MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.31,-84.64 Latitude: 40.31 Longitude: -84.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 966 312 19.6 16.6 83 3.0 17.6 172 16 295.7 297.9 292.1 331.3 12.40 2 950 456 19.0 16.3 85 2.7 17.2 176 27 296.5 298.7 292.3 332.2 12.39 3 900 919 16.0 15.0 94 1.0 15.3 193 46 298.0 300.2 292.4 332.8 11.98 4 850 1404 13.3 12.3 94 1.0 12.7 205 51 300.1 302.0 292.1 331.3 10.63 5 800 1913 10.9 6.8 76 4.1 8.5 197 45 302.8 304.2 290.6 326.0 7.78 6 750 2449 7.8 4.2 78 3.5 5.8 196 51 305.0 306.3 290.5 325.9 6.92 7 700 3014 4.5 -7.9 40 12.4 -0.9 200 53 307.4 308.0 287.7 316.9 3.00 8 650 3615 2.6 -4.0 62 6.6 -0.6 196 55 311.9 312.7 290.5 325.7 4.36 9 600 4259 -1.2 -4.5 78 3.3 -2.8 197 58 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.2 4.56 10 550 4945 -6.8 -10.3 76 3.5 -8.2 200 59 316.1 316.7 290.7 326.4 3.18 11 500 5682 -12.2 -15.0 79 2.8 -13.2 208 58 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.1 2.38 12 450 6482 -16.0 -35.3 17 19.3 -19.6 210 51 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.7 0.42 13 400 7357 -22.2 -28.3 58 6.1 -23.5 219 62 326.2 326.3 291.6 329.5 0.93 14 350 8326 -28.5 -31.7 74 3.2 -29.1 229 51 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.1 0.77 15 300 9411 -37.3 -40.5 72 3.3 -37.6 232 57 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.37 16 250 10642 -48.3 -51.5 69 3.2 -48.4 228 69 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12077 -54.2 -66.7 20 12.5 -54.5 239 78 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 13908 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 238 56 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16413 -62.6 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 250 25 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.06 m Freezing level: 616.01 mb = 4052.42 m = 13295.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.87 mb = 2933.85 m = 9625.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.80 % Est. max temperature: 25.77 C = 78.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.20 mb = 691.98 m = 2270.24 ft T: 17.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 15.88 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1188.59 m = 3899.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.07 C = 73.53 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.48 C K Index: 25.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.40 mb = 991.15 m = 3251.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.40 mb = 2258.17 m = 7408.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 667.40 mb = 3400.61 m = 11156.72 ft B at Equ Level: 25.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 267.40 mb = 10187.86 m = 33424.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.5 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 229.5 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.7 neg: -57.7 tot: 321.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 81.04 m/s