MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.66,-84.20 Latitude: 39.66 Longitude: -84.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 975 270 19.9 17.9 88 2.0 18.5 178 14 295.2 297.6 292.7 333.6 13.36 2 950 490 18.8 17.5 92 1.3 17.9 184 29 296.3 298.7 293.0 334.9 13.40 3 900 953 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 199 45 297.8 300.1 293.0 334.7 12.70 4 850 1439 14.9 14.8 99 0.1 14.8 203 43 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.7 12.53 5 800 1950 10.9 9.6 92 1.2 10.1 201 39 302.7 304.5 291.9 330.8 9.45 6 750 2486 8.0 2.6 69 5.4 5.1 206 39 305.3 306.5 290.0 324.0 6.17 7 700 3053 5.4 1.3 75 4.2 3.2 211 42 308.5 309.6 290.8 326.9 6.00 8 650 3655 2.6 -12.8 31 15.4 -3.5 209 46 311.9 312.3 288.4 319.0 2.19 9 600 4298 -1.3 -9.1 55 7.8 -4.7 203 47 314.6 315.2 290.2 324.9 3.19 10 550 4985 -6.2 -12.9 59 6.7 -8.8 202 48 316.7 317.2 290.3 325.1 2.57 11 500 5722 -12.6 -16.8 71 4.2 -13.9 205 51 317.7 318.1 290.2 324.6 2.06 12 450 6520 -16.6 -29.0 33 12.4 -19.3 217 50 322.4 322.5 290.3 325.1 0.78 13 400 7395 -22.1 -39.9 18 17.8 -24.7 221 53 326.2 326.3 290.9 327.3 0.30 14 350 8361 -29.7 -33.6 69 3.8 -30.3 229 61 328.6 328.8 292.0 331.0 0.64 15 300 9442 -37.8 -40.8 74 3.0 -38.1 233 51 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10670 -48.3 -51.8 67 3.4 -48.5 227 42 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12102 -57.3 -61.2 61 3.9 -57.3 239 55 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.05 18 150 13928 -58.7 -86.3 2 27.7 -58.9 252 56 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16438 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 252 35 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.60 m Freezing level: 616.75 mb = 4082.58 m = 13394.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.17 mb = 3334.47 m = 10939.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.38 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.83 mb = 518.68 m = 1701.69 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 14.62 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 864.52 m = 2836.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.22 C = 71.99 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -5.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.44 C Cross Totals Index: 27.34 C K Index: 38.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 474.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.98 mb = 821.28 m = 2694.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.98 mb = 1856.01 m = 6089.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.98 mb = 10696.57 m = 35093.29 ft B at Equ Level: 471.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.98 mb = 12806.87 m = 42016.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.1 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 234.1 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.1 neg: -24.8 tot: 252.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 9.97 Bulk Shear: 47.57 m/s