MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.96,-80.03 Latitude: 41.96 Longitude: -80.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -27 SFC 952 400 19.5 15.0 75 4.5 16.5 155 19 296.8 298.9 291.6 329.5 11.30 2 950 415 19.3 14.7 75 4.6 16.3 154 18 296.7 298.7 291.4 329.0 11.14 3 900 877 15.0 13.2 89 1.7 13.8 160 36 296.9 298.8 291.1 327.8 10.67 4 850 1359 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 174 44 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.6 9.87 5 800 1863 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.3 194 51 300.1 301.6 290.5 325.5 8.65 6 750 2394 5.3 4.0 91 1.3 4.5 201 52 302.3 303.5 289.6 322.6 6.80 7 700 2956 2.3 0.0 85 2.3 1.1 196 66 305.1 306.1 289.3 321.7 5.47 8 650 3551 0.1 -1.3 90 1.4 -0.6 186 61 309.1 310.1 290.5 325.6 5.35 9 600 4188 -4.0 -7.1 79 3.2 -5.4 181 63 311.5 312.2 289.8 323.4 3.73 10 550 4871 -7.5 -12.8 66 5.3 -9.5 177 72 315.2 315.7 289.9 323.7 2.59 11 500 5605 -12.7 -18.0 64 5.3 -14.3 178 84 317.6 317.9 289.9 323.8 1.85 12 450 6405 -15.5 -17.2 87 1.7 -16.1 183 83 323.7 324.1 292.0 331.2 2.20 13 400 7285 -20.7 -22.9 82 2.2 -21.2 177 78 328.1 328.5 292.7 333.5 1.52 14 350 8259 -27.0 -31.1 69 4.0 -27.8 176 79 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.3 0.82 15 300 9354 -34.7 -42.6 44 7.9 -35.5 178 82 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.6 0.30 16 250 10599 -45.3 -48.4 71 3.1 -45.5 194 91 338.7 338.7 294.2 339.4 0.19 17 200 12061 -51.0 -67.1 13 16.2 -51.4 196 54 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.02 18 150 13882 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 198 62 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16397 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 216 39 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5631.47 m Freezing level: 648.98 mb = 3563.99 m = 11692.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.77 mb = 3334.43 m = 10939.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.92 % Est. max temperature: 22.61 C = 72.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.04 mb = 970.85 m = 3185.18 ft T: 14.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 7.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.16 mb = 1180.44 m = 3872.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.19 C = 68.34 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 32.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 95.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.66 mb = 1127.32 m = 3698.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.66 mb = 1273.19 m = 4177.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 488.66 mb = 5779.27 m = 18960.64 ft B at Equ Level: 94.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 408.66 mb = 7125.06 m = 23375.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.0 at 61.2 knts Storm direction: 213.0 at 45.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.2 neg: -57.5 tot: 307.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 194.89 m/s