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: 41.13,-81.44 Latitude: 41.13 Longitude: -81.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -15 SFC 962 318 19.7 15.7 78 4.0 17.1 171 16 296.1 298.2 291.7 329.9 11.71 2 950 426 18.8 15.1 79 3.7 16.4 171 23 296.3 298.3 291.5 329.3 11.44 3 900 888 15.1 13.4 89 1.8 14.0 173 37 297.1 299.1 291.3 328.4 10.78 4 850 1370 11.9 11.4 97 0.5 11.6 190 54 298.6 300.4 291.1 327.9 10.04 5 800 1877 10.3 8.7 90 1.6 9.3 192 56 302.1 303.7 291.2 328.3 8.84 6 750 2412 6.9 5.1 88 1.8 5.9 185 59 304.1 305.5 290.6 326.2 7.35 7 700 2976 3.4 1.2 86 2.2 2.2 180 61 306.3 307.4 290.1 324.5 5.99 8 650 3574 -0.3 -0.4 99 0.1 -0.3 179 67 308.7 309.7 290.7 326.3 5.73 9 600 4211 -3.7 -3.9 99 0.2 -3.8 182 71 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.8 4.78 10 550 4894 -7.4 -7.4 100 0.0 -7.4 183 73 315.3 316.1 291.2 328.1 3.98 11 500 5631 -11.6 -11.6 100 0.0 -11.6 182 75 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.2 3.14 12 450 6432 -16.3 -17.1 94 0.8 -16.6 188 77 322.8 323.2 291.8 330.3 2.23 13 400 7311 -20.2 -25.5 62 5.3 -21.5 190 70 328.7 328.9 292.5 333.0 1.20 14 350 8287 -26.9 -33.5 53 6.6 -28.0 185 61 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.9 0.64 15 300 9379 -35.9 -39.9 67 4.0 -36.4 186 65 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.2 0.39 16 250 10615 -47.1 -50.3 70 3.2 -47.3 199 84 336.0 336.0 293.5 336.6 0.15 17 200 12067 -52.7 -65.7 19 13.0 -53.0 203 55 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.03 18 150 13896 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 213 55 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16410 -63.6 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 218 28 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.50 m Freezing level: 653.59 mb = 3531.34 m = 11585.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.43 mb = 3494.81 m = 11465.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.50 % Est. max temperature: 24.77 C = 76.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.59 mb = 825.29 m = 2707.61 ft T: 15.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 3.81 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.99 mb = 1202.86 m = 3946.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.66 C = 70.98 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: 0.25 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: 0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.52 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 32.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.64 mb = 1071.05 m = 3513.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 725.64 mb = 2681.83 m = 8798.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 515.64 mb = 5392.96 m = 17693.24 ft B at Equ Level: 58.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 415.64 mb = 7024.51 m = 23046.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.0 at 61.9 knts Storm direction: 213.0 at 46.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.9 neg: -31.9 tot: 299.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 166.53 m/s