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: 42.49,-79.8 Latitude: 42.49 Longitude: -79.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 981 175 10.5 10.1 97 0.4 10.3 202 23 285.2 286.6 284.2 307.2 7.92 2 950 437 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 203 29 284.3 285.4 282.4 302.7 6.61 3 900 879 3.6 3.6 100 0.0 3.6 219 29 285.2 286.2 281.6 300.7 5.50 4 850 1340 -0.1 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 243 22 286.0 286.8 280.7 298.6 4.45 5 800 1823 -3.2 -3.3 100 0.0 -3.3 247 18 287.7 288.4 280.7 298.5 3.76 6 750 2330 -6.4 -6.8 97 0.4 -6.5 248 19 289.6 290.2 280.7 298.6 3.06 7 700 2866 -9.7 -10.5 94 0.8 -10.0 247 19 291.8 292.2 280.9 299.1 2.45 8 650 3434 -13.6 -14.9 90 1.2 -14.0 242 17 293.6 293.9 281.0 299.2 1.86 9 600 4038 -17.4 -18.8 88 1.4 -17.7 226 23 296.0 296.2 281.5 300.5 1.44 10 550 4683 -22.9 -24.7 85 1.8 -23.2 218 18 296.9 297.0 281.3 299.9 0.94 11 500 5374 -27.0 -29.9 76 3.0 -27.4 192 21 300.2 300.3 282.3 302.3 0.64 12 450 6125 -32.9 -36.8 68 3.9 -33.3 193 25 301.9 302.0 282.7 303.1 0.36 13 400 6940 -39.9 -45.0 58 5.1 -40.2 197 27 303.1 303.1 282.9 303.7 0.17 14 350 7844 -42.3 -59.7 13 17.4 -42.9 217 29 311.7 311.7 286.0 311.8 0.03 15 300 8880 -44.0 -66.6 6 22.6 -44.6 227 37 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.3 0.02 16 250 10105 -43.5 -74.8 2 31.3 -44.3 228 39 341.3 341.3 294.6 341.3 0.01 17 200 11602 -44.4 -75.4 2 31.1 -45.2 247 42 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 18 150 13508 -49.0 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.7 243 37 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.01 19 100 16142 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.5 235 29 425.6 425.6 308.3 425.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5360.98 m Freezing level: 851.87 mb = 1322.41 m = 4338.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.08 mb = 1319.95 m = 4330.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.76 % Est. max temperature: 11.90 C = 53.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.62 mb = 226.03 m = 741.54 ft T: 9.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 8.69 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 572.32 m = 1877.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.84 C = 49.71 F Cap Strength: -0.22 C Lifted Index: 0.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 2.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 26.82 C K Index: 25.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 157.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 234.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.11 mb = 609.70 m = 2000.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.11 mb = 653.75 m = 2144.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 505.11 mb = 5300.38 m = 17389.50 ft B at Equ Level: 233.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 345.11 mb = 7938.79 m = 26045.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.2 neg: -1.6 tot: 77.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 19.29 Bulk Shear: 12.14 m/s