MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.67,-85.48 Latitude: 41.67 Longitude: -85.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 269 18.7 18.2 97 0.4 18.4 181 5 294.1 296.5 292.5 333.0 13.65 2 950 481 20.7 16.2 75 4.5 17.7 197 22 298.2 300.4 292.7 333.8 12.26 3 900 946 16.9 14.9 88 2.0 15.6 203 33 298.9 301.1 292.7 333.7 11.90 4 850 1432 13.7 13.0 96 0.7 13.2 209 33 300.5 302.5 292.6 333.1 11.11 5 800 1941 10.4 8.4 88 2.0 9.2 220 38 302.2 303.8 291.2 328.1 8.70 6 750 2476 7.4 4.8 83 2.6 5.9 228 35 304.6 305.9 290.6 326.2 7.19 7 700 3041 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.2 232 42 307.8 308.5 288.5 319.4 3.72 8 650 3641 1.7 -16.3 25 18.0 -4.7 231 45 310.9 311.2 287.5 316.3 1.65 9 600 4281 -2.0 -20.2 23 18.2 -7.8 232 43 313.8 314.1 288.1 318.1 1.28 10 550 4967 -6.6 -18.6 38 11.9 -10.5 235 44 316.2 316.5 289.2 321.6 1.61 11 500 5703 -11.4 -33.4 14 22.0 -16.0 238 50 319.2 319.2 289.0 320.8 0.46 12 450 6502 -16.8 -33.8 21 17.1 -20.0 233 53 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.9 0.49 13 400 7374 -23.8 -37.8 26 14.0 -25.9 233 56 324.0 324.1 290.4 325.4 0.37 14 350 8332 -31.4 -34.7 73 3.2 -31.9 246 57 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.5 0.58 15 300 9408 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.9 245 72 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10633 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 244 94 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 17 200 12063 -54.0 -70.3 12 16.3 -54.3 255 72 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13887 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 241 52 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 258 36 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.30 m Freezing level: 626.74 mb = 3938.85 m = 12922.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.01 mb = 3063.64 m = 10051.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.82 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.61 mb = 322.24 m = 1057.21 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 17.49 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.06 mb = 1292.27 m = 4239.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 28.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 497.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.12 mb = 1068.59 m = 3505.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.12 mb = 1610.12 m = 5282.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.12 mb = 10576.19 m = 34698.35 ft B at Equ Level: 494.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.12 mb = 12656.35 m = 41522.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.8 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 257.8 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.9 neg: -0.1 tot: 314.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 6.09 Bulk Shear: 81.71 m/s