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: 41.55,-85.83 Latitude: 41.55 Longitude: -85.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 977 248 22.8 17.6 73 5.2 19.3 204 12 297.9 300.3 293.3 335.9 13.10 2 950 495 20.2 16.6 80 3.6 17.8 208 20 297.6 299.9 292.8 334.1 12.58 3 900 959 16.9 14.6 86 2.3 15.4 217 28 298.9 301.1 292.6 333.1 11.70 4 850 1445 13.4 12.3 93 1.1 12.7 216 31 300.2 302.1 292.1 331.4 10.62 5 800 1954 11.6 5.3 65 6.3 8.0 226 34 303.5 304.8 290.1 324.5 7.00 6 750 2491 8.4 4.9 79 3.4 6.4 238 38 305.7 307.0 291.0 327.7 7.28 7 700 3058 4.7 4.1 96 0.6 4.4 235 41 307.7 309.1 291.7 330.1 7.34 8 650 3658 0.9 -4.1 69 5.0 -1.4 235 44 310.0 310.8 289.9 323.7 4.36 9 600 4297 -2.4 -10.9 52 8.4 -5.8 240 49 313.3 313.8 289.5 322.3 2.78 10 550 4982 -7.3 -13.9 59 6.6 -9.7 234 51 315.5 315.9 289.8 323.2 2.38 11 500 5717 -12.0 -14.9 79 2.9 -13.0 227 53 318.4 318.8 290.6 326.3 2.40 12 450 6514 -17.5 -20.0 81 2.5 -18.3 235 51 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.1 1.73 13 400 7387 -22.9 -25.0 83 2.1 -23.4 240 57 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.7 1.26 14 350 8350 -30.2 -32.9 77 2.7 -30.6 232 50 328.0 328.2 291.9 330.5 0.68 15 300 9426 -39.4 -42.6 72 3.1 -39.7 236 62 329.8 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.30 16 250 10648 -49.5 -52.9 67 3.5 -49.6 243 82 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12074 -57.3 -65.5 34 8.2 -57.5 253 91 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.03 18 150 13899 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 228 54 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16405 -65.9 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 256 48 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.42 m Freezing level: 636.12 mb = 3835.61 m = 12583.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.46 mb = 3504.56 m = 11497.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.55 C = 79.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.16 mb = 900.83 m = 2955.44 ft T: 17.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 11.36 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.38 mb = 1272.86 m = 4176.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.36 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.92 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.32 C K Index: 37.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 537.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.99 mb = 1102.27 m = 3616.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.99 mb = 2491.33 m = 8173.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.99 mb = 10908.92 m = 35789.98 ft B at Equ Level: 529.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.99 mb = 13105.22 m = 42995.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 192.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 6.80 Bulk Shear: 78.99 m/s