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: 41.15,-81.02 Latitude: 41.15 Longitude: -81.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 SFC 965 289 17.3 16.4 94 0.9 16.7 175 14 293.4 295.6 291.2 328.2 12.21 2 950 422 16.4 15.9 97 0.5 16.1 176 23 293.8 295.9 291.2 328.1 12.03 3 900 881 13.4 13.4 100 0.1 13.4 182 48 295.3 297.3 290.7 326.3 10.77 4 850 1361 10.6 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 195 56 297.2 298.9 290.2 324.7 9.46 5 800 1864 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.5 211 51 299.1 300.6 289.6 322.9 8.12 6 750 2393 4.6 4.3 97 0.4 4.4 222 37 301.6 302.9 289.5 322.3 6.94 7 700 2953 1.2 0.8 98 0.3 1.0 200 33 303.8 304.8 289.2 321.3 5.81 8 650 3547 -1.7 -1.7 100 0.0 -1.7 185 56 307.0 308.0 289.6 323.0 5.18 9 600 4183 -3.6 -3.6 100 0.0 -3.6 183 64 311.9 312.9 290.9 327.2 4.88 10 550 4866 -7.6 -7.6 100 0.0 -7.6 187 69 315.1 315.8 291.0 327.6 3.92 11 500 5601 -12.0 -12.7 95 0.7 -12.3 181 71 318.4 318.9 291.1 327.8 2.87 12 450 6398 -16.9 -20.2 75 3.3 -17.8 182 82 322.0 322.4 291.1 327.9 1.71 13 400 7272 -23.2 -27.7 67 4.4 -24.2 181 79 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.3 0.99 14 350 8237 -29.1 -31.7 78 2.6 -29.6 177 89 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.77 15 300 9324 -36.0 -39.0 74 3.0 -36.4 178 96 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10565 -45.2 -48.2 72 3.0 -45.4 193 99 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.19 17 200 12037 -49.2 -74.3 4 25.2 -49.7 189 55 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13881 -57.4 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 214 50 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16403 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 226 32 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.85 m Freezing level: 679.79 mb = 3192.91 m = 10475.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.90 mb = 3162.79 m = 10376.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.76 % Est. max temperature: 22.33 C = 72.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.89 mb = 405.39 m = 1329.99 ft T: 16.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 6.86 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.57 mb = 791.29 m = 2596.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.91 C = 66.03 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: 0.71 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.61 C K Index: 32.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 154.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.06 mb = 777.40 m = 2550.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.06 mb = 824.09 m = 2703.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 596.06 mb = 4234.55 m = 13892.71 ft B at Equ Level: 153.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 376.06 mb = 7718.24 m = 25321.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.4 at 54.8 knts Storm direction: 219.4 at 41.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.7 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 449.8 neg: -1.7 tot: 448.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 149.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.6 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 1.63 Bulk Shear: 94.69 m/s