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: 41.73,-85.85 Latitude: 41.73 Longitude: -85.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 979 232 18.5 18.4 99 0.2 18.4 258 8 293.5 295.9 292.4 332.4 13.69 2 950 489 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 241 18 295.0 297.4 292.6 333.3 13.39 3 900 951 15.5 15.5 100 0.0 15.5 228 25 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.3 12.37 4 850 1435 13.3 13.3 100 0.0 13.3 220 31 300.1 302.1 292.6 333.3 11.34 5 800 1944 10.9 10.8 100 0.0 10.9 215 37 302.7 304.6 292.6 333.2 10.25 6 750 2482 8.7 8.7 100 0.0 8.8 215 40 306.1 307.8 293.0 334.7 9.49 7 700 3050 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 218 44 308.2 309.7 292.4 332.4 7.94 8 650 3652 1.8 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 222 47 311.0 312.2 292.2 331.7 6.70 9 600 4293 -2.6 -2.6 100 0.0 -2.6 224 50 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.7 5.27 10 550 4980 -6.0 -6.0 100 0.0 -6.0 226 49 317.0 317.8 292.0 331.2 4.44 11 500 5720 -10.5 -10.5 100 0.0 -10.5 228 47 320.3 320.9 292.2 331.6 3.44 12 450 6524 -15.5 -15.5 100 0.0 -15.5 227 43 323.7 324.2 292.3 332.3 2.54 13 400 7402 -22.2 -22.2 100 0.0 -22.2 229 38 326.1 326.4 292.2 331.7 1.61 14 350 8368 -28.8 -28.8 100 -0.0 -28.8 242 33 329.9 330.1 292.7 333.5 1.01 15 300 9454 -36.3 -36.7 96 0.4 -36.3 258 46 334.2 334.3 293.4 336.3 0.55 16 250 10692 -47.3 -50.4 71 3.0 -47.5 258 61 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12121 -59.9 -63.5 63 3.6 -60.0 254 86 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.04 18 150 13917 -58.0 -82.7 3 24.7 -58.3 242 50 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16432 -63.0 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.2 258 36 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.76 m Freezing level: 629.79 mb = 3911.54 m = 12832.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.18 mb = 3900.42 m = 12796.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.87 % Est. max temperature: 26.20 C = 79.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.70 mb = 251.20 m = 824.14 ft T: 18.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 4.95 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.56 mb = 702.17 m = 2303.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.18 C = 70.12 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 163.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.78 mb = 690.96 m = 2266.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.78 mb = 1914.86 m = 6282.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 792.78 mb = 2019.57 m = 6625.80 ft B at Equ Level: 19.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 252.78 mb = 10616.67 m = 34831.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 5.8 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 1.90 Bulk Shear: 85.90 m/s