MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.67,-85.91 Latitude: 41.67 Longitude: -85.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 978 231 24.2 16.8 64 7.4 19.2 212 9 299.2 301.5 293.2 335.5 12.42 2 950 485 21.6 15.9 70 5.7 17.8 208 16 299.1 301.3 292.8 334.1 12.01 3 900 952 17.6 14.8 83 2.9 15.7 207 22 299.7 301.8 292.9 334.2 11.81 4 850 1439 15.3 11.1 76 4.2 12.6 221 33 302.2 304.0 292.0 331.2 9.79 5 800 1951 11.4 10.4 94 1.0 10.8 231 37 303.3 305.1 292.5 332.9 9.95 6 750 2487 7.4 6.6 94 0.8 6.9 242 39 304.6 306.1 291.5 329.2 8.17 7 700 3053 4.5 -0.1 72 4.6 2.1 243 43 307.5 308.5 290.0 324.2 5.44 8 650 3652 0.4 -11.7 40 12.1 -4.3 241 46 309.4 309.9 287.8 317.1 2.40 9 600 4289 -3.0 -19.5 27 16.5 -8.3 242 50 312.6 312.9 287.8 317.2 1.36 10 550 4973 -7.1 -26.8 19 19.7 -12.2 242 48 315.6 315.8 288.2 318.3 0.77 11 500 5708 -11.9 -30.0 21 18.0 -16.0 240 51 318.5 318.6 288.9 320.7 0.63 12 450 6505 -17.7 -28.5 38 10.8 -20.1 237 55 320.9 321.1 289.9 323.8 0.81 13 400 7374 -24.2 -31.3 52 7.1 -25.5 238 54 323.5 323.7 290.6 326.0 0.70 14 350 8333 -30.6 -33.4 77 2.7 -31.1 229 59 327.4 327.6 291.6 329.8 0.65 15 300 9409 -39.8 -42.8 73 3.0 -40.1 232 64 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.29 16 250 10626 -50.5 -53.9 67 3.4 -50.7 244 81 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.10 17 200 12054 -55.0 -69.4 15 14.3 -55.3 249 72 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 13886 -56.9 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 235 65 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16404 -64.7 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 247 43 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.32 m Freezing level: 643.81 mb = 3730.47 m = 12238.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.48 mb = 3246.14 m = 10649.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.26 mb = 1160.28 m = 3806.63 ft T: 16.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 15.79 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1671.28 m = 5483.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 33.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 776.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.91 mb = 1281.09 m = 4202.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.91 mb = 2045.89 m = 6712.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.91 mb = 11133.96 m = 36528.28 ft B at Equ Level: 757.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.91 mb = 13054.53 m = 42829.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.0 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 267.0 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 7.27 Bulk Shear: 106.81 m/s