MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 14Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.68,-71.57 Latitude: 41.68 Longitude: -71.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 996 84 17.8 17.3 96 0.6 17.5 126 14 291.3 293.5 290.7 326.7 12.54 2 950 488 16.1 16.1 100 -0.0 16.1 144 43 293.5 295.7 291.2 328.3 12.21 3 900 947 13.8 13.3 97 0.5 13.5 156 47 295.7 297.6 290.7 326.6 10.72 4 850 1426 10.4 10.0 97 0.5 10.2 157 44 297.1 298.7 289.8 323.5 9.09 5 800 1930 7.9 7.6 98 0.3 7.8 158 48 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.8 8.21 6 750 2460 5.6 5.0 96 0.6 5.2 160 48 302.7 304.0 290.1 324.5 7.29 7 700 3023 3.1 2.5 96 0.6 2.8 160 50 305.9 307.2 290.6 325.9 6.58 8 650 3621 -0.3 -0.4 99 0.2 -0.3 160 51 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.3 5.71 9 600 4257 -4.2 -4.6 97 0.4 -4.4 167 51 311.3 312.1 290.5 325.5 4.55 10 550 4938 -8.3 -8.9 95 0.7 -8.5 169 51 314.3 315.0 290.5 325.7 3.54 11 500 5672 -12.5 -13.2 94 0.7 -12.8 167 53 317.8 318.3 290.8 326.9 2.76 12 450 6469 -17.8 -19.1 89 1.3 -18.1 168 55 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.3 1.88 13 400 7339 -24.2 -26.4 82 2.2 -24.7 170 62 323.5 323.7 291.0 327.3 1.11 14 350 8297 -31.3 -34.1 76 2.8 -31.7 168 70 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.7 0.61 15 300 9373 -37.4 -42.3 60 4.9 -37.8 163 88 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.9 0.31 16 250 10616 -42.5 -63.2 9 20.6 -43.3 179 82 342.8 342.8 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12092 -52.3 -72.4 7 20.0 -52.7 159 66 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13923 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 210 38 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16442 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 217 17 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.30 m Freezing level: 653.74 mb = 3576.03 m = 11732.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.24 mb = 3555.91 m = 11666.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.82 % Est. max temperature: 23.79 C = 74.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.82 mb = 154.38 m = 506.48 ft T: 17.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 4.81 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.57 mb = 626.73 m = 2056.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.69 C = 69.24 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 32.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 116.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.66 mb = 562.52 m = 1845.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.66 mb = 978.01 m = 3208.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 486.66 mb = 5876.50 m = 19279.62 ft B at Equ Level: 116.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 316.66 mb = 8996.02 m = 29514.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 161.3 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 191.3 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 357.7 neg: -9.3 tot: 348.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.91 Bulk Shear: 60.96 m/s