MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.69,-85.12 Latitude: 41.69 Longitude: -85.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 970 304 23.8 15.7 60 8.1 18.4 204 10 299.6 301.7 292.7 333.6 11.63 2 950 484 22.9 15.0 61 7.8 17.7 208 20 300.4 302.5 292.7 333.8 11.39 3 900 952 18.6 14.1 75 4.5 15.6 208 26 300.6 302.7 292.7 333.8 11.29 4 850 1439 14.1 12.9 93 1.2 13.3 209 28 300.9 302.9 292.7 333.5 11.09 5 800 1948 9.8 9.4 97 0.4 9.6 228 32 301.6 303.3 291.5 329.1 9.30 6 750 2484 7.8 5.5 85 2.3 6.5 234 35 305.1 306.5 291.1 328.0 7.58 7 700 3049 4.1 2.7 91 1.4 3.3 235 40 307.0 308.2 290.9 327.3 6.66 8 650 3648 0.5 -0.7 92 1.2 -0.1 234 43 309.6 310.6 290.9 327.0 5.62 9 600 4288 -2.7 -6.9 73 4.1 -4.6 232 47 313.0 313.7 290.3 325.1 3.81 10 550 4973 -6.5 -26.6 19 20.1 -11.8 232 45 316.4 316.5 288.5 319.1 0.79 11 500 5709 -11.9 -33.4 15 21.5 -16.3 242 48 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.1 0.46 12 450 6507 -16.9 -33.0 23 16.1 -20.0 242 54 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.9 0.53 13 400 7380 -22.6 -41.0 17 18.4 -25.2 238 62 325.6 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.27 14 350 8345 -30.2 -46.8 18 16.7 -31.7 237 65 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.16 15 300 9422 -38.5 -42.4 67 3.9 -38.8 237 67 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.31 16 250 10648 -49.2 -52.3 70 3.1 -49.4 242 88 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 12077 -56.9 -67.3 26 10.4 -57.1 244 84 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13896 -58.0 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 247 61 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16403 -63.7 -87.5 3 23.8 -63.9 263 35 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.24 m Freezing level: 641.77 mb = 3753.68 m = 12315.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.43 mb = 3630.67 m = 11911.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.55 C = 77.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.61 mb = 1333.39 m = 4374.58 ft T: 15.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 14.71 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.50 mb = 1563.51 m = 5129.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.31 C = 77.55 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.87 C K Index: 37.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 489.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.92 mb = 1489.49 m = 4886.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.92 mb = 1639.82 m = 5379.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.92 mb = 10650.00 m = 34940.53 ft B at Equ Level: 488.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.92 mb = 12746.18 m = 41817.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.4 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 261.4 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 203.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 7.27 Bulk Shear: 67.33 m/s