 290.4 325.4 11.97 2 950 493 15.9 15.6 98 0.2 15.7 163 48 293.3 295.4 290.9 326.9 11.82 3 900 952 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 180 55 295.9 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.24 4 850 1432 10.2 9.3 94 0.9 9.7 190 44 296.8 298.4 289.4 322.0 8.68 5 800 1936 8.7 6.6 87 2.1 7.5 183 37 300.4 301.8 289.7 323.0 7.65 6 750 2469 5.7 4.3 91 1.4 4.9 182 43 302.7 304.0 289.8 323.5 6.96 7 700 3031 3.2 -2.0 69 5.1 0.7 182 49 306.0 306.9 288.9 320.5 4.73 8 650 3629 0.2 -3.8 74 4.0 -1.7 178 55 309.2 310.1 289.7 323.1 4.45 9 600 4267 -2.8 -14.8 39 12.0 -7.1 183 60 312.9 313.3 288.6 319.5 2.03 10 550 4953 -5.8 -33.6 9 27.8 -12.0 186 63 317.2 317.3 288.3 318.7 0.41 11 500 5690 -11.5 -35.1 12 23.6 -16.2 184 61 319.0 319.1 288.9 320.4 0.39 12 450 6488 -18.2 -27.6 43 9.4 -20.3 184 62 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.88 13 400 7358 -22.8 -25.3 80 2.5 -23.4 178 73 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.22 14 350 8328 -27.5 -41.8 24 14.4 -29.2 174 84 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.8 0.28 15 300 9419 -35.7 -43.0 47 7.4 -36.4 176 84 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.2 0.29 16 250 10663 -44.0 -49.9 52 5.9 -44.3 198 94 340.7 340.7 294.6 341.3 0.16 17 200 12135 -51.2 -72.1 7 20.8 -51.7 179 55 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13962 -58.1 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.3 199 50 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 19 100 16447 -66.5 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 210 34 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.32 m Freezing level: 645.89 mb = 3681.41 m = 12077.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.83 mb = 3196.17 m = 10486.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.75 % Est. max temperature: 24.02 C = 75.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.77 mb = 237.92 m = 780.58 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 6.29 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.59 mb = 641.15 m = 2103.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.45 C = 70.61 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: 1.30 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: 3.77 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.67 C Cross Totals Index: 20.81 C K Index: 25.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.30 mb = 535.39 m = 1756.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.30 mb = 1138.03 m = 3733.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 700.30 mb = 3027.70 m = 9933.28 ft B at Equ Level: 42.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 570.30 mb = 4667.10 m = 15311.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.3 at 51.1 knts Storm direction: 211.3 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.6 neg: -47.0 tot: 413.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.54 Bulk Shear: 78.94 m/s