MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.82,-85.54 Latitude: 41.82 Longitude: -85.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 975 252 22.2 17.8 76 4.4 19.2 201 4 297.5 299.9 293.3 336.0 13.28 2 950 479 21.2 16.4 74 4.8 18.0 208 14 298.7 301.0 293.1 335.1 12.48 3 900 945 17.5 14.9 85 2.6 15.8 212 28 299.5 301.7 292.9 334.3 11.92 4 850 1431 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 212 34 300.2 302.3 292.7 333.9 11.47 5 800 1940 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 217 38 302.6 304.5 292.4 332.7 10.17 6 750 2477 8.3 8.3 100 0.0 8.3 223 40 305.6 307.3 292.6 333.3 9.19 7 700 3044 4.7 3.7 93 1.1 4.1 227 41 307.7 309.1 291.6 329.5 7.13 8 650 3646 1.4 1.0 97 0.4 1.2 230 42 310.6 311.7 291.7 330.2 6.33 9 600 4287 -2.1 -4.2 85 2.2 -3.1 231 43 313.7 314.6 291.3 328.5 4.66 10 550 4973 -6.9 -11.0 72 4.1 -8.5 235 44 315.9 316.4 290.5 325.6 2.99 11 500 5708 -12.5 -23.5 39 11.0 -15.4 243 45 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.7 1.15 12 450 6505 -17.7 -25.3 51 7.6 -19.6 256 48 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.8 1.09 13 400 7376 -22.8 -25.5 78 2.7 -23.4 252 62 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.5 1.20 14 350 8342 -29.6 -32.3 77 2.7 -30.0 235 62 328.9 329.0 292.2 331.5 0.73 15 300 9420 -39.3 -42.4 72 3.1 -39.6 235 59 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.30 16 250 10641 -49.7 -53.1 67 3.4 -49.8 239 76 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12061 -59.2 -65.1 46 5.9 -59.3 244 96 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 18 150 13885 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.1 231 53 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16402 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 259 41 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.41 m Freezing level: 629.76 mb = 3905.14 m = 12812.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.07 mb = 3819.12 m = 12529.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.06 C = 78.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.01 mb = 811.81 m = 2663.40 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 3.80 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.02 mb = 1272.25 m = 4173.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.69 C = 76.44 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.93 C Cross Totals Index: 25.93 C K Index: 38.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 693.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.33 mb = 1152.23 m = 3780.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.33 mb = 1397.72 m = 4585.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.33 mb = 11080.33 m = 36352.36 ft B at Equ Level: 692.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.33 mb = 13345.35 m = 43783.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 258.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 7.95 Bulk Shear: 87.15 m/s