MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.29,-81.84 Latitude: 39.29 Longitude: -81.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 SFC 974 232 17.2 15.8 92 1.4 16.3 173 12 292.5 294.6 290.5 325.6 11.66 2 950 448 15.5 15.0 97 0.5 15.1 176 25 292.9 294.9 290.3 325.1 11.33 3 900 905 12.4 12.3 100 0.0 12.3 184 45 294.2 296.0 289.7 323.0 10.03 4 850 1383 10.4 10.4 100 -0.0 10.4 204 54 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.1 9.34 5 800 1887 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.2 212 65 299.8 301.4 290.3 324.9 8.53 6 750 2417 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 212 54 301.7 303.1 289.7 323.2 7.19 7 700 2978 2.4 2.4 100 0.0 2.4 198 54 305.1 306.3 290.2 324.9 6.51 8 650 3575 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 192 57 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.6 5.80 9 600 4214 -2.8 -2.8 100 0.0 -2.8 185 60 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.2 5.19 10 550 4899 -7.1 -7.1 100 0.0 -7.1 187 65 315.7 316.5 291.4 328.8 4.08 11 500 5635 -12.0 -12.6 95 0.6 -12.3 185 73 318.4 318.9 291.1 327.9 2.89 12 450 6435 -16.3 -20.6 69 4.3 -17.5 189 78 322.8 323.1 291.3 328.5 1.65 13 400 7311 -21.9 -24.9 77 3.0 -22.7 193 82 326.5 326.7 292.0 330.9 1.26 14 350 8282 -27.9 -30.1 81 2.2 -28.3 190 83 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.4 0.89 15 300 9371 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 191 86 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10613 -45.5 -48.1 75 2.6 -45.6 205 101 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.3 0.20 17 200 12078 -49.9 -71.5 6 21.6 -50.4 210 65 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 13928 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.0 217 51 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16434 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 225 30 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.53 m Freezing level: 654.11 mb = 3525.61 m = 11566.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.16 mb = 3523.25 m = 11559.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.22 % Est. max temperature: 23.08 C = 73.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.77 mb = 405.47 m = 1330.26 ft T: 15.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 2.61 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.36 mb = 734.37 m = 2409.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.43 C = 65.17 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: 2.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: 2.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.71 mb = 731.18 m = 2398.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.71 mb = 777.31 m = 2550.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 833.71 mb = 1544.20 m = 5066.21 ft B at Equ Level: 15.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 643.71 mb = 3652.29 m = 11982.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.2 at 57.7 knts Storm direction: 223.2 at 43.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 2.8 tot: 11.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 443.0 neg: -72.5 tot: 370.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 148.72 m/s