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: 41.78,-80.18 Latitude: 41.78 Longitude: -80.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 952 407 16.0 15.6 98 0.4 15.8 160 13 293.2 295.3 290.8 326.9 11.81 2 950 428 15.9 15.5 98 0.3 15.7 161 12 293.3 295.4 290.8 326.8 11.76 3 900 887 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 167 36 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.1 10.96 4 850 1367 10.9 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 174 46 297.6 299.4 290.5 325.8 9.70 5 800 1871 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 180 47 299.9 301.5 290.3 325.2 8.58 6 750 2403 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 185 42 302.9 304.3 290.6 326.0 7.74 7 700 2964 1.3 0.9 97 0.5 1.1 186 38 304.0 305.0 289.2 321.6 5.83 8 650 3557 -2.3 -3.9 88 1.6 -3.0 189 46 306.4 307.2 288.7 320.0 4.40 9 600 4189 -6.2 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.7 186 52 309.0 309.7 288.9 320.5 3.67 10 550 4866 -8.0 -8.8 94 0.8 -8.4 174 58 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.0 3.57 11 500 5603 -11.3 -11.8 96 0.5 -11.5 174 75 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.5 3.10 12 450 6405 -16.3 -16.8 96 0.4 -16.5 176 75 322.7 323.1 291.8 330.4 2.29 13 400 7281 -21.2 -22.9 86 1.7 -21.6 176 79 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.8 1.52 14 350 8255 -26.9 -33.8 52 6.9 -28.0 177 84 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.8 0.63 15 300 9349 -35.3 -42.7 46 7.5 -36.0 181 86 335.7 335.7 293.5 336.8 0.29 16 250 10591 -45.3 -51.5 50 6.1 -45.7 185 84 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.13 17 200 12061 -51.8 -68.3 12 16.5 -52.2 176 55 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.02 18 150 13884 -60.1 -80.5 5 20.4 -60.3 203 56 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16391 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.0 223 31 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.73 m Freezing level: 681.59 mb = 3182.34 m = 10440.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.90 mb = 3115.12 m = 10220.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.91 % Est. max temperature: 22.51 C = 72.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.36 mb = 452.02 m = 1482.98 ft T: 15.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 6.03 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.46 mb = 910.52 m = 2987.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.39 C = 65.10 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 32.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.69 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 176.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.52 mb = 881.90 m = 2893.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.52 mb = 1023.12 m = 3356.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 545.52 mb = 4929.46 m = 16172.57 ft B at Equ Level: 175.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 395.52 mb = 7363.23 m = 24157.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.7 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 208.7 at 38.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.4 neg: -20.6 tot: 256.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.69 Bulk Shear: 104.58 m/s