MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.60,-70.12 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -70.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 -0 15.0 15.0 100 0.1 15.0 127 24 287.5 289.4 287.8 317.2 10.67 1 1000 69 15.4 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 131 32 288.6 290.5 288.6 319.6 11.11 2 950 507 16.4 15.8 96 0.6 16.1 156 51 293.9 296.0 291.2 328.1 12.00 3 900 967 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 160 50 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.1 10.96 4 850 1447 11.3 10.6 95 0.7 10.9 163 46 298.0 299.7 290.5 325.6 9.49 5 800 1953 9.3 7.2 87 2.1 8.1 162 51 301.1 302.6 290.2 324.8 8.00 6 750 2486 6.0 4.2 88 1.8 5.0 159 51 303.1 304.3 289.9 323.8 6.90 7 700 3048 3.0 -8.8 42 11.8 -2.0 163 54 305.8 306.3 286.9 314.6 2.80 8 650 3643 -1.1 -15.1 34 14.0 -6.1 164 53 307.7 308.0 286.6 313.5 1.82 9 600 4276 -5.1 -11.7 60 6.6 -7.6 163 51 310.2 310.7 288.3 318.6 2.61 10 550 4955 -8.4 -18.5 44 10.1 -11.6 163 53 314.1 314.5 288.6 319.5 1.61 11 500 5689 -12.3 -20.7 50 8.4 -14.8 160 55 318.0 318.3 289.6 323.0 1.47 12 450 6484 -18.4 -23.3 65 4.9 -19.6 165 57 320.1 320.4 290.2 324.6 1.30 13 400 7354 -23.4 -25.6 82 2.2 -23.9 174 51 324.6 324.8 291.4 328.8 1.19 14 350 8317 -30.0 -32.9 76 2.9 -30.5 182 64 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.7 0.68 15 300 9396 -38.0 -41.6 69 3.6 -38.4 176 69 331.8 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.33 16 250 10633 -45.6 -50.7 56 5.1 -45.9 171 83 338.2 338.3 294.0 338.8 0.14 17 200 12095 -52.5 -72.8 7 20.4 -52.8 166 63 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13920 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 209 42 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16429 -63.9 -84.8 4 20.9 -64.1 218 8 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.37 m Freezing level: 663.93 mb = 3477.34 m = 11408.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.14 mb = 2884.72 m = 9464.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.27 % Est. max temperature: 25.13 C = 77.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1007.35 mb = 7.35 m = 24.10 ft T: 15.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 14.58 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 69.19 m = 227.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.69 C = 62.05 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 22.47 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.18 mb = 478.84 m = 1570.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.18 mb = 3421.54 m = 11225.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 568.18 mb = 4701.08 m = 15423.31 ft B at Equ Level: 43.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 478.18 mb = 6025.55 m = 19768.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.8 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 190.8 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.6 neg: -18.0 tot: 334.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.14 Bulk Shear: 38.26 m/s