MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.73,-73.19 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -73.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 18.0 17.5 97 0.5 17.7 149 19 290.7 292.9 290.6 326.1 12.58 1 1000 52 17.7 17.4 98 0.3 17.5 149 21 290.8 293.0 290.6 326.2 12.57 2 950 491 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 175 41 293.9 296.1 291.6 329.5 12.49 3 900 951 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 191 43 295.7 297.7 291.0 327.5 11.06 4 850 1431 11.2 8.7 84 2.5 9.7 186 37 297.9 299.4 289.5 322.3 8.34 5 800 1935 8.8 3.6 70 5.2 6.0 184 46 300.5 301.7 288.4 319.0 6.20 6 750 2466 6.4 -0.2 63 6.6 3.1 184 53 303.5 304.4 288.3 318.8 5.04 7 700 3032 4.1 -7.0 44 11.2 -0.8 182 55 307.1 307.7 287.8 317.2 3.22 8 650 3629 0.1 -7.7 56 7.8 -3.3 179 59 309.0 309.7 288.5 319.4 3.29 9 600 4265 -4.3 -10.3 63 6.0 -6.7 186 64 311.1 311.7 288.9 320.4 2.91 10 550 4946 -8.3 -24.9 25 16.6 -12.7 182 63 314.2 314.4 287.9 317.4 0.92 11 500 5679 -12.5 -38.8 9 26.4 -17.1 174 64 317.8 317.9 288.3 318.8 0.27 12 450 6473 -18.7 -37.4 18 18.7 -21.7 176 69 319.7 319.8 289.0 321.0 0.34 13 400 7339 -25.0 -45.1 14 20.0 -27.3 181 75 322.4 322.5 289.7 323.1 0.17 14 350 8298 -29.4 -33.0 71 3.6 -30.0 173 86 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.6 0.68 15 300 9384 -35.9 -39.1 72 3.2 -36.3 175 90 334.8 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10626 -44.3 -52.3 41 7.9 -44.7 184 88 340.1 340.2 294.5 340.6 0.12 17 200 12098 -51.0 -74.3 5 23.2 -51.5 166 68 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13941 -56.6 -84.7 2 28.1 -56.9 208 35 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16429 -65.2 -85.9 4 20.7 -65.4 214 31 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.37 m Freezing level: 649.25 mb = 3639.00 m = 11938.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.35 mb = 2911.28 m = 9551.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.30 % Est. max temperature: 24.99 C = 76.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.96 mb = 69.72 m = 228.72 ft T: 17.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 12.36 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.60 mb = 566.77 m = 1859.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.49 C = 70.69 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: 2.67 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 21.19 C K Index: 21.26 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 160.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.61 mb = 458.86 m = 1505.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.61 mb = 869.82 m = 2853.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 728.61 mb = 2703.24 m = 8868.79 ft B at Equ Level: 39.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 308.61 mb = 9184.54 m = 30132.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.3 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 211.3 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.4 neg: -29.3 tot: 276.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 1.94 Bulk Shear: 82.67 m/s