MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.71,-84.46 Latitude: 41.71 Longitude: -84.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 973 273 24.5 16.2 60 8.3 18.9 204 11 300.0 302.2 293.1 335.2 12.01 2 950 483 23.6 15.4 60 8.2 18.1 205 22 301.1 303.2 293.2 335.3 11.62 3 900 952 19.1 14.4 74 4.6 16.0 206 26 301.1 303.3 293.1 335.1 11.54 4 850 1440 14.5 13.3 93 1.1 13.7 213 28 301.3 303.4 293.0 334.9 11.40 5 800 1951 10.9 10.4 96 0.5 10.6 231 28 302.8 304.7 292.4 332.4 9.96 6 750 2487 7.9 5.7 86 2.2 6.6 239 29 305.2 306.6 291.2 328.3 7.68 7 700 3054 5.5 -6.9 40 12.4 -0.1 238 33 308.5 309.1 288.3 318.8 3.24 8 650 3655 1.8 -15.2 27 17.1 -4.4 237 39 311.0 311.4 287.7 316.9 1.80 9 600 4295 -2.2 -10.7 52 8.5 -5.7 237 43 313.6 314.1 289.6 322.7 2.82 10 550 4981 -6.5 -21.2 30 14.7 -10.9 238 41 316.4 316.6 289.0 320.7 1.28 11 500 5716 -12.5 -15.4 79 2.9 -13.5 235 40 317.8 318.2 290.4 325.4 2.31 12 450 6515 -17.1 -20.5 75 3.4 -18.1 231 50 321.7 322.0 290.9 327.3 1.66 13 400 7387 -23.3 -27.7 67 4.4 -24.2 234 49 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.2 0.98 14 350 8350 -30.2 -35.9 58 5.7 -31.0 224 51 328.0 328.1 291.7 329.9 0.51 15 300 9428 -38.7 -44.6 54 5.8 -39.2 241 67 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.24 16 250 10652 -49.2 -54.5 54 5.2 -49.4 245 85 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.09 17 200 12080 -56.1 -62.9 43 6.7 -56.3 251 87 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.04 18 150 13904 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 239 66 370.9 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.8 258 42 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.47 m Freezing level: 627.23 mb = 3946.40 m = 12947.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.72 mb = 3045.39 m = 9991.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.62 C = 79.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.63 mb = 1324.39 m = 4345.06 ft T: 15.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 18.37 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.40 mb = 1606.44 m = 5270.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.31 C = 79.37 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 27.95 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 699.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.16 mb = 1508.44 m = 4948.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.16 mb = 1761.81 m = 5780.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.16 mb = 10962.62 m = 35966.16 ft B at Equ Level: 694.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.16 mb = 13179.59 m = 43239.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.0 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 262.0 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 150.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 15.02 Bulk Shear: 46.58 m/s