MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.09,-85.75 Latitude: 41.09 Longitude: -85.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 972 255 19.5 18.1 92 1.4 18.6 138 9 295.1 297.5 292.8 334.0 13.59 2 950 449 19.5 17.2 86 2.3 17.9 161 22 297.0 299.4 293.0 334.8 13.09 3 900 915 18.3 15.4 83 2.9 16.4 185 50 300.3 302.6 293.4 336.4 12.31 4 850 1403 14.7 13.3 91 1.5 13.8 189 52 301.6 303.7 293.0 335.0 11.34 5 800 1913 10.8 9.5 92 1.3 10.0 189 50 302.6 304.4 291.9 330.5 9.36 6 750 2448 7.2 6.0 92 1.2 6.5 192 50 304.4 305.9 291.2 328.0 7.85 7 700 3013 3.9 1.6 85 2.3 2.7 188 46 306.8 307.9 290.4 325.5 6.13 8 650 3613 0.0 -4.5 72 4.5 -2.1 184 49 309.0 309.8 289.4 322.1 4.22 9 600 4249 -3.4 -4.1 95 0.7 -3.8 190 54 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.70 10 550 4933 -7.6 -8.8 91 1.2 -8.1 196 57 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.7 3.58 11 500 5669 -11.3 -12.9 88 1.6 -11.9 207 64 319.3 319.8 291.3 328.6 2.84 12 450 6469 -16.4 -18.4 84 2.1 -17.0 211 66 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.4 1.99 13 400 7346 -21.6 -23.9 82 2.2 -22.2 221 61 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.7 1.39 14 350 8316 -28.6 -31.3 77 2.8 -29.0 224 62 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.80 15 300 9400 -37.5 -40.5 73 3.0 -37.8 224 59 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10631 -47.9 -51.2 69 3.3 -48.1 227 67 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 17 200 12066 -54.3 -63.2 33 8.9 -54.5 243 87 346.7 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.04 18 150 13916 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 238 36 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16416 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 243 37 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.88 m Freezing level: 649.98 mb = 3613.05 m = 11853.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.01 mb = 3343.34 m = 10968.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.63 % Est. max temperature: 26.55 C = 79.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.45 mb = 427.20 m = 1401.54 ft T: 19.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 14.31 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.52 mb = 1367.53 m = 4486.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.86 C = 78.55 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 36.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 627.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.45 mb = 1025.56 m = 3364.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.45 mb = 1669.87 m = 5478.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.45 mb = 10538.74 m = 34575.50 ft B at Equ Level: 627.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.45 mb = 12981.99 m = 42591.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.8 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 222.8 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 435.6 neg: -37.5 tot: 398.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 5.01 Bulk Shear: 125.21 m/s