MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.87,-70.34 Latitude: 43.87 Longitude: -70.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 996 95 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 114 15 287.0 288.7 286.6 313.7 9.61 2 950 494 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 129 48 290.1 291.8 288.0 317.6 9.78 3 900 950 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 153 52 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.0 10.93 4 850 1430 11.0 11.0 100 0.0 11.0 151 46 297.7 299.5 290.6 326.1 9.75 5 800 1935 8.6 4.8 77 3.8 6.5 149 49 300.4 301.6 288.9 320.5 6.78 6 750 2465 4.9 -1.5 63 6.4 1.8 151 53 301.9 302.8 287.3 315.8 4.57 7 700 3025 1.1 -0.2 91 1.3 0.4 151 57 303.7 304.7 288.8 320.0 5.38 8 650 3619 -0.9 -9.7 51 8.8 -4.4 153 60 308.0 308.5 287.7 316.9 2.82 9 600 4252 -5.7 -16.2 43 10.5 -9.2 152 57 309.5 309.9 287.2 315.4 1.79 10 550 4929 -8.9 -15.9 57 7.0 -11.2 153 54 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.1 2.01 11 500 5661 -13.5 -19.1 63 5.6 -15.2 155 55 316.5 316.8 289.4 322.2 1.69 12 450 6454 -19.0 -23.4 68 4.4 -20.1 156 62 319.4 319.6 289.9 323.8 1.29 13 400 7323 -23.6 -25.5 84 1.9 -24.0 169 54 324.3 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.20 14 350 8283 -31.0 -33.5 78 2.5 -31.4 171 57 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.3 0.64 15 300 9357 -39.8 -42.8 73 3.0 -40.1 166 66 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.29 16 250 10582 -46.5 -53.0 48 6.5 -46.9 163 79 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.11 17 200 12046 -52.6 -71.6 8 19.0 -53.0 162 71 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 13885 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 174 31 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16403 -62.8 -86.8 3 24.0 -63.0 160 16 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.67 m Freezing level: 672.14 mb = 3355.88 m = 11009.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.58 mb = 3075.39 m = 10089.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.67 % Est. max temperature: 24.43 C = 75.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.44 mb = 134.66 m = 441.80 ft T: 13.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 11.19 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 996.10 mb = 95.22 m = 312.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.93 C = 57.08 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: 3.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.86 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 34.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8523.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.18 mb = 545.50 m = 1789.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 150.5 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 180.5 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 520.9 neg: -29.6 tot: 491.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 163.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 82.63 m/s