MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509251200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 40.38,-82.78 Latitude: 40.38 Longitude: -82.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 968 370 18.9 18.4 97 0.5 18.6 0 6 294.8 297.3 293.0 334.7 13.92 2 950 529 17.7 17.6 99 0.1 17.6 5 10 295.1 297.5 292.7 333.6 13.42 3 900 990 15.6 13.0 85 2.6 14.0 305 6 297.6 299.5 291.2 328.2 10.53 4 850 1472 11.9 10.9 94 0.9 11.3 275 9 298.6 300.3 290.8 326.9 9.69 5 800 1978 9.4 7.0 85 2.5 8.0 269 15 301.2 302.6 290.1 324.5 7.86 6 750 2512 6.7 1.3 68 5.4 3.8 266 18 303.8 304.9 289.0 320.8 5.59 7 700 3075 3.5 -1.3 71 4.8 1.1 252 21 306.4 307.3 289.3 321.7 4.99 8 650 3673 0.0 -2.8 81 2.8 -1.3 255 22 309.0 309.9 289.9 323.9 4.79 9 600 4309 -3.9 -7.4 77 3.5 -5.4 254 24 311.6 312.3 289.8 323.3 3.66 10 550 4991 -7.7 -9.9 84 2.2 -8.6 249 27 314.9 315.6 290.4 325.5 3.27 11 500 5727 -12.5 -15.9 75 3.4 -13.6 240 34 317.8 318.2 290.3 325.1 2.21 12 450 6524 -17.8 -23.7 60 5.8 -19.3 235 36 320.8 321.1 290.3 325.2 1.26 13 400 7393 -23.9 -27.8 70 3.9 -24.7 233 43 323.9 324.1 290.9 327.3 0.97 14 350 8354 -30.5 -44.8 23 14.3 -31.9 227 50 327.7 327.7 291.3 328.4 0.20 15 300 9430 -38.0 -53.1 19 15.2 -38.9 227 56 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.09 16 250 10677 -41.2 -66.8 5 25.7 -42.1 224 67 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 17 200 12169 -48.0 -75.4 3 27.4 -48.6 225 62 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 18 150 14022 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 229 52 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16538 -64.7 -85.5 4 20.8 -64.8 237 25 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.35 m Freezing level: 649.69 mb = 3676.42 m = 12061.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.98 mb = 3344.64 m = 10973.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.12 % Est. max temperature: 24.30 C = 75.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.97 mb = 430.33 m = 1411.83 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 13.94 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.62 mb = 1154.29 m = 3787.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.99 C = 71.58 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.92 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 30.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 284.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.40 mb = 995.22 m = 3265.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.40 mb = 1330.49 m = 4365.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 354.40 mb = 8263.83 m = 27111.97 ft B at Equ Level: 284.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 254.40 mb = 10557.42 m = 34636.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.5 at 20.9 knts Storm direction: 283.5 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.3 neg: -15.1 tot: 17.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.87 Bulk Shear: 73.58 m/s