MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.42,-70.34 Latitude: 43.42 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 -0 14.2 13.7 97 0.4 13.9 119 26 286.9 288.6 286.8 314.3 9.85 1 1000 45 14.3 14.1 98 0.2 14.2 120 31 287.5 289.3 287.3 315.8 10.16 2 950 481 15.7 15.6 100 0.1 15.7 144 55 293.1 295.2 290.7 326.7 11.82 3 900 939 13.4 13.0 97 0.5 13.1 156 50 295.4 297.2 290.5 325.6 10.50 4 850 1419 10.8 10.4 97 0.4 10.6 153 50 297.5 299.2 290.2 324.7 9.35 5 800 1923 7.8 6.3 90 1.5 6.9 153 51 299.4 300.8 289.2 321.6 7.50 6 750 2452 4.2 3.4 95 0.8 3.8 148 53 301.1 302.3 288.9 320.6 6.54 7 700 3011 2.0 2.0 100 0.1 2.0 142 52 304.7 305.9 289.9 323.8 6.31 8 650 3607 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 145 55 307.5 308.5 290.0 324.0 5.35 9 600 4241 -4.7 -8.1 77 3.4 -6.1 147 60 310.6 311.3 289.2 321.6 3.46 10 550 4919 -9.6 -10.3 95 0.7 -9.8 150 64 312.7 313.3 289.6 322.9 3.19 11 500 5651 -12.7 -13.0 97 0.3 -12.8 153 60 317.6 318.1 290.8 326.8 2.81 12 450 6445 -19.4 -21.3 85 1.8 -19.9 151 62 318.8 319.1 290.0 324.1 1.56 13 400 7314 -23.3 -25.5 82 2.2 -23.8 158 62 324.7 324.9 291.4 328.9 1.20 14 350 8275 -30.6 -33.4 76 2.8 -31.0 162 65 327.5 327.6 291.7 329.9 0.65 15 300 9350 -38.3 -41.8 70 3.5 -38.6 158 74 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.6 0.33 16 250 10589 -45.4 -54.8 34 9.4 -45.8 159 84 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.0 0.09 17 200 12050 -52.8 -70.5 10 17.6 -53.2 161 75 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13893 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.2 158 26 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16413 -64.0 -87.9 2 23.9 -64.2 153 14 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.04 m Freezing level: 669.58 mb = 3373.72 m = 11068.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.23 mb = 3360.56 m = 11025.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.40 % Est. max temperature: 24.56 C = 76.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.96 mb = 54.17 m = 177.71 ft T: 14.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 6.11 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 45.31 m = 148.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.84 C = 60.51 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: 1.19 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.07 C K Index: 33.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.94 mb = 463.36 m = 1520.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.94 mb = 2162.56 m = 7094.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 706.94 mb = 2931.39 m = 9617.29 ft B at Equ Level: 38.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 516.94 mb = 5395.31 m = 17700.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 148.4 at 54.7 knts Storm direction: 178.4 at 41.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.3 neg: -52.1 tot: 285.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 37.19 m/s