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: 41.89,-83.7 Latitude: 41.89 Longitude: -83.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -39 SFC 972 207 19.4 17.1 86 2.3 17.8 164 21 294.9 297.2 292.0 331.3 12.69 2 950 401 18.0 16.4 90 1.6 17.0 168 34 295.5 297.7 292.0 331.3 12.45 3 900 862 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 178 51 296.6 298.7 291.9 330.5 11.73 4 850 1344 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 194 60 298.7 300.6 291.4 329.0 10.39 5 800 1850 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 201 57 301.2 302.8 291.2 328.1 9.10 6 750 2385 8.2 4.0 75 4.2 5.8 196 55 305.5 306.7 290.6 326.1 6.82 7 700 2952 4.1 0.0 75 4.0 2.0 200 54 307.0 308.0 289.9 323.8 5.48 8 650 3550 0.9 -1.9 81 2.8 -0.5 191 57 309.9 310.9 290.5 325.8 5.11 9 600 4190 -3.0 -6.8 75 3.8 -4.7 191 65 312.6 313.3 290.2 324.8 3.83 10 550 4872 -7.8 -18.0 43 10.3 -11.1 189 68 314.9 315.2 288.9 320.4 1.68 11 500 5607 -12.3 -13.8 89 1.5 -12.8 189 67 318.0 318.6 290.8 326.7 2.64 12 450 6406 -16.5 -18.2 86 1.8 -17.0 197 67 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.4 2.02 13 400 7282 -21.8 -23.9 83 2.1 -22.4 200 63 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.4 1.38 14 350 8251 -28.8 -31.4 78 2.6 -29.2 193 64 329.9 330.1 292.5 332.8 0.79 15 300 9336 -37.5 -40.4 75 2.9 -37.8 189 64 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.38 16 250 10562 -49.2 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 210 88 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 17 200 12015 -50.0 -74.7 4 24.8 -50.4 229 70 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.01 18 150 13857 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 225 50 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16375 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 228 30 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.18 m Freezing level: 638.90 mb = 3692.09 m = 12113.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.65 mb = 3418.83 m = 11216.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.97 % Est. max temperature: 24.46 C = 76.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.35 mb = 496.96 m = 1630.42 ft T: 17.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 7.48 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.35 mb = 801.94 m = 2631.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.90 C = 69.62 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 32.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 155.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.96 mb = 768.07 m = 2519.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.96 mb = 909.30 m = 2983.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 764.96 mb = 2221.68 m = 7288.88 ft B at Equ Level: 28.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 294.96 mb = 9449.91 m = 31003.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.2 at 58.6 knts Storm direction: 221.2 at 43.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 470.7 neg: -32.7 tot: 438.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 1.40 Bulk Shear: 111.76 m/s