MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.34,-85.96 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 976 258 20.6 17.6 83 3.0 18.6 201 7 295.8 298.2 292.6 333.5 13.09 2 950 488 20.8 16.9 78 3.9 18.2 214 20 298.3 300.6 293.2 335.6 12.85 3 900 954 16.8 15.4 92 1.3 15.9 216 26 298.8 301.1 293.0 334.8 12.35 4 850 1439 13.6 12.6 94 1.0 12.9 221 29 300.4 302.3 292.3 332.2 10.82 5 800 1948 10.4 10.0 98 0.4 10.2 236 36 302.2 304.0 292.0 331.0 9.71 6 750 2483 7.5 5.8 90 1.6 6.5 233 37 304.7 306.1 291.2 328.0 7.76 7 700 3050 4.9 1.6 79 3.3 3.1 235 45 308.0 309.1 290.8 326.8 6.15 8 650 3650 1.1 -4.8 65 5.9 -1.7 229 47 310.2 311.0 289.7 323.1 4.12 9 600 4290 -1.9 -10.2 53 8.2 -5.3 217 41 313.9 314.4 289.8 323.4 2.94 10 550 4976 -6.7 -27.6 17 20.9 -12.0 223 37 316.2 316.3 288.3 318.7 0.72 11 500 5711 -12.6 -18.2 62 5.7 -14.3 235 39 317.7 318.1 289.9 323.8 1.82 12 450 6509 -17.1 -24.1 54 7.0 -18.8 236 42 321.8 322.0 290.6 326.0 1.21 13 400 7382 -22.5 -30.0 51 7.4 -24.0 233 59 325.7 325.9 291.3 328.6 0.79 14 350 8347 -30.0 -33.8 69 3.9 -30.6 230 53 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.7 0.63 15 300 9426 -38.4 -45.2 49 6.8 -38.9 225 56 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.1 0.23 16 250 10655 -48.0 -53.0 57 4.9 -48.3 231 72 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.11 17 200 12084 -58.8 -67.0 34 8.2 -58.9 250 90 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.02 18 150 13896 -58.9 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 238 49 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16401 -64.8 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 260 51 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.38 m Freezing level: 631.99 mb = 3880.87 m = 12732.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.48 mb = 3435.42 m = 11270.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.73 % Est. max temperature: 25.99 C = 78.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.54 mb = 638.87 m = 2096.00 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 12.48 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.78 mb = 1185.52 m = 3889.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.73 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 598.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.58 mb = 1033.53 m = 3390.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.58 mb = 1373.93 m = 4507.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.58 mb = 10480.13 m = 34383.22 ft B at Equ Level: 596.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.58 mb = 13235.72 m = 43423.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.7 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 257.7 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.1 neg: -8.0 tot: 180.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 11.36 Bulk Shear: 52.66 m/s