MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.37,-82.94 Latitude: 41.37 Longitude: -82.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -13 SFC 977 183 19.6 16.4 82 3.2 17.5 172 22 294.6 296.8 291.5 329.2 12.07 2 950 427 17.9 15.8 88 2.1 16.5 177 38 295.3 297.4 291.6 329.6 11.93 3 900 887 14.2 14.1 99 0.1 14.1 189 53 296.1 298.2 291.3 328.7 11.27 4 850 1371 14.4 9.2 71 5.2 11.3 206 62 301.2 302.8 290.8 326.8 8.64 5 800 1880 10.2 9.1 93 1.1 9.5 199 59 302.0 303.7 291.4 328.9 9.08 6 750 2416 8.0 -1.1 53 9.1 3.4 195 61 305.3 306.1 288.6 319.7 4.72 7 700 2980 4.0 -3.3 59 7.3 0.5 193 64 306.9 307.7 288.8 320.1 4.27 8 650 3580 1.1 -16.1 26 17.3 -5.0 194 61 310.3 310.6 287.3 315.7 1.67 9 600 4219 -2.5 -19.8 25 17.3 -8.1 193 60 313.2 313.5 288.0 317.7 1.33 10 550 4901 -7.5 -16.7 48 9.2 -10.6 192 64 315.1 315.5 289.2 321.3 1.88 11 500 5637 -11.8 -20.4 49 8.6 -14.4 190 68 318.6 318.9 289.9 323.8 1.51 12 450 6434 -16.8 -20.1 75 3.3 -17.7 198 66 322.2 322.5 291.2 328.1 1.72 13 400 7311 -21.9 -23.6 86 1.7 -22.3 198 57 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.5 1.43 14 350 8281 -28.0 -32.3 66 4.3 -28.7 197 56 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.7 0.72 15 300 9369 -37.2 -41.4 65 4.2 -37.6 201 51 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.2 0.34 16 250 10597 -49.0 -51.9 72 2.9 -49.1 215 80 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 17 200 12046 -53.2 -72.8 8 19.6 -53.5 228 65 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 13878 -58.0 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 226 48 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16393 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 234 35 404.9 404.9 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.85 m Freezing level: 634.27 mb = 3780.66 m = 12403.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.57 mb = 3031.85 m = 9946.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.38 mb = 586.44 m = 1923.99 ft T: 16.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 9.21 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.54 mb = 863.46 m = 2832.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.01 C = 69.82 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.21 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 28.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 90.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.45 mb = 836.04 m = 2742.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 570.45 mb = 4615.02 m = 15140.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 480.45 mb = 5939.11 m = 19485.03 ft B at Equ Level: 23.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 420.45 mb = 6939.89 m = 22768.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.5 at 59.8 knts Storm direction: 223.5 at 44.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.6 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 422.4 neg: -64.2 tot: 358.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 93.12 m/s