MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.97,-80.68 Latitude: 40.97 Longitude: -80.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 961 332 21.0 14.5 66 6.5 16.7 172 20 297.5 299.4 291.4 329.0 10.85 2 950 432 19.4 14.0 71 5.4 15.9 174 27 296.9 298.8 291.0 327.6 10.63 3 900 893 14.7 12.7 88 2.0 13.4 178 37 296.7 298.5 290.7 326.5 10.32 4 850 1374 10.9 10.8 99 0.2 10.9 193 48 297.6 299.3 290.5 325.5 9.60 5 800 1879 8.8 6.9 88 1.9 7.6 209 50 300.5 301.9 289.8 323.6 7.80 6 750 2410 5.5 4.2 91 1.3 4.8 203 61 302.5 303.8 289.8 323.2 6.90 7 700 2972 3.3 1.4 87 1.9 2.2 181 62 306.1 307.3 290.1 324.5 6.04 8 650 3569 -1.1 -3.9 81 2.8 -2.4 181 62 307.8 308.6 289.2 321.5 4.42 9 600 4207 -2.5 -11.3 51 8.8 -6.0 176 67 313.3 313.8 289.3 322.0 2.69 10 550 4891 -7.3 -15.2 53 7.9 -10.1 179 81 315.4 315.8 289.5 322.4 2.13 11 500 5626 -11.8 -13.6 87 1.8 -12.5 181 83 318.6 319.2 291.0 327.5 2.68 12 450 6428 -15.7 -16.7 92 1.0 -16.1 186 81 323.4 323.9 292.0 331.2 2.29 13 400 7307 -20.5 -24.2 72 3.7 -21.5 182 76 328.3 328.5 292.5 333.0 1.34 14 350 8283 -26.4 -32.7 55 6.3 -27.6 180 75 333.1 333.2 293.2 335.7 0.70 15 300 9378 -35.3 -41.6 53 6.2 -36.0 188 78 335.6 335.6 293.5 336.9 0.33 16 250 10619 -46.0 -49.3 69 3.3 -46.2 202 85 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.17 17 200 12079 -51.2 -69.2 10 18.0 -51.6 211 55 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.02 18 150 13909 -59.4 -81.5 4 22.0 -59.7 203 59 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16413 -63.3 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 217 35 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.33 m Freezing level: 662.23 mb = 3423.05 m = 11230.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.74 mb = 3256.29 m = 10683.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.65 % Est. max temperature: 23.31 C = 73.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.30 mb = 1146.75 m = 3762.26 ft T: 12.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 5.76 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.62 mb = 1221.04 m = 4005.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.82 C = 69.47 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: 0.94 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 31.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.71 mb = 1171.81 m = 3844.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.71 mb = 1318.01 m = 4324.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.71 mb = 2906.03 m = 9534.09 ft B at Equ Level: 17.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 555.71 mb = 4810.07 m = 15780.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.6 at 62.8 knts Storm direction: 214.6 at 47.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 10.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 229.2 neg: -107.8 tot: 121.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 151.41 m/s