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: 41.32,-80.71 Latitude: 41.32 Longitude: -80.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -9 SFC 961 327 17.4 15.4 88 2.1 16.1 161 15 293.9 295.9 290.7 326.7 11.49 2 950 427 16.8 14.9 89 1.8 15.6 163 22 294.2 296.2 290.7 326.6 11.32 3 900 886 12.9 12.7 99 0.1 12.8 174 39 294.8 296.6 290.1 324.4 10.32 4 850 1364 9.9 9.6 98 0.3 9.7 186 49 296.5 298.1 289.4 322.2 8.85 5 800 1866 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 205 40 298.6 300.1 289.3 321.8 7.89 6 750 2395 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 191 35 301.3 302.6 289.4 322.1 6.99 7 700 2953 1.1 1.1 100 0.0 1.1 185 42 303.7 304.8 289.2 321.6 5.93 8 650 3547 -1.5 -1.5 100 0.0 -1.5 186 50 307.3 308.3 289.8 323.5 5.27 9 600 4179 -5.9 -8.9 79 3.0 -7.1 188 51 309.3 309.9 288.6 319.6 3.26 10 550 4855 -10.4 -16.5 61 6.1 -12.3 192 61 311.8 312.1 288.1 318.0 1.92 11 500 5584 -13.7 -15.2 88 1.5 -14.2 179 75 316.4 316.8 290.0 324.1 2.35 12 450 6384 -15.9 -17.1 91 1.2 -16.3 168 72 323.2 323.7 291.9 330.8 2.23 13 400 7261 -21.6 -23.2 87 1.6 -22.0 167 81 326.9 327.2 292.3 332.1 1.48 14 350 8232 -27.9 -31.0 75 3.1 -28.5 172 92 331.1 331.3 292.8 334.1 0.82 15 300 9321 -36.3 -39.7 71 3.4 -36.7 178 95 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.40 16 250 10558 -44.5 -52.9 39 8.4 -45.0 192 95 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.3 0.11 17 200 12045 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.2 191 55 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 18 150 13881 -59.3 -82.4 3 23.2 -59.5 203 56 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16395 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -61.9 222 30 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.30 m Freezing level: 678.77 mb = 3205.07 m = 10515.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.16 mb = 3195.07 m = 10482.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.10 % Est. max temperature: 21.64 C = 70.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.19 mb = 587.64 m = 1927.92 ft T: 15.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.78 mb = 878.24 m = 2881.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.30 C = 64.95 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: 0.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 1.56 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 33.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 166.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.14 mb = 884.27 m = 2901.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.14 mb = 930.90 m = 3054.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 495.14 mb = 5658.45 m = 18564.24 ft B at Equ Level: 163.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 405.14 mb = 7165.93 m = 23509.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.5 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 214.5 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.6 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.9 neg: -17.5 tot: 314.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.86 Bulk Shear: 89.38 m/s