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: 41.31,-80.66 Latitude: 41.31 Longitude: -80.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 960 337 17.3 15.5 89 1.8 16.1 161 14 293.8 295.9 290.8 326.9 11.58 2 950 428 16.7 15.2 91 1.5 15.7 163 20 294.1 296.2 290.9 327.0 11.48 3 900 886 12.9 12.4 97 0.4 12.6 176 40 294.8 296.6 289.9 323.9 10.13 4 850 1365 9.9 9.5 97 0.4 9.7 183 51 296.6 298.1 289.4 322.1 8.81 5 800 1867 7.0 6.8 99 0.1 6.9 204 39 298.6 300.0 289.2 321.4 7.79 6 750 2395 4.2 4.1 99 0.1 4.1 186 39 301.1 302.4 289.2 321.5 6.84 7 700 2954 1.3 1.1 98 0.3 1.2 184 43 304.0 305.0 289.3 321.8 5.91 8 650 3547 -1.4 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 186 51 307.4 308.3 289.9 323.7 5.30 9 600 4180 -6.0 -8.6 82 2.6 -7.0 188 53 309.2 309.8 288.6 319.7 3.34 10 550 4856 -10.3 -12.2 86 1.9 -11.0 191 61 311.8 312.4 288.9 320.6 2.72 11 500 5586 -12.4 -13.6 91 1.2 -12.8 176 73 318.0 318.5 290.8 326.8 2.68 12 450 6387 -15.9 -16.9 92 1.0 -16.2 166 71 323.3 323.7 292.0 331.0 2.26 13 400 7264 -21.6 -23.0 89 1.3 -22.0 168 81 326.9 327.1 292.3 332.1 1.50 14 350 8235 -27.8 -31.1 73 3.3 -28.3 173 91 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.3 0.82 15 300 9325 -36.2 -40.0 67 3.9 -36.6 178 94 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.9 0.39 16 250 10561 -44.7 -52.8 40 8.1 -45.0 191 95 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.2 0.11 17 200 12047 -48.9 -78.9 2 29.9 -49.5 192 56 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.00 18 150 13882 -59.3 -81.1 4 21.9 -59.5 203 56 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16395 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -62.0 221 30 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.75 m Freezing level: 675.91 mb = 3239.64 m = 10628.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.40 mb = 3216.52 m = 10552.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.59 % Est. max temperature: 21.56 C = 70.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.77 mb = 564.90 m = 1853.34 ft T: 15.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 5.53 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.02 mb = 895.31 m = 2937.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.24 C = 64.84 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: 2.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 31.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.18 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.89 mb = 896.52 m = 2941.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.89 mb = 943.21 m = 3094.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 523.89 mb = 5228.18 m = 17152.60 ft B at Equ Level: 143.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 423.89 mb = 6831.75 m = 22413.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.1 at 51.2 knts Storm direction: 213.1 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.7 neg: -13.8 tot: 309.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.62 Bulk Shear: 88.85 m/s