MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.51,-84.20 Latitude: 41.51 Longitude: -84.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 975 227 21.1 16.9 77 4.2 18.3 165 12 296.4 298.7 292.4 332.6 12.54 2 950 452 20.3 16.5 79 3.7 17.8 177 27 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.2 12.56 3 900 918 18.4 15.8 85 2.6 16.7 193 49 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.5 12.61 4 850 1406 15.2 8.7 65 6.6 11.3 197 41 302.1 303.6 290.8 326.8 8.31 5 800 1917 11.5 7.1 74 4.4 8.9 195 43 303.4 304.9 290.9 327.1 7.93 6 750 2453 7.0 4.8 86 2.2 5.8 193 41 304.2 305.5 290.6 325.9 7.23 7 700 3018 5.1 -1.6 62 6.7 1.7 189 43 308.1 309.1 289.8 323.2 4.87 8 650 3620 2.1 -14.8 27 16.9 -4.2 193 48 311.3 311.7 287.9 317.4 1.86 9 600 4259 -2.7 -12.6 47 9.9 -6.5 193 52 313.0 313.4 289.0 320.8 2.42 10 550 4942 -7.9 -13.0 67 5.1 -9.8 189 58 314.7 315.2 289.7 323.0 2.55 11 500 5677 -11.3 -13.5 83 2.2 -12.1 193 61 319.3 319.8 291.2 328.2 2.69 12 450 6476 -17.0 -19.7 80 2.7 -17.8 210 63 321.9 322.3 291.2 328.0 1.79 13 400 7352 -21.4 -24.3 77 2.9 -22.1 229 58 327.2 327.5 292.2 331.9 1.34 14 350 8323 -28.2 -31.3 75 3.0 -28.8 231 60 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.80 15 300 9410 -37.1 -40.1 73 3.0 -37.4 229 64 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10641 -48.3 -51.5 69 3.3 -48.4 225 69 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12075 -54.8 -59.3 57 4.5 -54.9 238 81 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.3 0.06 18 150 13917 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.5 247 43 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 244 36 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.09 m Freezing level: 628.44 mb = 3895.51 m = 12780.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.30 mb = 3190.08 m = 10466.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.40 C = 81.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.56 mb = 761.09 m = 2496.97 ft T: 19.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 10.67 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1541.00 m = 5055.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 19.96 C K Index: 28.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 437.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.77 mb = 1131.92 m = 3713.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.77 mb = 1992.40 m = 6536.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 302.77 mb = 9344.72 m = 30658.16 ft B at Equ Level: 437.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.77 mb = 12651.92 m = 41508.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.6 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 222.6 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.7 neg: -37.5 tot: 244.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 6.71 Bulk Shear: 65.25 m/s