MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.6,-85.91 Latitude: 41.60 Longitude: -85.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 976 245 23.3 17.3 69 6.0 19.2 204 6 298.5 300.8 293.3 335.9 12.86 2 950 482 22.0 15.9 68 6.1 17.9 208 16 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.7 12.04 3 900 949 18.1 14.6 80 3.5 15.8 207 26 300.2 302.3 292.9 334.3 11.66 4 850 1436 13.7 13.4 98 0.3 13.5 211 31 300.5 302.6 292.8 334.0 11.42 5 800 1946 10.8 10.1 95 0.7 10.4 223 37 302.7 304.5 292.2 331.8 9.78 6 750 2481 7.9 5.2 83 2.7 6.3 228 40 305.1 306.5 291.0 327.5 7.43 7 700 3048 4.7 0.6 75 4.1 2.5 228 43 307.7 308.8 290.3 325.3 5.73 8 650 3647 0.3 -1.0 90 1.4 -0.4 230 47 309.3 310.4 290.6 326.3 5.46 9 600 4286 -2.9 -8.0 68 5.1 -5.1 229 42 312.7 313.4 289.9 323.8 3.48 10 550 4969 -7.5 -15.4 53 8.0 -10.2 233 48 315.2 315.6 289.4 322.1 2.09 11 500 5705 -11.7 -29.7 21 18.0 -15.8 237 52 318.8 318.9 289.0 321.1 0.65 12 450 6502 -17.4 -30.6 31 13.3 -20.1 246 59 321.4 321.5 289.9 323.7 0.66 13 400 7374 -23.1 -28.2 63 5.1 -24.1 246 75 325.0 325.2 291.2 328.3 0.94 14 350 8337 -30.2 -33.8 71 3.6 -30.7 233 64 328.1 328.2 291.8 330.3 0.63 15 300 9414 -39.1 -43.9 60 4.9 -39.5 238 69 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.3 0.26 16 250 10636 -49.4 -54.1 58 4.7 -49.6 246 85 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.10 17 200 12058 -59.0 -64.9 47 5.8 -59.2 247 98 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.03 18 150 13887 -55.9 -81.6 3 25.7 -56.2 229 55 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16404 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 250 41 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.59 m Freezing level: 644.90 mb = 3712.51 m = 12180.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.66 mb = 3564.92 m = 11695.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.66 % Est. max temperature: 26.30 C = 79.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.27 mb = 1003.79 m = 3293.23 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 10.61 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.18 mb = 1384.32 m = 4541.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.24 C = 77.43 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.38 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 34.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 381.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 708.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.25 mb = 1294.50 m = 4246.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.25 mb = 1543.03 m = 5062.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.25 mb = 11188.63 m = 36707.67 ft B at Equ Level: 700.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.25 mb = 13506.96 m = 44313.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 7.54 Bulk Shear: 93.98 m/s