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: 40.4,-81.6 Latitude: 40.40 Longitude: -81.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 SFC 962 326 18.3 16.1 87 2.3 16.8 173 15 294.7 296.9 291.5 329.2 12.01 2 950 431 17.1 15.4 90 1.7 16.0 174 22 294.5 296.6 291.1 327.8 11.63 3 900 890 13.6 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 178 41 295.5 297.4 290.6 326.2 10.69 4 850 1370 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.0 190 57 297.7 299.5 290.6 326.2 9.78 5 800 1875 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 201 55 300.3 301.9 290.6 326.2 8.78 6 750 2406 5.4 4.9 97 0.5 5.1 199 63 302.4 303.7 290.0 324.1 7.25 7 700 2967 2.0 1.0 93 1.0 1.5 191 74 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.6 5.89 8 650 3562 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 182 67 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.6 5.80 9 600 4200 -3.8 -4.1 98 0.3 -4.0 178 75 311.7 312.6 290.7 326.5 4.71 10 550 4883 -7.1 -7.8 95 0.7 -7.4 179 78 315.7 316.4 291.2 328.2 3.88 11 500 5620 -11.3 -12.3 92 1.1 -11.6 182 82 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.1 2.97 12 450 6422 -16.2 -17.4 90 1.3 -16.6 182 82 322.9 323.4 291.8 330.3 2.17 13 400 7298 -21.8 -23.7 85 1.9 -22.3 184 80 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.5 1.41 14 350 8270 -27.7 -31.0 74 3.2 -28.3 184 82 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.4 0.83 15 300 9358 -36.3 -39.5 72 3.2 -36.7 189 84 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.7 0.41 16 250 10599 -45.4 -49.1 66 3.7 -45.6 202 95 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12068 -49.8 -73.3 5 23.4 -50.3 197 51 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 13910 -57.8 -83.0 3 25.2 -58.0 214 53 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.5 -86.3 3 22.8 -63.7 221 27 404.9 404.9 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.68 m Freezing level: 654.63 mb = 3507.12 m = 11506.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.31 mb = 3484.61 m = 11432.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.51 % Est. max temperature: 23.20 C = 73.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.97 mb = 611.94 m = 2007.65 ft T: 15.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 3.63 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.29 mb = 887.37 m = 2911.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.05 C = 66.28 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: 1.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.19 C Showalter Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.31 C K Index: 32.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.39 mb = 886.41 m = 2908.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.39 mb = 933.22 m = 3061.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 595.39 mb = 4260.42 m = 13977.60 ft B at Equ Level: 61.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 475.39 mb = 6004.44 m = 19699.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.1 at 66.1 knts Storm direction: 215.1 at 49.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 3.5 tot: 10.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.8 neg: -77.2 tot: 295.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 202.26 m/s