MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.30,-85.43 Latitude: 40.30 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 61 SFC 976 275 21.2 16.1 73 5.1 17.8 188 12 296.5 298.6 291.9 330.8 11.89 2 950 505 21.4 15.4 69 5.9 17.4 200 31 298.9 301.0 292.5 332.9 11.66 3 900 972 17.7 14.4 81 3.3 15.5 211 41 299.8 301.9 292.6 333.5 11.52 4 850 1458 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 215 41 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.1 10.44 5 800 1966 10.8 5.5 70 5.3 7.8 217 30 302.6 303.9 289.9 323.8 7.08 6 750 2503 8.7 5.2 79 3.5 6.7 208 22 306.0 307.4 291.3 328.5 7.43 7 700 3070 4.6 0.4 74 4.1 2.4 216 29 307.6 308.6 290.2 324.9 5.65 8 650 3669 0.7 -2.1 82 2.8 -0.7 210 34 309.8 310.7 290.4 325.5 5.06 9 600 4308 -3.0 -4.3 90 1.4 -3.6 220 42 312.7 313.5 290.9 327.2 4.62 10 550 4993 -7.0 -10.5 76 3.5 -8.4 219 47 315.8 316.4 290.6 326.0 3.14 11 500 5728 -11.9 -30.6 20 18.7 -16.0 223 49 318.5 318.6 288.9 320.6 0.60 12 450 6525 -18.4 -28.2 42 9.8 -20.5 221 53 320.1 320.3 289.7 323.1 0.84 13 400 7390 -25.4 -27.8 80 2.4 -25.8 225 58 322.0 322.2 290.4 325.5 0.98 14 350 8347 -31.8 -34.5 77 2.6 -32.2 240 48 325.8 325.9 291.1 328.0 0.59 15 300 9422 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.0 -38.8 229 44 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.34 16 250 10649 -48.1 -50.9 73 2.8 -48.2 228 43 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12086 -57.3 -61.5 59 4.2 -57.4 255 73 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 18 150 13907 -59.2 -78.7 6 19.5 -59.4 241 61 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.01 19 100 16417 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 248 45 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.09 m Freezing level: 640.36 mb = 3792.46 m = 12442.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.00 mb = 3533.77 m = 11593.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.09 % Est. max temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.71 mb = 926.68 m = 3040.26 ft T: 18.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 9.65 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.85 mb = 1479.03 m = 4852.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.46 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 33.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 538.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.00 mb = 1299.17 m = 4262.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.00 mb = 2827.31 m = 9275.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.00 mb = 9626.59 m = 31582.93 ft B at Equ Level: 535.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.00 mb = 12718.05 m = 41725.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.6 neg: -68.7 tot: 169.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 25.14 Bulk Shear: 21.42 m/s