MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.36,-82.05 Latitude: 40.36 Longitude: -82.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -17 SFC 965 287 16.3 15.8 97 0.5 16.0 163 7 292.5 294.6 290.5 325.9 11.77 2 950 417 15.2 15.2 100 -0.0 15.2 165 13 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.2 11.48 3 900 875 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 176 29 294.6 296.5 290.0 324.3 10.33 4 850 1353 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 186 35 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.9 9.30 5 800 1856 7.3 7.3 100 0.0 7.3 205 43 299.0 300.4 289.6 322.7 8.06 6 750 2386 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 217 45 301.8 303.1 289.8 323.3 7.22 7 700 2945 0.8 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 219 34 303.4 304.5 289.0 321.0 5.81 8 650 3538 -2.2 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 212 29 306.4 307.4 289.3 321.8 4.99 9 600 4170 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 193 34 308.4 309.1 288.9 320.5 3.87 10 550 4844 -11.3 -11.3 100 0.0 -11.3 182 44 310.7 311.3 288.8 320.1 2.94 11 500 5569 -14.6 -14.6 100 0.0 -14.6 182 58 315.3 315.7 289.8 323.4 2.47 12 450 6357 -20.6 -35.8 24 15.3 -23.0 179 78 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.8 0.40 13 400 7222 -23.2 -36.7 28 13.5 -25.3 175 91 324.9 324.9 290.7 326.4 0.41 14 350 8190 -28.0 -42.7 23 14.7 -29.8 173 96 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.25 15 300 9282 -35.0 -38.3 72 3.2 -35.4 176 110 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.8 0.47 16 250 10528 -42.3 -51.8 35 9.5 -42.9 190 107 343.2 343.2 295.2 343.7 0.13 17 200 12027 -46.4 -77.0 2 30.6 -47.1 196 53 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 18 150 13885 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.9 204 60 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 218 33 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.44 m Freezing level: 686.32 mb = 3107.21 m = 10194.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.47 mb = 3101.08 m = 10174.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.90 % Est. max temperature: 22.16 C = 71.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.25 mb = 353.11 m = 1158.48 ft T: 15.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 3.24 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 732.63 m = 2403.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.83 C = 64.10 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.88 C K Index: 35.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 245.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.65 mb = 747.32 m = 2451.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.65 mb = 793.72 m = 2604.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 428.65 mb = 6714.02 m = 22027.35 ft B at Equ Level: 241.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 348.65 mb = 8217.41 m = 26959.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.9 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 222.9 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.6 neg: -8.8 tot: 288.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 2.76 Bulk Shear: 88.91 m/s