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: 40.75,-73.35 Latitude: 40.75 Longitude: -73.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 18.1 17.6 97 0.5 17.8 152 17 290.9 293.2 290.8 326.8 12.73 1 1000 49 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.7 152 17 291.0 293.3 290.8 326.8 12.72 2 950 488 16.5 16.5 100 -0.0 16.5 170 43 293.9 296.1 291.6 329.6 12.50 3 900 948 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 185 41 295.7 297.7 291.0 327.5 11.04 4 850 1428 11.3 11.2 99 0.1 11.3 189 36 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.8 9.88 5 800 1932 8.1 5.5 83 2.6 6.6 185 47 299.8 301.1 289.0 320.7 7.08 6 750 2464 6.3 1.2 70 5.1 3.7 184 57 303.4 304.5 288.8 320.3 5.58 7 700 3026 3.2 0.1 80 3.1 1.6 184 52 306.0 307.0 289.6 322.8 5.50 8 650 3624 -0.1 -10.6 45 10.5 -4.3 181 60 308.8 309.3 287.8 317.2 2.63 9 600 4259 -3.8 -26.1 16 22.3 -9.7 185 66 311.8 311.9 286.9 314.4 0.76 10 550 4940 -8.1 -27.9 19 19.9 -12.9 181 64 314.5 314.7 287.8 316.9 0.70 11 500 5673 -12.4 -36.9 11 24.4 -16.9 173 68 317.9 317.9 288.4 319.0 0.32 12 450 6468 -18.8 -33.1 27 14.3 -21.5 177 70 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.4 0.52 13 400 7333 -25.1 -54.0 5 28.9 -27.6 181 76 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.6 0.06 14 350 8291 -29.9 -34.1 67 4.2 -30.6 174 87 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.6 0.61 15 300 9376 -35.8 -39.1 72 3.2 -36.2 175 93 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.43 16 250 10618 -44.3 -53.1 37 8.8 -44.7 185 93 340.3 340.3 294.5 340.7 0.11 17 200 12092 -50.9 -75.6 4 24.7 -51.3 167 70 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 13937 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -56.8 206 51 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16428 -64.9 -85.6 4 20.8 -65.0 215 34 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.01 m Freezing level: 651.97 mb = 3600.58 m = 11812.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.47 mb = 3183.82 m = 10445.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.56 % Est. max temperature: 24.96 C = 76.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.11 mb = 73.89 m = 242.41 ft T: 17.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 9.27 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.99 mb = 560.16 m = 1837.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.33 C = 70.40 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.53 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 31.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 200.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.97 mb = 470.45 m = 1543.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.97 mb = 789.14 m = 2589.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 376.97 mb = 7758.38 m = 25453.69 ft B at Equ Level: 198.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.97 mb = 9445.45 m = 30988.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.8 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 210.8 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.8 neg: -40.6 tot: 278.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 2.22 Bulk Shear: 90.39 m/s