MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.85,-80.16 Latitude: 41.85 Longitude: -80.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 SFC 952 409 19.6 16.2 81 3.3 17.4 154 16 296.8 299.1 292.3 332.3 12.28 2 950 427 19.5 15.8 79 3.7 17.1 153 16 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.7 11.99 3 900 891 16.1 13.9 87 2.2 14.7 161 38 298.0 300.1 291.9 330.5 11.15 4 850 1375 12.3 11.6 95 0.7 11.9 173 48 299.1 300.9 291.4 328.8 10.17 5 800 1880 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.0 190 58 299.7 301.3 290.2 324.7 8.47 6 750 2411 5.8 5.6 99 0.2 5.6 194 56 302.8 304.2 290.5 325.6 7.62 7 700 2973 3.0 1.9 92 1.1 2.4 197 59 305.8 306.9 290.2 324.8 6.26 8 650 3571 -0.5 -5.1 71 4.7 -2.6 202 58 308.4 309.2 289.0 320.9 4.01 9 600 4205 -4.3 -8.7 71 4.4 -6.1 197 61 311.2 311.8 289.3 321.7 3.30 10 550 4887 -8.0 -8.3 97 0.3 -8.1 184 67 314.6 315.4 290.7 326.6 3.72 11 500 5623 -12.0 -14.3 82 2.4 -12.8 185 80 318.4 318.9 290.8 326.8 2.52 12 450 6423 -16.6 -17.9 90 1.3 -17.0 187 82 322.3 322.8 291.5 329.4 2.08 13 400 7299 -21.3 -23.5 82 2.3 -21.8 185 74 327.4 327.6 292.4 332.4 1.43 14 350 8271 -27.9 -30.4 79 2.5 -28.3 178 74 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.87 15 300 9362 -35.8 -42.1 52 6.3 -36.4 188 77 334.9 335.0 293.3 336.2 0.31 16 250 10601 -45.8 -51.3 54 5.5 -46.1 187 67 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.5 0.14 17 200 12049 -54.4 -65.3 25 10.9 -54.6 182 66 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.03 18 150 13882 -59.0 -81.3 4 22.3 -59.3 202 62 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16398 -60.6 -85.3 2 24.7 -60.9 238 29 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.67 m Freezing level: 656.96 mb = 3487.64 m = 11442.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.27 mb = 3251.39 m = 10667.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.64 % Est. max temperature: 22.37 C = 72.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.52 mb = 828.94 m = 2719.59 ft T: 16.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 7.66 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1260.57 m = 4135.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.51 C = 70.72 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 265.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.91 mb = 1159.19 m = 3803.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.91 mb = 1404.90 m = 4609.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 436.91 mb = 6642.74 m = 21793.51 ft B at Equ Level: 264.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.91 mb = 9432.65 m = 30946.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.2 at 60.0 knts Storm direction: 218.2 at 45.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 545.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 545.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 181.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 1.34 Bulk Shear: 198.27 m/s