MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.69,-85.99 Latitude: 41.69 Longitude: -85.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 230 20.5 17.5 83 3.0 18.5 204 5 295.6 297.9 292.5 332.9 13.01 2 950 482 21.2 15.5 70 5.7 17.4 221 19 298.7 300.9 292.5 333.0 11.74 3 900 948 17.2 14.5 84 2.7 15.4 219 24 299.2 301.3 292.6 333.1 11.60 4 850 1433 13.4 12.9 97 0.5 13.1 213 28 300.2 302.2 292.4 332.8 11.10 5 800 1942 9.8 8.8 94 1.0 9.2 226 35 301.6 303.2 291.2 328.1 8.95 6 750 2476 6.6 6.4 99 0.2 6.5 224 37 303.8 305.3 291.2 328.0 8.09 7 700 3040 3.7 3.2 96 0.5 3.5 227 38 306.6 307.9 291.0 327.6 6.91 8 650 3638 0.3 -3.6 75 4.0 -1.6 229 43 309.3 310.2 289.8 323.4 4.50 9 600 4276 -3.0 -6.8 75 3.8 -4.7 232 43 312.7 313.4 290.2 324.9 3.84 10 550 4961 -7.2 -9.4 84 2.2 -8.1 242 44 315.6 316.3 290.7 326.6 3.41 11 500 5696 -11.9 -19.3 54 7.4 -14.2 239 50 318.5 318.9 290.0 324.1 1.66 12 450 6495 -16.7 -40.2 11 23.5 -20.4 235 57 322.3 322.3 289.8 323.3 0.26 13 400 7368 -23.4 -40.6 19 17.2 -25.7 233 62 324.6 324.7 290.5 325.6 0.28 14 350 8328 -31.5 -45.2 25 13.8 -32.8 235 68 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.19 15 300 9401 -39.2 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.5 250 95 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.31 16 250 10625 -48.6 -52.0 67 3.4 -48.8 240 107 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12059 -54.8 -69.2 15 14.4 -55.0 251 77 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.02 18 150 13882 -58.7 -80.9 4 22.2 -58.9 245 50 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16398 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 257 37 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.27 m Freezing level: 645.06 mb = 3701.46 m = 12143.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.50 mb = 3448.11 m = 11312.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.64 % Est. max temperature: 25.76 C = 78.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.98 mb = 610.18 m = 2001.88 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 9.73 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1355.66 m = 4447.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.02 C = 77.03 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 37.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 537.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.38 mb = 1173.85 m = 3851.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.38 mb = 1619.09 m = 5311.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 271.38 mb = 10074.34 m = 33051.89 ft B at Equ Level: 535.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.38 mb = 12678.18 m = 41594.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 8.21 Bulk Shear: 65.42 m/s