MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.48,-84.96 Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -84.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 974 277 21.8 18.5 81 3.3 19.5 223 9 297.2 299.7 293.6 337.3 13.86 2 950 492 20.5 17.5 83 3.0 18.5 211 18 298.0 300.5 293.5 336.9 13.38 3 900 958 17.4 16.1 92 1.3 16.5 201 23 299.4 301.8 293.6 337.1 12.89 4 850 1445 14.1 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 197 24 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.3 12.03 5 800 1956 11.8 11.8 100 -0.0 11.8 201 23 303.7 305.8 293.4 336.3 10.95 6 750 2494 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 221 21 306.2 308.0 293.1 335.1 9.58 7 700 3063 5.6 5.6 100 0.0 5.6 234 21 308.6 310.2 292.7 333.5 8.16 8 650 3666 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 242 24 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.4 6.82 9 600 4309 -1.4 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 243 27 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.7 5.77 10 550 4998 -5.4 -5.4 100 0.0 -5.4 241 29 317.7 318.6 292.4 332.7 4.65 11 500 5740 -10.0 -10.0 100 0.0 -10.0 240 30 320.8 321.5 292.4 332.6 3.57 12 450 6546 -14.9 -14.9 100 0.0 -14.9 239 32 324.5 325.0 292.7 333.5 2.67 13 400 7427 -21.0 -21.0 100 0.0 -21.0 235 34 327.7 328.1 292.8 334.0 1.80 14 350 8399 -27.9 -27.9 100 -0.0 -27.9 231 36 331.1 331.3 293.0 335.0 1.10 15 300 9486 -36.8 -36.8 100 -0.0 -36.8 230 40 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.6 0.55 16 250 10720 -47.4 -50.3 71 3.0 -47.5 232 47 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12151 -60.6 -64.4 61 3.8 -60.6 237 66 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.03 18 150 13947 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.2 246 68 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16477 -64.4 -85.2 4 20.8 -64.6 245 41 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.83 m Freezing level: 620.34 mb = 4047.43 m = 13278.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.40 mb = 4040.49 m = 13256.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.67 mb = 697.17 m = 2287.26 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 3.96 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.32 mb = 1165.56 m = 3823.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.66 C = 76.39 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.16 C K Index: 38.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 452.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.31 mb = 1002.42 m = 3288.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.31 mb = 1441.46 m = 4729.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.31 mb = 11828.55 m = 38807.11 ft B at Equ Level: 452.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.31 mb = 13532.08 m = 44396.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.7 neg: -2.5 tot: 63.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 33.79 Bulk Shear: 13.39 m/s