MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.01,-83.69 Latitude: 39.01 Longitude: -83.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 975 302 23.3 17.5 70 5.8 19.4 195 7 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.4 13.01 2 950 531 23.1 15.2 61 7.8 17.8 207 18 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.4 11.53 3 900 999 18.5 14.1 75 4.4 15.6 209 21 300.6 302.6 292.7 333.7 11.27 4 850 1486 13.9 13.0 94 0.9 13.3 211 21 300.7 302.7 292.6 333.4 11.13 5 800 1995 10.1 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 224 28 302.0 303.7 291.5 329.2 9.20 6 750 2532 8.8 1.1 58 7.7 4.7 233 32 306.1 307.2 289.7 323.0 5.52 7 700 3099 6.6 -7.1 37 13.7 0.4 240 32 309.8 310.4 288.7 319.9 3.20 8 650 3705 3.5 -2.6 64 6.1 0.4 241 30 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.3 4.87 9 600 4349 -0.5 -12.1 41 11.6 -5.2 242 28 315.5 316.0 289.9 323.7 2.52 10 550 5038 -5.6 -22.5 25 16.9 -10.6 245 30 317.4 317.7 289.2 321.3 1.14 11 500 5775 -12.0 -28.4 24 16.4 -15.9 244 30 318.4 318.5 289.0 321.0 0.73 12 450 6574 -16.5 -42.1 9 25.6 -20.4 235 34 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.2 0.21 13 400 7450 -21.7 -41.6 15 19.9 -24.5 237 38 326.8 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.25 14 350 8418 -29.1 -43.3 24 14.3 -30.7 246 45 329.5 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.24 15 300 9500 -38.0 -44.8 49 6.8 -38.5 250 51 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.8 0.24 16 250 10729 -48.2 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.4 254 56 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12162 -55.8 -65.5 29 9.6 -56.1 255 73 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 18 150 13978 -60.6 -82.8 4 22.2 -60.8 257 64 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.5 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 249 37 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.72 m Freezing level: 606.57 mb = 4264.56 m = 13991.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.18 mb = 3752.02 m = 12309.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.97 % Est. max temperature: 25.99 C = 78.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.20 mb = 1035.13 m = 3396.06 ft T: 18.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.49 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.92 mb = 1536.35 m = 5040.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.49 C = 77.87 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.77 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 25.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 267.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.59 mb = 1480.19 m = 4856.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.59 mb = 1629.61 m = 5346.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.59 mb = 2469.92 m = 8103.32 ft B at Equ Level: 21.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 665.59 mb = 3510.91 m = 11518.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.2 neg: -0.7 tot: 161.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 8.24 Bulk Shear: 32.50 m/s