MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.46,-83.81 Latitude: 41.46 Longitude: -83.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 982 201 22.1 16.1 69 6.0 18.1 174 10 296.8 298.9 291.9 330.8 11.79 2 950 489 21.7 15.7 69 5.9 17.7 191 29 299.2 301.3 292.7 333.9 11.90 3 900 956 17.9 14.6 81 3.3 15.7 208 36 300.0 302.1 292.9 334.2 11.69 4 850 1443 14.8 12.1 84 2.7 13.1 220 26 301.6 303.6 292.4 332.7 10.50 5 800 1953 11.2 9.4 89 1.8 10.1 217 21 303.1 304.8 291.9 330.9 9.32 6 750 2490 8.4 3.0 69 5.4 5.4 219 21 305.7 306.9 290.3 325.0 6.34 7 700 3058 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 2.9 223 28 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.4 5.73 8 650 3660 2.1 -5.1 59 7.1 -1.3 215 34 311.3 312.1 290.0 324.0 4.03 9 600 4301 -2.4 -5.8 77 3.4 -4.0 222 38 313.3 314.1 290.7 326.4 4.12 10 550 4986 -6.8 -12.3 65 5.5 -8.9 219 41 316.0 316.5 290.2 324.9 2.71 11 500 5722 -12.3 -18.9 58 6.6 -14.3 215 49 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.72 12 450 6519 -17.1 -20.9 72 3.8 -18.1 220 54 321.8 322.1 290.9 327.3 1.60 13 400 7393 -22.5 -26.9 67 4.4 -23.5 226 42 325.7 326.0 291.6 329.5 1.06 14 350 8360 -29.0 -37.4 45 8.3 -30.2 232 37 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.2 0.44 15 300 9443 -38.0 -44.2 52 6.2 -38.5 239 51 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.8 0.25 16 250 10670 -48.5 -52.2 66 3.7 -48.7 241 70 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.12 17 200 12101 -58.0 -63.7 48 5.6 -58.2 257 59 340.8 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 18 150 13915 -58.3 -81.0 4 22.7 -58.6 238 55 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16426 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.2 250 33 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.75 m Freezing level: 626.92 mb = 3955.95 m = 12978.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.04 mb = 3474.26 m = 11398.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.79 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.12 mb = 963.88 m = 3162.30 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 9.26 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.96 mb = 1633.69 m = 5359.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.02 C Showalter Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.66 mb = 1267.58 m = 4158.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 692.66 mb = 3143.63 m = 10313.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 302.66 mb = 9380.88 m = 30776.81 ft B at Equ Level: 305.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.66 mb = 12336.84 m = 40474.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.3 neg: -32.2 tot: 181.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 9.81 Bulk Shear: 31.18 m/s