MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.5,-85.67 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -85.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 975 261 24.2 16.6 63 7.6 19.1 205 12 299.5 301.8 293.2 335.5 12.30 2 950 488 21.7 15.7 69 5.9 17.7 208 18 299.2 301.3 292.8 333.9 11.91 3 900 954 17.1 14.3 84 2.8 15.3 212 23 299.1 301.2 292.4 332.6 11.47 4 850 1439 13.4 10.7 84 2.7 11.7 222 29 300.1 301.9 291.2 328.2 9.53 5 800 1948 11.2 5.6 69 5.5 8.0 232 28 303.0 304.4 290.1 324.5 7.16 6 750 2485 8.0 6.9 93 1.1 7.3 234 34 305.2 306.8 291.8 330.3 8.34 7 700 3052 5.0 3.5 90 1.5 4.2 238 41 308.0 309.3 291.6 329.6 7.06 8 650 3652 0.7 -1.9 83 2.5 -0.6 235 45 309.8 310.7 290.5 325.7 5.14 9 600 4290 -2.7 -8.8 63 6.0 -5.3 229 48 312.9 313.6 289.8 323.5 3.29 10 550 4975 -6.5 -13.2 59 6.6 -9.1 229 41 316.3 316.8 290.2 324.6 2.52 11 500 5712 -12.2 -22.9 40 10.7 -15.2 233 41 318.1 318.4 289.5 322.3 1.21 12 450 6509 -17.3 -19.5 83 2.2 -18.0 238 46 321.4 321.8 291.0 327.6 1.81 13 400 7382 -22.8 -25.2 80 2.4 -23.4 243 54 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.23 14 350 8347 -29.8 -33.4 71 3.6 -30.3 231 54 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.0 0.65 15 300 9427 -38.5 -41.9 71 3.4 -38.8 241 68 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.32 16 250 10651 -49.2 -52.8 66 3.6 -49.4 252 94 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12076 -58.8 -64.9 45 6.1 -58.9 250 92 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.03 18 150 13895 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 236 53 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16402 -64.5 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.7 265 41 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.11 m Freezing level: 639.88 mb = 3781.09 m = 12405.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.96 mb = 3577.94 m = 11738.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.74 mb = 1215.10 m = 3986.50 ft T: 15.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 10.97 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.69 mb = 1392.61 m = 4568.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.73 C = 76.52 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 34.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 366.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.53 mb = 1295.40 m = 4249.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.53 mb = 2271.01 m = 7450.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.53 mb = 10400.01 m = 34120.36 ft B at Equ Level: 365.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.53 mb = 12758.71 m = 41858.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 158.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 5.97 Bulk Shear: 61.39 m/s