MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 42.01,-80.76 Latitude: 42.01 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 982 174 8.5 7.1 91 1.4 7.8 208 24 283.1 284.2 281.7 300.9 6.45 2 950 444 4.3 3.7 96 0.6 4.0 213 29 281.6 282.5 279.6 296.1 5.24 3 900 882 2.1 1.3 94 0.8 1.7 238 35 283.7 284.5 279.9 296.7 4.66 4 850 1341 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.7 -1.1 242 29 285.3 286.0 279.9 296.8 4.02 5 800 1824 -2.7 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.8 252 26 288.3 289.0 281.0 299.4 3.84 6 750 2332 -6.6 -6.8 98 0.2 -6.7 260 23 289.4 290.0 280.6 298.4 3.06 7 700 2867 -10.7 -11.6 93 0.9 -11.0 245 14 290.6 291.0 280.1 297.3 2.24 8 650 3433 -14.3 -15.9 88 1.6 -14.8 234 11 292.7 293.0 280.4 297.9 1.69 9 600 4034 -18.4 -20.3 84 2.0 -18.8 246 15 294.9 295.1 280.8 298.8 1.26 10 550 4678 -23.0 -24.9 84 1.9 -23.4 239 17 296.8 297.0 281.2 299.8 0.92 11 500 5368 -27.9 -30.1 82 2.2 -28.2 226 17 299.0 299.1 281.8 301.1 0.63 12 450 6117 -33.4 -36.1 77 2.6 -33.7 229 18 301.2 301.3 282.4 302.6 0.39 13 400 6932 -39.3 -43.6 64 4.3 -39.6 225 21 303.9 303.9 283.2 304.6 0.20 14 350 7838 -42.0 -59.1 14 17.1 -42.6 240 33 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.2 0.04 15 300 8878 -42.7 -69.3 4 26.6 -43.4 245 41 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.2 0.01 16 250 10110 -42.3 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.2 246 44 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.2 0.01 17 200 11611 -44.3 -75.4 2 31.1 -45.2 254 45 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.01 18 150 13518 -49.0 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.7 253 40 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.01 19 100 16150 -53.8 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.5 247 25 423.7 423.7 308.2 423.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5344.99 m Freezing level: 863.37 mb = 1218.67 m = 3998.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 869.44 mb = 1159.79 m = 3805.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.66 % Est. max temperature: 11.75 C = 53.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.72 mb = 343.70 m = 1127.63 ft T: 5.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 4.86 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 718.51 m = 2357.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.26 C = 46.87 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: 3.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.41 C Showalter Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 53.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.14 C Cross Totals Index: 26.39 C K Index: 24.71 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 165.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14117.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.65 mb = 707.10 m = 2319.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -25.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.1 neg: -18.9 tot: 125.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 21.93 m/s