MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 10Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.62,-73.90 Latitude: 41.62 Longitude: -73.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 26 SFC 998 45 18.7 16.8 89 1.9 17.5 149 11 292.1 294.2 290.7 326.6 12.17 2 950 465 16.3 16.1 98 0.2 16.1 159 35 293.7 295.9 291.3 328.5 12.17 3 900 923 13.1 12.5 96 0.6 12.8 173 39 295.1 296.9 290.1 324.4 10.19 4 850 1404 11.3 8.3 81 3.1 9.5 184 39 298.0 299.5 289.3 321.7 8.09 5 800 1907 7.2 3.5 77 3.7 5.2 193 50 298.9 300.0 287.8 317.1 6.18 6 750 2435 4.7 1.5 79 3.2 3.0 185 50 301.7 302.7 288.3 318.8 5.68 7 700 2994 1.5 -1.4 81 2.9 0.1 178 52 304.1 305.1 288.5 319.1 4.92 8 650 3588 -1.6 -5.0 78 3.4 -3.1 175 48 307.1 307.9 288.6 319.7 4.06 9 600 4222 -4.2 -14.0 47 9.7 -7.8 174 58 311.2 311.6 288.2 318.2 2.17 10 550 4902 -9.2 -19.8 42 10.6 -12.3 172 68 313.2 313.5 288.1 318.0 1.45 11 500 5631 -13.8 -34.9 15 21.1 -17.7 169 77 316.2 316.3 287.9 317.6 0.39 12 450 6423 -19.3 -43.6 10 24.3 -22.5 173 84 319.0 319.0 288.6 319.6 0.18 13 400 7285 -26.8 -47.0 13 20.2 -28.7 171 86 320.2 320.2 289.0 320.7 0.14 14 350 8235 -31.9 -53.3 10 21.4 -33.4 168 94 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.08 15 300 9314 -36.4 -39.8 70 3.5 -36.7 168 112 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.40 16 250 10562 -42.8 -66.4 6 23.6 -43.6 177 87 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.02 17 200 12047 -48.9 -76.1 3 27.2 -49.5 165 71 355.3 355.3 297.7 355.3 0.01 18 150 13903 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 192 31 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16415 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 231 16 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.07 m Freezing level: 676.00 mb = 3279.37 m = 10758.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.78 mb = 3008.11 m = 9869.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.09 % Est. max temperature: 24.73 C = 76.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.39 mb = 283.07 m = 928.70 ft T: 17.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.30 mb = 651.68 m = 2138.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.94 C = 69.69 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 22.09 C K Index: 30.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 299.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.12 mb = 580.56 m = 1904.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.12 mb = 810.00 m = 2657.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 362.12 mb = 7993.07 m = 26223.67 ft B at Equ Level: 298.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 282.12 mb = 9734.93 m = 31938.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.4 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 205.4 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.7 neg: -36.3 tot: 254.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 2.44 Bulk Shear: 122.74 m/s