MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.15,-82.47 Latitude: 40.15 Longitude: -82.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 961 329 16.3 14.8 91 1.5 15.4 174 18 292.8 294.7 290.0 324.3 11.08 2 950 427 15.6 14.3 92 1.3 14.8 175 26 293.0 295.0 290.0 324.0 10.87 3 900 884 12.2 12.1 99 0.1 12.1 183 40 294.1 295.9 289.5 322.5 9.90 4 850 1362 10.0 10.0 100 -0.0 10.0 205 54 296.6 298.2 289.6 323.0 9.10 5 800 1864 7.4 7.3 99 0.1 7.3 209 41 299.1 300.5 289.6 322.7 8.05 6 750 2394 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 213 41 301.3 302.6 289.4 322.2 7.00 7 700 2952 0.5 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 211 39 303.1 304.1 288.8 320.2 5.68 8 650 3545 -2.3 -2.4 100 0.0 -2.4 203 44 306.3 307.2 289.2 321.5 4.95 9 600 4177 -5.4 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.4 194 49 309.8 310.6 289.7 323.1 4.25 10 550 4854 -10.0 -13.5 76 3.5 -11.2 187 54 312.2 312.7 288.8 320.2 2.46 11 500 5585 -13.3 -21.0 52 7.7 -15.5 188 71 316.8 317.1 289.2 321.6 1.43 12 450 6381 -16.5 -30.0 30 13.5 -19.4 186 85 322.5 322.7 290.3 325.0 0.71 13 400 7259 -20.9 -23.1 83 2.2 -21.5 181 87 327.8 328.1 292.5 333.0 1.49 14 350 8233 -27.5 -29.9 80 2.4 -27.9 177 94 331.7 331.9 293.1 335.1 0.91 15 300 9325 -35.5 -38.2 76 2.8 -35.8 186 102 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.47 16 250 10567 -45.4 -48.3 72 2.9 -45.5 196 108 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.19 17 200 12045 -47.5 -76.8 2 29.3 -48.1 206 60 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 18 150 13896 -57.9 -81.8 3 23.9 -58.1 201 59 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.3 -85.7 3 22.4 -63.5 213 29 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.71 m Freezing level: 690.92 mb = 3059.57 m = 10037.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.40 mb = 3050.73 m = 10008.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.43 % Est. max temperature: 21.98 C = 71.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.82 mb = 518.32 m = 1700.50 ft T: 14.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 2.79 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 849.49 m = 2787.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.58 C = 63.65 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: 1.46 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.30 C K Index: 33.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 66.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.01 mb = 856.05 m = 2808.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.01 mb = 902.77 m = 2961.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 538.01 mb = 5022.97 m = 16479.37 ft B at Equ Level: 66.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 458.01 mb = 6247.87 m = 20498.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.3 at 50.2 knts Storm direction: 225.3 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.5 neg: -31.3 tot: 281.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.93 Bulk Shear: 71.61 m/s