MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-85.91 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -85.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 976 252 23.4 16.3 64 7.1 18.7 210 12 298.7 300.8 292.7 333.8 12.06 2 950 485 22.0 15.5 67 6.4 17.7 211 21 299.5 301.6 292.7 333.9 11.76 3 900 952 17.5 14.5 83 2.9 15.5 211 25 299.5 301.6 292.7 333.5 11.63 4 850 1438 13.4 11.5 88 1.9 12.2 225 33 300.2 302.1 291.7 329.9 10.09 5 800 1946 10.4 10.0 97 0.4 10.2 230 37 302.3 304.0 292.0 331.0 9.70 6 750 2481 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 6.9 233 48 304.1 305.7 291.5 329.3 8.38 7 700 3047 4.5 1.4 81 3.0 2.8 239 42 307.4 308.5 290.6 326.0 6.06 8 650 3646 0.8 -1.8 83 2.6 -0.5 235 40 309.8 310.8 290.5 325.8 5.15 9 600 4285 -3.0 -10.5 56 7.5 -6.1 237 42 312.6 313.1 289.3 321.8 2.86 10 550 4969 -7.2 -16.5 47 9.4 -10.4 238 48 315.6 315.9 289.3 321.9 1.91 11 500 5704 -11.5 -34.8 13 23.3 -16.2 237 49 319.0 319.1 288.9 320.4 0.40 12 450 6503 -16.3 -35.7 17 19.4 -19.8 237 53 322.7 322.8 290.0 324.2 0.40 13 400 7379 -22.3 -38.0 23 15.7 -24.6 241 56 326.1 326.1 291.0 327.4 0.36 14 350 8343 -30.7 -36.8 55 6.1 -31.5 239 59 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.0 0.47 15 300 9420 -39.1 -42.0 74 2.9 -39.4 249 72 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.32 16 250 10642 -49.2 -52.8 66 3.6 -49.3 234 75 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.11 17 200 12071 -56.3 -70.8 15 14.5 -56.5 248 79 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 18 150 13886 -58.3 -80.4 4 22.2 -58.5 239 59 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16393 -65.5 -87.3 3 21.8 -65.7 252 50 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.81 m Freezing level: 639.88 mb = 3775.58 m = 12386.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.60 mb = 3552.28 m = 11654.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.59 % Est. max temperature: 25.95 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.56 mb = 1147.27 m = 3763.96 ft T: 15.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 9.24 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.52 mb = 1402.62 m = 4601.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.93 C = 76.88 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.08 C Showalter Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.05 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 463.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.78 mb = 1310.91 m = 4300.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.78 mb = 1559.20 m = 5115.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.78 mb = 10698.71 m = 35100.33 ft B at Equ Level: 457.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.78 mb = 12814.22 m = 42040.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.9 neg: -9.0 tot: 222.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 6.35 Bulk Shear: 72.99 m/s