MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.37,-85.8 Latitude: 41.37 Longitude: -85.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 974 268 26.3 16.8 56 9.5 19.8 223 13 301.7 304.0 293.9 338.3 12.41 2 950 491 23.4 15.8 62 7.6 18.3 221 19 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.97 3 900 960 18.8 14.9 78 3.9 16.3 219 22 300.9 303.1 293.3 336.0 11.92 4 850 1447 14.3 13.1 92 1.2 13.6 221 31 301.2 303.2 292.9 334.2 11.23 5 800 1958 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 230 35 302.9 304.9 292.7 333.9 10.41 6 750 2494 7.8 5.9 88 1.9 6.7 239 38 305.1 306.5 291.3 328.6 7.79 7 700 3060 4.0 2.8 91 1.3 3.4 244 38 307.0 308.2 291.0 327.4 6.69 8 650 3659 0.7 -5.3 64 6.0 -2.1 244 43 309.7 310.5 289.4 322.1 3.96 9 600 4298 -2.8 -12.1 49 9.3 -6.4 247 47 312.9 313.4 289.0 321.1 2.52 10 550 4983 -6.7 -13.8 57 7.0 -9.4 242 50 316.1 316.5 289.9 323.9 2.39 11 500 5718 -12.3 -26.1 31 13.7 -15.7 239 57 318.0 318.2 289.1 321.1 0.91 12 450 6514 -17.7 -38.8 14 21.2 -21.1 233 55 321.0 321.1 289.4 322.1 0.29 13 400 7384 -23.8 -28.3 66 4.5 -24.7 234 54 324.0 324.2 290.9 327.3 0.93 14 350 8346 -30.2 -43.9 25 13.7 -31.7 240 69 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.22 15 300 9422 -39.4 -43.5 65 4.1 -39.8 235 58 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.27 16 250 10643 -49.7 -52.6 72 2.9 -49.8 253 89 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.12 17 200 12072 -55.6 -71.8 12 16.2 -55.8 251 73 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.8 0.01 18 150 13900 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 238 64 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16419 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 250 43 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.18 m Freezing level: 640.27 mb = 3783.36 m = 12412.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.17 mb = 3424.21 m = 11234.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.88 % Est. max temperature: 26.69 C = 80.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.72 mb = 1469.95 m = 4822.60 ft T: 14.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 17.19 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.14 mb = 1505.53 m = 4939.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.00 C = 78.79 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 38.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1035.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.23 mb = 1464.84 m = 4805.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.23 mb = 1615.03 m = 5298.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.23 mb = 11087.38 m = 36375.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1032.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.23 mb = 13764.61 m = 45158.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 189.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 13.93 Bulk Shear: 74.31 m/s