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: 41.56,-85.59 Latitude: 41.56 Longitude: -85.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 976 266 23.8 17.1 66 6.7 19.2 216 13 299.1 301.4 293.3 336.0 12.66 2 950 497 20.8 16.1 74 4.8 17.7 217 19 298.3 300.6 292.7 333.8 12.18 3 900 962 17.0 13.1 78 3.9 14.5 217 27 299.1 301.0 291.7 330.0 10.58 4 850 1447 13.1 11.0 87 2.0 11.8 219 30 299.8 301.6 291.3 328.5 9.75 5 800 1955 11.0 7.4 78 3.7 8.9 225 35 302.9 304.4 290.9 327.1 8.09 6 750 2493 8.6 4.5 75 4.1 6.2 232 38 305.9 307.2 290.9 327.2 7.03 7 700 3060 4.9 1.0 76 3.9 2.8 239 41 307.9 309.0 290.6 325.9 5.88 8 650 3660 1.2 -7.0 54 8.2 -2.4 236 41 310.4 311.0 289.2 321.4 3.48 9 600 4299 -3.2 -8.3 68 5.1 -5.3 240 47 312.5 313.1 289.8 323.4 3.42 10 550 4983 -7.0 -12.7 64 5.7 -9.2 242 55 315.7 316.2 290.0 324.3 2.61 11 500 5719 -12.2 -17.6 64 5.4 -14.0 242 54 318.1 318.5 290.1 324.5 1.92 12 450 6516 -17.0 -19.9 78 2.9 -17.8 237 56 321.9 322.3 291.1 327.9 1.75 13 400 7389 -23.3 -26.6 75 3.2 -24.1 234 53 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.5 1.09 14 350 8352 -30.3 -33.5 74 3.1 -30.8 232 48 327.8 328.0 291.7 330.2 0.65 15 300 9429 -39.1 -42.4 71 3.3 -39.4 239 61 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.3 0.30 16 250 10651 -49.5 -53.0 67 3.5 -49.7 244 81 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12076 -57.2 -65.1 36 7.9 -57.4 254 89 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.03 18 150 13900 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 229 55 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16405 -65.8 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.0 255 48 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.72 m Freezing level: 635.82 mb = 3841.30 m = 12602.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.15 mb = 3376.84 m = 11078.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.27 mb = 1111.65 m = 3647.09 ft T: 15.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 8.91 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.30 mb = 1404.18 m = 4606.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.50 C = 76.11 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.26 C K Index: 32.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 277.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.88 mb = 1289.90 m = 4231.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.88 mb = 2933.23 m = 9623.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.88 mb = 9869.96 m = 32381.36 ft B at Equ Level: 276.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.88 mb = 12048.18 m = 39527.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.2 neg: -3.2 tot: 200.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 76.52 m/s