MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.71,-70.30 Latitude: 43.71 Longitude: -70.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 28 13.8 13.4 98 0.3 13.6 111 19 286.5 288.2 286.5 313.4 9.68 1 1000 68 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 112 21 286.5 288.2 286.5 313.4 9.69 2 950 501 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 135 52 291.2 293.0 289.0 320.8 10.47 3 900 958 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 150 50 295.6 297.5 290.9 327.1 10.97 4 850 1439 10.6 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 152 42 297.3 299.0 290.2 324.8 9.49 5 800 1942 8.8 5.2 78 3.6 6.8 149 45 300.5 301.8 289.1 321.1 6.95 6 750 2473 5.2 -0.5 67 5.7 2.4 150 50 302.2 303.1 287.8 317.1 4.92 7 700 3033 1.8 0.2 89 1.6 1.0 151 55 304.5 305.5 289.2 321.4 5.55 8 650 3628 -1.6 -14.7 36 13.0 -6.2 154 57 307.1 307.5 286.4 313.2 1.88 9 600 4259 -5.9 -7.0 91 1.2 -6.4 153 54 309.3 310.0 289.1 321.1 3.76 10 550 4936 -8.7 -18.2 46 9.5 -11.7 156 50 313.8 314.1 288.5 319.3 1.66 11 500 5669 -12.8 -27.3 29 14.5 -16.3 162 55 317.4 317.6 288.8 320.2 0.81 12 450 6462 -19.2 -40.5 13 21.3 -22.3 159 57 319.1 319.1 288.7 320.0 0.25 13 400 7329 -24.2 -28.6 67 4.4 -25.1 167 54 323.6 323.7 290.8 326.8 0.91 14 350 8289 -30.8 -34.3 71 3.5 -31.3 172 63 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.5 0.60 15 300 9363 -38.5 -42.6 65 4.1 -38.8 164 75 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.30 16 250 10599 -45.3 -54.6 34 9.3 -45.7 169 81 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.1 0.09 17 200 12060 -53.5 -73.1 7 19.6 -53.8 167 69 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.01 18 150 13893 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 155 29 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16408 -62.4 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 159 13 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.74 m Freezing level: 673.74 mb = 3345.36 m = 10975.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.01 mb = 3113.70 m = 10215.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.78 % Est. max temperature: 24.35 C = 75.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.97 mb = 68.57 m = 224.97 ft T: 13.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 10.03 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 68.35 m = 224.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.79 C = 58.62 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: 3.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.39 C Showalter Index: 0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 32.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8480.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.80 mb = 467.45 m = 1533.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 151.8 at 50.0 knts Storm direction: 181.8 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 476.8 neg: -33.0 tot: 443.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 65.31 m/s