MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.71,-85.2 Latitude: 41.71 Longitude: -85.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 294 19.8 19.5 98 0.2 19.6 183 3 295.4 298.1 293.9 338.1 14.87 2 950 482 20.2 17.5 84 2.7 18.4 235 18 297.7 300.2 293.4 336.5 13.37 3 900 948 18.6 15.5 82 3.1 16.5 224 23 300.7 302.9 293.6 337.0 12.38 4 850 1436 14.3 13.2 93 1.1 13.6 224 27 301.2 303.2 292.9 334.5 11.32 5 800 1947 11.8 10.6 92 1.3 11.0 235 31 303.8 305.6 292.7 333.8 10.07 6 750 2484 7.7 7.1 96 0.6 7.3 232 31 305.0 306.5 291.8 330.4 8.46 7 700 3051 4.9 2.0 81 2.9 3.4 228 30 307.9 309.1 290.9 327.3 6.32 8 650 3652 1.2 -1.9 80 3.1 -0.4 216 31 310.3 311.2 290.6 326.2 5.11 9 600 4293 -2.6 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.7 219 38 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.4 5.17 10 550 4977 -7.6 -9.8 84 2.2 -8.5 224 41 315.1 315.7 290.5 325.8 3.32 11 500 5712 -11.9 -12.1 98 0.2 -12.0 227 43 318.5 319.1 291.3 328.4 3.02 12 450 6509 -17.6 -20.0 81 2.4 -18.3 213 42 321.1 321.5 290.9 327.0 1.74 13 400 7380 -23.8 -26.2 81 2.4 -24.4 215 37 324.0 324.2 291.1 327.9 1.12 14 350 8341 -30.9 -33.7 76 2.8 -31.3 229 37 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.63 15 300 9415 -39.5 -42.6 72 3.1 -39.7 238 59 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.9 0.30 16 250 10635 -49.6 -53.3 66 3.6 -49.8 241 69 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12069 -55.3 -74.3 8 19.0 -55.6 254 72 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 18 150 13902 -57.0 -79.2 4 22.2 -57.3 239 52 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.01 19 100 16408 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 251 38 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.72 m Freezing level: 634.67 mb = 3848.23 m = 12625.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.21 mb = 3587.07 m = 11768.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.62 mb = 323.11 m = 1060.07 ft T: 19.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 10.82 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.70 mb = 1309.85 m = 4297.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.35 C = 77.63 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.71 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 36.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1131.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.45 mb = 1078.00 m = 3536.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.45 mb = 1521.61 m = 4992.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.45 mb = 11130.43 m = 36516.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1127.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.45 mb = 13840.41 m = 45407.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.0 neg: -15.0 tot: 83.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 29.49 Bulk Shear: 38.36 m/s