MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.97,-80.76 Latitude: 40.97 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 958 360 23.2 14.5 58 8.7 17.5 165 18 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.8 10.87 2 950 437 21.6 13.5 60 8.1 16.4 167 22 299.1 300.9 291.5 329.1 10.28 3 900 902 16.7 12.4 75 4.4 14.0 171 30 298.8 300.6 291.2 328.3 10.10 4 850 1386 12.7 11.0 89 1.7 11.6 191 46 299.5 301.2 291.1 327.9 9.72 5 800 1894 10.7 8.9 88 1.9 9.6 196 51 302.6 304.3 291.5 329.2 8.96 6 750 2429 7.9 -4.4 41 12.4 2.1 186 51 305.2 305.8 287.6 316.5 3.66 7 700 2994 4.6 -8.3 38 13.0 -1.0 182 54 307.6 308.2 287.7 316.8 2.91 8 650 3594 1.2 -8.2 49 9.4 -2.9 177 59 310.4 311.0 288.9 320.4 3.17 9 600 4232 -3.6 -6.3 82 2.6 -4.8 181 64 311.9 312.7 290.2 324.6 3.99 10 550 4916 -6.6 -10.2 76 3.5 -8.1 186 69 316.2 316.8 290.7 326.6 3.21 11 500 5654 -11.0 -15.3 70 4.3 -12.5 186 69 319.6 320.1 291.0 327.4 2.32 12 450 6456 -15.9 -22.1 59 6.2 -17.6 190 72 323.2 323.5 291.2 328.2 1.44 13 400 7335 -20.5 -23.0 80 2.5 -21.2 195 62 328.4 328.6 292.7 333.6 1.50 14 350 8311 -26.7 -31.4 64 4.8 -27.5 190 54 332.8 333.0 293.2 335.7 0.79 15 300 9404 -35.8 -41.3 57 5.5 -36.4 190 57 334.8 334.9 293.3 336.2 0.34 16 250 10639 -47.8 -51.4 67 3.6 -48.0 198 73 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 17 200 12086 -52.9 -65.6 20 12.6 -53.2 205 52 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.03 18 150 13910 -58.9 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 218 52 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16413 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.1 221 28 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.47 m Freezing level: 637.22 mb = 3757.26 m = 12326.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.72 mb = 2812.54 m = 9227.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.90 % Est. max temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.16 mb = 1453.43 m = 4768.41 ft T: 12.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 12.75 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.27 mb = 1922.53 m = 6307.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.93 C = 78.68 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: 0.92 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.80 C Showalter Index: 1.24 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.64 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.95 C K Index: 21.69 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.84 mb = 1476.47 m = 4843.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.84 mb = 4024.59 m = 13203.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 565.84 mb = 4692.84 m = 15396.27 ft B at Equ Level: 7.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 535.84 mb = 5117.93 m = 16790.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.4 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 214.4 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.9 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.3 neg: -27.5 tot: 204.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 140.39 m/s