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: 41.9,-85.33 Latitude: 41.90 Longitude: -85.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 974 264 21.5 18.0 80 3.6 19.1 222 3 296.9 299.3 293.2 335.6 13.41 2 950 482 20.0 17.1 84 2.8 18.1 216 12 297.4 299.8 293.1 335.2 13.04 3 900 948 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 15.9 212 26 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.8 12.06 4 850 1434 13.6 13.3 98 0.3 13.4 211 34 300.4 302.4 292.7 333.7 11.34 5 800 1943 10.7 10.5 99 0.2 10.6 220 38 302.6 304.4 292.3 332.3 10.03 6 750 2479 7.5 6.6 94 0.9 7.0 223 41 304.7 306.3 291.5 329.3 8.19 7 700 3045 4.4 1.4 81 3.0 2.8 223 44 307.3 308.5 290.5 325.9 6.05 8 650 3645 0.3 -2.1 84 2.4 -0.9 224 47 309.3 310.3 290.3 325.0 5.05 9 600 4283 -3.0 -9.2 62 6.2 -5.6 225 44 312.6 313.3 289.6 322.8 3.18 10 550 4967 -7.3 -15.4 52 8.1 -10.2 224 47 315.4 315.8 289.5 322.3 2.09 11 500 5702 -12.3 -27.5 27 15.3 -15.9 238 50 318.1 318.2 289.0 320.8 0.80 12 450 6500 -16.4 -18.9 81 2.5 -17.2 252 50 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.1 1.91 13 400 7376 -22.4 -25.5 76 3.1 -23.1 255 62 325.9 326.1 291.7 330.1 1.20 14 350 8342 -29.9 -34.4 65 4.5 -30.6 241 64 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.7 0.59 15 300 9419 -39.2 -42.6 70 3.3 -39.5 235 63 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.30 16 250 10641 -49.6 -53.0 68 3.3 -49.8 243 81 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12060 -59.2 -65.3 45 6.2 -59.3 246 96 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.03 18 150 13884 -56.0 -82.6 2 26.6 -56.3 226 54 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.00 19 100 16400 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 257 41 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.24 m Freezing level: 644.96 mb = 3709.13 m = 12168.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.82 mb = 3498.92 m = 11479.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.76 mb = 713.88 m = 2342.10 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 14.75 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1238.78 m = 4064.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.66 C = 76.38 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.85 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 36.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 749.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.29 mb = 1049.50 m = 3443.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.29 mb = 1391.08 m = 4563.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.29 mb = 11331.09 m = 37175.04 ft B at Equ Level: 741.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.29 mb = 13306.75 m = 43656.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 242.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 7.24 Bulk Shear: 103.52 m/s