MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.25,-85.41 Latitude: 40.25 Longitude: -85.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20.6 16.1 76 4.5 17.6 185 10 295.9 298.0 291.7 330.1 11.88 2 950 507 21.8 15.3 66 6.5 17.5 197 31 299.3 301.4 292.6 333.1 11.57 3 900 974 17.9 14.1 78 3.8 15.4 206 35 300.0 302.0 292.6 333.1 11.29 4 850 1460 13.7 12.2 90 1.5 12.8 217 34 300.5 302.5 292.2 331.7 10.58 5 800 1970 11.9 8.2 78 3.8 9.7 228 26 303.9 305.5 291.6 329.4 8.54 6 750 2508 9.1 2.7 64 6.4 5.6 238 28 306.5 307.6 290.4 325.4 6.22 7 700 3077 5.9 -0.6 63 6.5 2.5 243 32 309.0 310.0 290.3 325.3 5.25 8 650 3679 1.8 -1.8 77 3.6 -0.0 230 34 311.0 312.0 290.9 327.1 5.17 9 600 4319 -3.2 -3.6 97 0.5 -3.4 235 38 312.4 313.4 291.1 327.8 4.88 10 550 5003 -7.7 -10.2 82 2.5 -8.7 235 44 315.0 315.6 290.3 325.3 3.20 11 500 5736 -12.5 -34.9 14 22.4 -16.9 234 45 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.2 0.39 12 450 6532 -17.9 -34.3 22 16.5 -20.8 230 46 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.4 0.46 13 400 7402 -23.8 -38.1 26 14.3 -25.9 228 49 324.0 324.1 290.4 325.3 0.36 14 350 8361 -31.3 -38.0 52 6.7 -32.1 231 58 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.1 0.41 15 300 9436 -39.0 -42.2 72 3.1 -39.3 240 61 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10661 -48.2 -51.8 67 3.5 -48.4 250 55 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12100 -55.9 -60.2 59 4.3 -56.1 248 69 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 13918 -57.6 -81.7 3 24.1 -57.9 241 60 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16423 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 250 49 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.65 m Freezing level: 631.95 mb = 3910.31 m = 12828.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.75 mb = 3669.96 m = 12040.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.56 % Est. max temperature: 26.85 C = 80.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.40 mb = 855.68 m = 2807.32 ft T: 18.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 7.84 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.12 mb = 1679.41 m = 5509.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.77 C K Index: 32.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 452.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.90 mb = 1351.77 m = 4434.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.90 mb = 3482.92 m = 11426.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.90 mb = 9759.78 m = 32019.89 ft B at Equ Level: 451.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.90 mb = 12562.16 m = 41213.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.7 neg: -20.7 tot: 224.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 9.44 Bulk Shear: 47.94 m/s