MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.28,-85.17 Latitude: 41.28 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 977 261 25.3 16.2 57 9.0 19.2 209 15 300.4 302.6 293.2 335.6 11.97 2 950 501 22.4 15.0 63 7.4 17.5 210 21 299.9 301.9 292.6 333.1 11.34 3 900 968 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.4 212 24 299.8 301.9 292.5 332.8 11.28 4 850 1453 13.3 11.7 90 1.5 12.3 218 28 300.1 301.9 291.7 330.1 10.23 5 800 1962 10.6 7.1 79 3.5 8.5 222 30 302.4 303.9 290.6 326.1 7.94 6 750 2499 9.7 2.1 59 7.6 5.5 237 38 307.1 308.2 290.3 325.2 5.93 7 700 3068 5.6 0.5 70 5.1 2.9 242 41 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.1 5.66 8 650 3669 1.0 -0.7 88 1.7 0.1 240 39 310.1 311.2 291.0 327.5 5.61 9 600 4308 -2.6 -5.8 78 3.2 -4.1 245 39 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.2 4.13 10 550 4993 -6.9 -15.5 50 8.6 -9.9 242 41 315.9 316.3 289.6 322.8 2.07 11 500 5730 -11.6 -22.0 42 10.4 -14.6 236 48 318.8 319.1 289.8 323.3 1.31 12 450 6527 -17.3 -24.8 52 7.5 -19.1 230 49 321.5 321.7 290.4 325.5 1.13 13 400 7399 -23.4 -26.3 77 2.9 -24.0 241 44 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.12 14 350 8363 -29.7 -35.2 59 5.5 -30.4 239 50 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.8 0.55 15 300 9442 -38.3 -44.1 55 5.7 -38.8 238 57 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.3 0.25 16 250 10667 -49.0 -53.5 60 4.4 -49.2 245 77 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.11 17 200 12095 -57.5 -65.7 34 8.3 -57.6 255 88 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.03 18 150 13915 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 231 51 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16412 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.3 249 51 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.27 m Freezing level: 635.99 mb = 3848.29 m = 12625.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.38 mb = 3689.07 m = 12103.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.07 % Est. max temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.79 mb = 1395.72 m = 4579.09 ft T: 13.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 10.34 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.80 mb = 1455.38 m = 4774.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.88 C = 76.78 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 31.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 335.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.65 mb = 1436.94 m = 4714.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.65 mb = 1586.15 m = 5203.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 786.65 mb = 2101.86 m = 6895.80 ft B at Equ Level: 3.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 766.65 mb = 2316.35 m = 7599.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.5 neg: -3.7 tot: 178.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 6.31 Bulk Shear: 53.12 m/s