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: 45.16,-76.44 Latitude: 45.16 Longitude: -76.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 980 192 14.1 13.4 96 0.7 13.6 285 8 288.9 290.6 287.6 316.6 9.89 2 950 450 11.7 11.7 100 -0.0 11.7 294 18 289.1 290.7 287.0 314.7 9.14 3 900 901 9.6 9.2 97 0.4 9.3 307 11 291.4 292.8 286.9 314.5 8.11 4 850 1373 6.8 6.2 96 0.6 6.5 272 5 293.3 294.5 286.5 313.5 7.02 5 800 1870 4.6 4.6 100 0.0 4.6 130 1 296.1 297.3 287.3 315.6 6.67 6 750 2395 2.2 2.2 100 0.0 2.2 125 6 299.0 300.0 287.6 316.7 5.98 7 700 2949 -1.0 -1.0 100 0.0 -1.0 161 15 301.4 302.3 287.6 316.7 5.07 8 650 3538 -3.7 -5.6 86 2.0 -4.6 163 25 304.8 305.5 287.6 316.7 3.86 9 600 4164 -8.1 -11.0 80 2.9 -9.2 157 34 306.7 307.2 287.2 315.4 2.75 10 550 4835 -12.8 -18.7 61 5.9 -14.5 158 40 308.9 309.2 286.8 314.1 1.59 11 500 5553 -18.0 -32.0 28 14.0 -20.5 163 48 311.1 311.2 286.4 312.9 0.52 12 450 6331 -24.0 -27.4 73 3.4 -24.6 158 60 313.1 313.3 287.5 316.2 0.90 13 400 7178 -30.6 -51.1 12 20.5 -32.1 158 79 315.2 315.2 287.3 315.5 0.09 14 350 8118 -34.3 -66.6 2 32.2 -35.7 157 84 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.01 15 300 9183 -38.7 -65.6 4 26.9 -39.8 159 68 330.8 330.8 291.9 330.8 0.02 16 250 10431 -39.3 -71.7 2 32.4 -40.4 160 63 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 17 200 11940 -46.8 -77.3 2 30.5 -47.5 179 62 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 13813 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.7 191 38 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.6 0.00 19 100 16376 -60.0 -87.4 2 27.4 -60.3 189 9 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5533.91 m Freezing level: 715.48 mb = 2777.67 m = 9112.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.06 mb = 2767.02 m = 9078.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.86 % Est. max temperature: 19.51 C = 67.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.02 mb = 275.44 m = 903.65 ft T: 13.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 3.15 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.44 mb = 686.78 m = 2253.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.45 C = 59.81 F Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lifted Index: 1.31 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: 2.19 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 30.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 133.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.82 mb = 674.31 m = 2212.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.82 mb = 1088.46 m = 3571.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.82 mb = 1669.56 m = 5477.48 ft B at Equ Level: 16.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 729.82 mb = 2613.90 m = 8575.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.9 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 193.9 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.2 neg: -35.5 tot: 107.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 168.90 m/s