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: 39.95,-84.38 Latitude: 39.95 Longitude: -84.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 968 302 19.9 17.6 86 2.4 18.4 167 16 295.9 298.2 292.7 333.8 13.18 2 950 460 19.6 17.2 86 2.4 17.9 172 29 297.0 299.4 293.0 334.8 13.07 3 900 925 17.8 14.0 79 3.7 15.4 190 51 299.8 301.9 292.5 332.8 11.26 4 850 1413 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.1 200 54 302.7 304.4 291.5 329.4 8.96 5 800 1925 12.7 5.7 62 7.1 8.6 201 50 304.7 306.1 290.7 326.4 7.17 6 750 2463 8.8 1.4 60 7.4 4.9 202 55 306.2 307.2 289.8 323.5 5.66 7 700 3029 4.7 -4.6 51 9.3 0.4 206 56 307.7 308.4 288.7 319.8 3.89 8 650 3630 2.1 -13.6 30 15.7 -3.9 208 54 311.3 311.7 288.1 318.0 2.06 9 600 4272 -1.3 -17.8 27 16.4 -7.0 204 50 314.6 314.9 288.7 319.8 1.58 10 550 4959 -5.8 -18.9 35 13.2 -10.1 199 51 317.3 317.6 289.5 322.5 1.56 11 500 5698 -11.1 -13.3 84 2.2 -12.0 198 56 319.4 320.0 291.3 328.5 2.73 12 450 6499 -15.7 -18.9 77 3.2 -16.7 220 56 323.4 323.8 291.7 330.0 1.91 13 400 7380 -20.3 -23.8 74 3.4 -21.2 230 52 328.5 328.8 292.7 333.5 1.40 14 350 8353 -27.9 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.5 225 56 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.84 15 300 9442 -36.4 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.7 221 54 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10680 -46.5 -49.8 69 3.3 -46.6 229 68 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 17 200 12126 -54.4 -66.4 21 12.0 -54.7 241 84 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.03 18 150 13946 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.3 247 48 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16433 -64.9 -85.7 4 20.8 -65.1 244 32 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.04 m Freezing level: 619.69 mb = 4019.08 m = 13185.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.66 mb = 3079.81 m = 10104.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.50 mb = 601.20 m = 1972.41 ft T: 19.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 16.81 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.71 mb = 1885.83 m = 6187.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.42 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 20.91 C K Index: 27.44 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 114.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.95 mb = 1195.01 m = 3920.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.95 mb = 2719.18 m = 8921.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 426.95 mb = 6891.84 m = 22610.76 ft B at Equ Level: 114.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.95 mb = 9511.72 m = 31206.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.0 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 231.0 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.6 neg: -15.8 tot: 444.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.41 Bulk Shear: 81.40 m/s