MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.23,-85.43 Latitude: 40.23 Longitude: -85.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 975 286 22.0 16.1 69 5.9 18.1 190 11 297.3 299.5 292.2 331.7 11.87 2 950 509 21.9 15.2 66 6.6 17.5 196 25 299.4 301.5 292.6 333.1 11.53 3 900 976 17.7 13.8 78 3.9 15.1 203 30 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.1 11.08 4 850 1462 14.5 10.3 76 4.2 11.9 222 28 301.3 303.1 291.4 328.9 9.32 5 800 1973 11.9 7.6 75 4.3 9.3 238 25 303.9 305.4 291.3 328.5 8.22 6 750 2511 8.9 4.9 76 4.0 6.6 245 30 306.2 307.6 291.2 328.2 7.24 7 700 3079 5.6 -0.5 65 6.1 2.5 248 37 308.7 309.7 290.3 325.0 5.29 8 650 3681 1.6 -2.4 75 4.0 -0.4 241 42 310.8 311.7 290.6 326.2 4.95 9 600 4321 -2.5 -4.4 87 1.9 -3.4 237 45 313.3 314.1 291.1 327.8 4.61 10 550 5006 -7.3 -11.0 75 3.6 -8.8 238 48 315.4 315.9 290.3 325.1 3.01 11 500 5741 -12.5 -22.8 42 10.3 -15.3 238 48 317.8 318.0 289.3 322.0 1.23 12 450 6538 -17.2 -34.1 21 16.9 -20.3 238 48 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.3 0.47 13 400 7410 -23.2 -38.9 22 15.7 -25.5 243 52 324.8 324.8 290.6 326.0 0.33 14 350 8372 -30.4 -47.9 16 17.5 -32.0 244 60 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.3 0.14 15 300 9448 -39.0 -45.7 49 6.7 -39.5 243 64 330.4 330.5 292.0 331.2 0.21 16 250 10672 -48.8 -51.8 71 3.0 -49.0 247 78 333.4 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12107 -56.3 -66.4 27 10.1 -56.4 258 77 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.03 18 150 13924 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.8 245 63 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16424 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.4 246 46 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.49 m Freezing level: 630.36 mb = 3932.48 m = 12901.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.80 mb = 3596.52 m = 11799.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.79 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.20 mb = 1040.58 m = 3413.94 ft T: 17.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 8.01 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.03 mb = 1899.30 m = 6231.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.15 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 31.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 288.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.06 mb = 1402.03 m = 4599.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.06 mb = 3422.04 m = 11227.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.06 mb = 9650.75 m = 31662.17 ft B at Equ Level: 286.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 201.06 mb = 12073.47 m = 39610.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.0 neg: -6.0 tot: 200.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 3.70 Bulk Shear: 77.87 m/s