MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.12,-80.73 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -80.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 963 312 17.4 15.5 88 1.9 16.2 162 14 293.7 295.8 290.7 326.7 11.55 2 950 428 16.2 15.0 92 1.3 15.4 165 22 293.7 295.7 290.6 326.0 11.34 3 900 886 12.7 12.7 100 0.0 12.7 176 39 294.6 296.4 290.0 324.1 10.28 4 850 1364 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 185 48 296.2 297.8 289.3 321.9 8.86 5 800 1866 6.9 6.9 100 0.0 6.9 205 48 298.6 300.0 289.2 321.6 7.85 6 750 2395 3.8 3.8 100 0.0 3.8 215 32 300.7 301.9 288.9 320.6 6.69 7 700 2953 1.5 1.5 100 0.0 1.5 200 35 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.5 6.09 8 650 3547 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.0 -1.2 183 44 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.3 5.41 9 600 4180 -6.5 -8.6 85 2.1 -7.4 184 47 308.6 309.2 288.4 319.1 3.32 10 550 4856 -9.4 -9.7 98 0.3 -9.5 186 57 312.9 313.6 289.9 323.6 3.33 11 500 5586 -14.6 -16.3 87 1.7 -15.2 184 76 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.3 2.14 12 450 6382 -16.4 -18.0 87 1.7 -16.9 172 76 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.6 2.05 13 400 7260 -21.5 -23.4 84 2.0 -22.0 168 81 327.1 327.4 292.3 332.2 1.45 14 350 8231 -27.9 -30.7 77 2.8 -28.4 171 93 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.3 0.85 15 300 9320 -36.3 -40.0 69 3.7 -36.7 177 96 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.7 0.39 16 250 10558 -44.1 -53.0 36 9.0 -44.5 194 98 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.11 17 200 12046 -48.7 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.2 192 55 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 18 150 13883 -59.0 -82.4 3 23.5 -59.2 204 57 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16397 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 223 29 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.85 m Freezing level: 671.97 mb = 3286.48 m = 10782.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.85 mb = 3282.51 m = 10769.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.23 % Est. max temperature: 21.59 C = 70.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.04 mb = 553.63 m = 1816.36 ft T: 15.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 6.13 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 842.13 m = 2762.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.21 C = 64.78 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: 0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 33.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 152.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.34 mb = 835.98 m = 2742.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.34 mb = 882.87 m = 2896.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 490.34 mb = 5733.64 m = 18810.91 ft B at Equ Level: 152.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 410.34 mb = 7069.85 m = 23194.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.7 at 49.1 knts Storm direction: 216.7 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.7 neg: -9.2 tot: 340.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.2 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 1.80 Bulk Shear: 84.77 m/s