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: 41.76,-85.85 Latitude: 41.76 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 56 SFC 980 232 18.4 18.3 100 0.1 18.4 266 9 293.3 295.7 292.3 332.2 13.66 2 950 496 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.4 259 18 294.8 297.1 292.4 332.6 13.23 3 900 957 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 246 22 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.4 12.15 4 850 1441 13.1 13.0 99 0.1 13.0 236 24 299.8 301.9 292.4 332.4 11.13 5 800 1950 10.7 10.6 99 0.1 10.6 228 26 302.5 304.4 292.4 332.5 10.08 6 750 2487 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.2 220 30 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.8 9.10 7 700 3054 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 218 32 307.9 309.3 292.1 331.5 7.76 8 650 3657 2.1 2.1 100 0.0 2.1 214 34 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.6 6.86 9 600 4299 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 215 35 314.7 315.8 292.5 333.0 5.82 10 550 4990 -4.5 -4.6 100 0.0 -4.6 217 37 318.7 319.7 293.0 334.7 4.97 11 500 5735 -9.2 -9.2 100 0.0 -9.2 220 38 321.9 322.6 292.9 334.4 3.82 12 450 6544 -14.1 -14.1 100 0.0 -14.1 221 38 325.5 326.1 293.1 335.2 2.86 13 400 7424 -21.7 -21.7 100 0.0 -21.7 223 38 326.8 327.1 292.4 332.6 1.68 14 350 8393 -27.8 -27.8 100 -0.0 -27.8 229 36 331.3 331.5 293.2 335.3 1.11 15 300 9484 -35.4 -35.4 100 -0.0 -35.4 240 42 335.4 335.6 293.7 337.8 0.62 16 250 10725 -46.7 -49.5 73 2.8 -46.9 238 55 336.6 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.17 17 200 12157 -60.1 -63.3 67 3.1 -60.2 240 84 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 18 150 13938 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 244 51 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16453 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 257 36 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.62 m Freezing level: 618.82 mb = 4057.42 m = 13311.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.00 mb = 4048.97 m = 13283.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.79 % Est. max temperature: 26.00 C = 78.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.93 mb = 238.72 m = 783.18 ft T: 18.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 1.27 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.34 mb = 701.80 m = 2302.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.00 C = 69.79 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: 0.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: 0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.16 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.79 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.44 mb = 691.68 m = 2269.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.44 mb = 1019.11 m = 3343.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.44 mb = 1114.41 m = 3656.15 ft B at Equ Level: 19.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 533.44 mb = 5228.86 m = 17154.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.9 neg: -5.9 tot: 8.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 51.97 m/s