MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.98,-83.02 Latitude: 39.98 Longitude: -83.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 982 227 19.1 17.0 88 2.0 17.7 180 10 293.7 295.9 291.6 329.5 12.54 2 950 515 18.7 16.6 87 2.2 17.3 195 30 296.2 298.5 292.4 332.5 12.58 3 900 979 16.9 15.5 91 1.4 16.0 214 35 298.9 301.1 293.0 335.0 12.37 4 850 1465 13.7 11.1 84 2.6 12.1 204 33 300.5 302.3 291.5 329.4 9.81 5 800 1974 11.4 5.6 67 5.8 8.1 215 32 303.4 304.7 290.2 324.8 7.15 6 750 2510 8.6 0.6 57 8.1 4.4 209 31 306.0 306.9 289.4 322.2 5.31 7 700 3078 5.7 -11.2 28 17.0 -1.2 203 31 308.9 309.3 287.5 316.3 2.31 8 650 3680 2.6 -11.4 35 14.1 -3.1 206 34 312.0 312.4 288.7 319.9 2.46 9 600 4322 -1.8 -6.5 70 4.7 -4.0 212 37 314.0 314.7 290.7 326.5 3.91 10 550 5008 -6.9 -11.3 71 4.4 -8.7 210 41 315.8 316.4 290.4 325.4 2.93 11 500 5743 -12.9 -19.1 59 6.3 -14.7 216 42 317.4 317.7 289.7 323.0 1.68 12 450 6539 -17.3 -29.2 35 12.0 -19.8 225 49 321.5 321.7 290.0 324.2 0.76 13 400 7411 -23.3 -38.0 25 14.6 -25.5 237 60 324.7 324.7 290.6 326.0 0.36 14 350 8372 -30.5 -34.5 68 4.0 -31.0 242 59 327.7 327.8 291.6 329.8 0.59 15 300 9450 -38.6 -42.1 69 3.5 -38.9 244 51 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.31 16 250 10677 -48.0 -52.9 56 5.0 -48.2 244 64 334.7 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.11 17 200 12111 -59.4 -62.3 68 3.0 -59.4 259 74 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.04 18 150 13922 -57.3 -80.4 4 23.1 -57.6 242 61 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 256 37 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.79 m Freezing level: 620.56 mb = 4057.97 m = 13313.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.76 mb = 2952.22 m = 9685.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.96 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.81 mb = 480.46 m = 1576.30 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 18.69 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.53 mb = 1271.67 m = 4172.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.21 C = 77.37 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 20.69 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 350.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.18 mb = 920.23 m = 3019.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 621.18 mb = 4043.69 m = 13266.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.18 mb = 9650.67 m = 31661.91 ft B at Equ Level: 348.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.18 mb = 12395.28 m = 40666.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.3 neg: -35.2 tot: 142.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 17.14 Bulk Shear: 20.47 m/s