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: 45.64,-73.74 Latitude: 45.64 Longitude: -73.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SFC 997 32 20.4 14.3 68 6.1 16.5 113 10 293.8 295.7 289.8 323.4 10.35 2 950 446 16.4 12.9 80 3.4 14.2 125 21 293.8 295.5 289.4 322.1 9.89 3 900 903 12.2 11.9 98 0.3 12.0 136 27 294.1 295.9 289.4 322.2 9.79 4 850 1380 9.3 9.4 100 -0.0 9.3 160 39 295.9 297.5 289.1 321.2 8.71 5 800 1882 6.7 6.0 95 0.7 6.3 163 34 298.3 299.6 288.7 319.9 7.36 6 750 2409 2.7 2.0 95 0.7 2.3 164 31 299.5 300.6 287.8 317.0 5.91 7 700 2965 0.3 0.2 100 0.0 0.3 163 29 302.8 303.8 288.6 319.6 5.57 8 650 3556 -3.0 -6.1 80 3.0 -4.4 154 32 305.5 306.2 287.8 317.1 3.73 9 600 4186 -6.3 -8.7 83 2.4 -7.2 161 45 308.9 309.5 288.5 319.3 3.31 10 550 4861 -10.5 -25.8 27 15.2 -14.3 166 67 311.6 311.7 286.9 314.4 0.85 11 500 5586 -15.4 -25.4 42 10.0 -17.8 162 82 314.2 314.4 287.9 317.5 0.97 12 450 6375 -20.2 -31.2 37 11.1 -22.2 156 89 317.9 318.0 288.8 320.1 0.63 13 400 7236 -26.7 -59.0 3 32.3 -29.0 155 93 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.4 0.03 14 350 8185 -32.4 -36.2 69 3.7 -32.9 154 99 325.0 325.1 290.8 326.8 0.50 15 300 9259 -39.6 -42.6 73 3.0 -39.8 157 110 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.30 16 250 10481 -46.3 -56.3 31 10.1 -46.7 163 100 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.07 17 200 11958 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 173 58 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13833 -54.0 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 193 41 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 16379 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 184 26 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.17 m Freezing level: 695.92 mb = 3013.28 m = 9885.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.25 mb = 2996.45 m = 9830.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.45 % Est. max temperature: 22.68 C = 72.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.42 mb = 796.25 m = 2612.32 ft T: 13.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 5.15 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 910.17 m = 2986.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.76 C = 69.37 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.79 C K Index: 34.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 134.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.82 mb = 876.51 m = 2875.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.82 mb = 1016.74 m = 3335.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 477.82 mb = 5926.07 m = 19442.24 ft B at Equ Level: 134.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.82 mb = 8432.01 m = 27663.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.2 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 189.2 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.2 neg: -29.4 tot: 211.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.01 Bulk Shear: 133.96 m/s