MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.35,-85.92 Latitude: 41.35 Longitude: -85.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 259 24.9 16.7 61 8.1 19.4 213 11 300.2 302.4 293.4 336.5 12.39 2 950 487 22.7 15.8 65 6.9 18.1 214 20 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.5 12.00 3 900 955 18.2 14.8 80 3.5 16.0 212 24 300.3 302.5 293.0 334.9 11.81 4 850 1442 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 210 26 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.9 11.71 5 800 1951 10.6 9.3 91 1.4 9.8 225 34 302.5 304.2 291.7 329.9 9.22 6 750 2486 7.3 6.3 93 1.0 6.8 233 40 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.6 8.02 7 700 3051 3.2 2.9 98 0.3 3.0 234 44 306.0 307.3 290.7 326.5 6.75 8 650 3649 0.7 -3.6 73 4.3 -1.3 234 43 309.8 310.6 289.9 323.9 4.51 9 600 4288 -2.4 -8.6 62 6.2 -5.0 231 45 313.4 314.0 290.0 324.0 3.33 10 550 4974 -6.5 -24.7 22 18.2 -11.5 233 45 316.4 316.6 288.6 319.7 0.94 11 500 5710 -12.2 -23.8 38 11.5 -15.3 241 50 318.1 318.3 289.3 322.0 1.12 12 450 6508 -17.0 -40.6 11 23.6 -20.6 241 59 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.8 0.25 13 400 7381 -22.8 -39.0 21 16.2 -25.1 237 61 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.6 0.33 14 350 8345 -30.1 -54.0 8 23.8 -31.9 234 67 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.07 15 300 9422 -38.6 -44.6 53 6.0 -39.1 232 69 331.0 331.1 292.2 332.0 0.24 16 250 10648 -49.4 -52.6 69 3.2 -49.5 238 80 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12076 -56.9 -66.9 27 10.0 -57.1 243 80 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 18 150 13897 -57.5 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 243 62 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16405 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 261 44 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.05 m Freezing level: 638.30 mb = 3798.67 m = 12462.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.31 mb = 3461.21 m = 11355.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.80 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.64 mb = 1286.38 m = 4220.34 ft T: 15.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 12.62 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.30 mb = 1398.72 m = 4588.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.22 C = 77.39 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.99 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.98 C Cross Totals Index: 25.99 C K Index: 39.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 776.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.24 mb = 1369.43 m = 4492.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.24 mb = 1518.71 m = 4982.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.24 mb = 11119.12 m = 36479.60 ft B at Equ Level: 767.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.24 mb = 13400.46 m = 43964.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.1 neg: -0.2 tot: 204.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 11.53 Bulk Shear: 67.38 m/s