MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.71,-83.75 Latitude: 39.71 Longitude: -83.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 969 309 19.3 17.1 87 2.3 17.8 170 15 295.2 297.4 292.2 331.7 12.73 2 950 475 19.3 16.8 85 2.6 17.6 177 30 296.8 299.1 292.7 333.6 12.75 3 900 941 19.0 11.7 63 7.3 14.4 198 46 301.1 302.8 291.6 329.5 9.64 4 850 1430 15.8 8.9 63 7.0 11.6 200 45 302.7 304.3 291.1 327.8 8.42 5 800 1941 12.0 5.5 65 6.5 8.2 198 46 303.9 305.2 290.3 325.2 7.09 6 750 2479 8.6 2.0 63 6.6 5.1 200 49 306.0 307.1 290.0 324.0 5.91 7 700 3046 5.1 -0.4 68 5.5 2.3 204 52 308.2 309.2 290.2 324.6 5.33 8 650 3647 2.1 -11.1 37 13.1 -3.3 206 50 311.3 311.8 288.5 319.4 2.53 9 600 4289 -1.3 -12.4 43 11.1 -5.7 199 47 314.6 315.0 289.5 322.5 2.45 10 550 4976 -5.5 -20.0 31 14.4 -10.2 196 48 317.5 317.8 289.5 322.3 1.42 11 500 5716 -10.8 -15.3 69 4.6 -12.3 202 51 319.9 320.4 291.0 327.7 2.33 12 450 6517 -16.7 -20.5 72 3.8 -17.8 209 56 322.3 322.6 291.2 328.0 1.67 13 400 7394 -20.6 -22.2 87 1.7 -21.0 235 53 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.9 1.61 14 350 8368 -27.9 -30.0 82 2.2 -28.3 228 52 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.5 0.90 15 300 9456 -36.4 -39.5 73 3.1 -36.7 226 45 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10693 -46.7 -49.8 70 3.2 -46.8 229 59 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12140 -54.9 -64.8 28 9.9 -55.1 245 83 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 18 150 13959 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.1 -60.6 232 47 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 248 32 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.07 m Freezing level: 619.80 mb = 4034.80 m = 13237.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.30 mb = 3289.45 m = 10792.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.65 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.72 mb = 596.77 m = 1957.90 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 9.67 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.55 mb = 2008.74 m = 6590.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.24 C = 82.82 F Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lifted Index: 0.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.49 C Showalter Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.60 C Cross Totals Index: 19.61 C K Index: 29.96 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 178.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.83 mb = 1421.54 m = 4663.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 495.83 mb = 5779.96 m = 18962.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 435.83 mb = 6755.13 m = 22162.22 ft B at Equ Level: 31.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 395.83 mb = 7470.77 m = 24510.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.1 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 230.1 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.4 neg: -2.3 tot: 318.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 52.11 m/s