MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.16,-83.70 Latitude: 41.16 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 -18 SFC 972 225 19.3 16.7 85 2.6 17.5 170 20 294.8 297.1 291.8 330.3 12.37 2 950 421 17.8 16.3 91 1.5 16.8 173 34 295.2 297.5 291.9 330.7 12.34 3 900 882 14.8 14.4 97 0.4 14.6 187 50 296.8 298.9 291.7 330.1 11.54 4 850 1364 12.4 8.2 75 4.3 9.9 203 53 299.2 300.6 289.6 322.8 8.02 5 800 1871 9.4 5.8 78 3.7 7.3 206 50 301.2 302.5 289.6 322.7 7.22 6 750 2404 6.7 2.8 76 3.9 4.6 211 49 303.8 305.0 289.6 322.7 6.26 7 700 2966 2.5 -2.2 71 4.7 0.2 204 55 305.2 306.1 288.6 319.4 4.65 8 650 3564 0.9 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 187 55 309.9 311.1 291.5 329.3 6.27 9 600 4204 -3.1 -3.2 100 0.0 -3.1 185 55 312.5 313.4 291.3 328.4 5.06 10 550 4887 -7.5 -10.0 82 2.5 -8.5 182 63 315.2 315.9 290.5 325.8 3.26 11 500 5623 -12.4 -15.6 77 3.2 -13.5 180 72 317.9 318.3 290.4 325.4 2.27 12 450 6419 -17.0 -19.3 82 2.3 -17.7 188 69 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.1 1.84 13 400 7296 -21.6 -24.8 75 3.2 -22.4 193 63 327.0 327.2 292.1 331.5 1.28 14 350 8264 -29.1 -32.1 75 3.0 -29.6 197 62 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.74 15 300 9346 -38.4 -41.4 73 3.0 -38.7 196 67 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.34 16 250 10570 -47.8 -51.0 70 3.2 -48.0 211 96 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.14 17 200 12032 -49.6 -76.7 3 27.0 -50.1 231 65 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 13881 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.4 230 46 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16389 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 239 31 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.57 m Freezing level: 639.28 mb = 3701.00 m = 12142.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.46 mb = 3694.50 m = 12120.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.12 % Est. max temperature: 24.72 C = 76.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.97 mb = 556.78 m = 1826.68 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 7.99 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.26 mb = 983.14 m = 3225.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.73 C = 71.12 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: 2.47 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 28.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 134.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.27 mb = 850.84 m = 2791.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.27 mb = 1682.18 m = 5518.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 438.27 mb = 6615.83 m = 21705.23 ft B at Equ Level: 132.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 328.27 mb = 8713.97 m = 28588.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 55.4 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.5 neg: -35.4 tot: 296.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.79 Bulk Shear: 74.76 m/s