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: 41.43,-83.91 Latitude: 41.43 Longitude: -83.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -35 SFC 973 202 19.4 16.8 85 2.6 17.7 169 22 294.9 297.1 291.9 330.6 12.47 2 950 404 17.9 16.3 91 1.5 16.8 172 36 295.3 297.5 291.9 330.8 12.37 3 900 864 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 185 54 296.6 298.7 291.9 330.5 11.73 4 850 1347 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 199 65 298.7 300.6 291.5 329.2 10.43 5 800 1853 9.8 8.9 94 0.9 9.3 206 56 301.6 303.3 291.2 328.2 8.98 6 750 2389 7.5 3.9 77 3.7 5.5 207 50 304.8 306.0 290.3 325.1 6.74 7 700 2954 3.8 0.8 81 3.0 2.2 213 56 306.7 307.8 290.1 324.5 5.81 8 650 3552 -0.2 -0.3 99 0.1 -0.3 195 51 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.5 5.76 9 600 4191 -3.1 -4.0 94 0.9 -3.6 186 60 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.4 4.74 10 550 4873 -8.0 -10.5 83 2.4 -9.0 186 63 314.6 315.2 290.2 324.7 3.13 11 500 5608 -12.4 -17.2 67 4.9 -13.9 183 68 318.0 318.4 290.2 324.6 1.98 12 450 6407 -16.3 -17.6 90 1.3 -16.7 192 68 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.9 2.13 13 400 7284 -21.9 -23.6 86 1.8 -22.3 197 69 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.6 1.42 14 350 8253 -28.8 -31.2 80 2.4 -29.2 198 68 329.9 330.1 292.5 332.8 0.81 15 300 9337 -37.8 -40.6 75 2.8 -38.1 195 66 332.1 332.1 292.7 333.5 0.37 16 250 10563 -49.2 -52.4 69 3.2 -49.3 212 92 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 17 200 12017 -49.9 -74.9 4 25.0 -50.4 235 70 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 13864 -56.6 -84.8 2 28.1 -56.9 228 49 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16381 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 225 30 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.37 m Freezing level: 652.63 mb = 3520.35 m = 11549.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.42 mb = 3484.74 m = 11432.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.66 % Est. max temperature: 24.77 C = 76.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.07 mb = 529.46 m = 1737.05 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 6.32 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 809.05 m = 2654.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.96 C = 69.73 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 33.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 174.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.56 mb = 764.92 m = 2509.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.56 mb = 906.09 m = 2972.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 765.56 mb = 2218.29 m = 7277.76 ft B at Equ Level: 21.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 295.56 mb = 9437.05 m = 30961.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 57.2 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 42.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 491.5 neg: -43.3 tot: 448.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 149.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.4 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 82.89 m/s