MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.56,-80.97 Latitude: 40.56 Longitude: -80.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 SFC 959 352 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 174 13 293.4 295.6 291.0 327.7 12.03 2 950 435 16.2 15.8 97 0.4 16.0 176 20 293.7 295.8 291.1 327.8 11.96 3 900 893 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 186 46 295.0 296.9 290.4 325.4 10.57 4 850 1372 10.1 10.0 99 0.1 10.0 194 56 296.7 298.3 289.7 323.1 9.08 5 800 1874 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.3 208 51 299.0 300.5 289.6 322.7 8.08 6 750 2404 4.1 4.1 100 0.0 4.1 227 33 301.0 302.2 289.2 321.3 6.84 7 700 2962 1.1 1.1 100 0.0 1.1 194 38 303.7 304.8 289.2 321.6 5.93 8 650 3556 -1.6 -1.7 99 0.2 -1.7 188 48 307.2 308.2 289.7 323.2 5.19 9 600 4192 -3.5 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.6 190 55 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.2 4.82 10 550 4875 -7.5 -8.2 95 0.7 -7.8 183 63 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.2 3.75 11 500 5613 -10.6 -11.4 94 0.8 -10.9 183 67 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.6 3.20 12 450 6415 -16.8 -18.1 90 1.3 -17.3 186 70 322.1 322.5 291.4 329.0 2.04 13 400 7288 -22.3 -24.1 85 1.8 -22.7 180 72 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.8 1.36 14 350 8255 -29.2 -31.8 78 2.6 -29.6 179 83 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.77 15 300 9341 -36.3 -39.2 74 3.0 -36.6 180 92 334.3 334.3 293.3 335.9 0.42 16 250 10580 -45.3 -49.1 66 3.7 -45.6 195 100 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12053 -48.9 -72.8 5 23.9 -49.4 196 63 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 18 150 13900 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.4 216 60 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16413 -61.5 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 225 32 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.06 m Freezing level: 679.22 mb = 3208.75 m = 10527.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.96 mb = 3194.66 m = 10481.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.19 % Est. max temperature: 21.89 C = 71.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.33 mb = 449.52 m = 1474.77 ft T: 16.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.42 C/km ThetaE index: 6.45 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.45 mb = 832.44 m = 2731.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.18 C = 64.73 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: 2.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: 4.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.26 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.69 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 30.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 130.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.45 mb = 832.37 m = 2730.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.45 mb = 879.26 m = 2884.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 611.45 mb = 4042.05 m = 13261.16 ft B at Equ Level: 128.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 461.45 mb = 6223.66 m = 20418.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.9 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 220.9 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 4.4 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 397.0 neg: -0.0 tot: 396.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.9 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.81 Bulk Shear: 71.83 m/s