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: 41.42,-85.85 Latitude: 41.42 Longitude: -85.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 259 26.2 16.9 57 9.3 19.9 224 13 301.5 303.8 294.0 338.5 12.55 2 950 490 23.1 15.9 64 7.2 18.3 222 18 300.6 302.9 293.3 336.1 12.07 3 900 959 18.5 15.0 80 3.5 16.2 219 21 300.6 302.8 293.3 335.8 12.00 4 850 1446 14.4 13.0 92 1.4 13.6 221 33 301.2 303.3 292.9 334.2 11.17 5 800 1956 11.2 10.5 96 0.7 10.7 231 35 303.0 304.9 292.5 332.8 10.02 6 750 2493 7.7 6.8 94 0.9 7.2 238 37 304.9 306.5 291.7 329.9 8.30 7 700 3059 4.1 2.6 90 1.5 3.2 244 37 307.0 308.2 290.9 327.1 6.61 8 650 3658 0.5 -5.8 63 6.2 -2.4 243 45 309.5 310.2 289.2 321.5 3.82 9 600 4296 -2.8 -12.1 48 9.4 -6.4 247 48 312.9 313.4 289.0 321.0 2.51 10 550 4981 -6.8 -17.6 42 10.9 -10.4 241 50 316.1 316.4 289.3 321.9 1.74 11 500 5716 -12.3 -22.3 43 10.0 -15.1 238 58 318.0 318.2 289.5 322.3 1.28 12 450 6512 -17.8 -32.6 26 14.7 -20.7 233 56 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.8 0.55 13 400 7383 -23.6 -29.0 61 5.4 -24.7 234 52 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.4 0.87 14 350 8343 -30.1 -42.3 30 12.2 -31.4 239 66 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.2 0.27 15 300 9420 -39.5 -42.8 71 3.3 -39.8 233 59 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.29 16 250 10640 -49.7 -52.7 71 3.0 -49.8 252 90 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.12 17 200 12070 -55.5 -72.1 11 16.6 -55.8 251 74 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 13898 -56.9 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 238 64 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16417 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 250 43 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.19 m Freezing level: 642.97 mb = 3747.45 m = 12294.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.18 mb = 3398.71 m = 11150.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.78 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.61 mb = 1429.95 m = 4691.38 ft T: 14.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 17.48 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.12 mb = 1494.56 m = 4903.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 38.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1026.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.10 mb = 1414.99 m = 4642.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.10 mb = 1665.78 m = 5465.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.10 mb = 11227.26 m = 36834.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1012.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.10 mb = 13563.43 m = 44498.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.9 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 267.9 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 12.95 Bulk Shear: 79.23 m/s