MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.41,-82.26 Latitude: 39.41 Longitude: -82.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 SFC 971 265 17.4 16.2 93 1.2 16.6 170 7 293.0 295.2 290.9 327.1 11.99 2 950 446 15.3 15.3 100 0.0 15.3 179 13 292.7 294.8 290.5 325.6 11.56 3 900 903 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 211 22 293.9 295.7 289.4 322.2 9.86 4 850 1381 10.2 9.1 93 1.1 9.6 225 26 296.8 298.4 289.3 321.7 8.55 5 800 1882 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 218 29 297.8 299.1 288.6 319.6 7.45 6 750 2409 3.3 1.7 90 1.6 2.5 215 40 300.1 301.2 287.9 317.4 5.78 7 700 2966 0.4 -5.1 66 5.6 -2.0 210 48 303.0 303.7 286.9 314.4 3.74 8 650 3556 -3.1 -4.8 88 1.7 -3.8 191 45 305.4 306.2 288.1 318.1 4.12 9 600 4184 -8.4 -12.0 75 3.7 -9.6 186 56 306.4 306.9 286.9 314.5 2.54 10 550 4856 -10.8 -19.2 50 8.4 -13.3 194 71 311.3 311.6 287.5 316.3 1.52 11 500 5582 -14.5 -38.0 12 23.6 -18.4 188 84 315.4 315.5 287.6 316.5 0.29 12 450 6371 -20.2 -47.8 7 27.6 -23.3 188 83 317.9 317.9 288.2 318.3 0.11 13 400 7235 -24.7 -57.1 3 32.4 -27.2 182 89 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.1 0.04 14 350 8193 -30.6 -56.3 6 25.7 -32.3 185 97 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.05 15 300 9272 -36.8 -68.4 2 31.6 -38.1 186 94 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.5 0.01 16 250 10520 -40.7 -62.9 7 22.1 -41.7 200 83 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.03 17 200 12017 -46.7 -77.2 2 30.5 -47.4 195 64 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 18 150 13887 -57.4 -81.1 3 23.6 -57.7 207 65 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16409 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 218 27 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5572.14 m Freezing level: 693.71 mb = 3039.93 m = 9973.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.51 mb = 2710.34 m = 8892.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.74 % Est. max temperature: 21.70 C = 71.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.41 mb = 415.69 m = 1363.79 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 12.70 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 714.30 m = 2343.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.78 C = 64.00 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: 0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 28.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 269.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.12 mb = 743.67 m = 2439.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.12 mb = 789.85 m = 2591.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 442.12 mb = 6500.18 m = 21325.78 ft B at Equ Level: 267.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 322.12 mb = 8774.12 m = 28786.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.5 at 49.7 knts Storm direction: 226.5 at 37.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 4.3 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.9 neg: -49.5 tot: 43.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 169.44 m/s