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: 41.57,-85.91 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -85.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -24 SFC 968 252 18.3 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 184 8 294.1 296.6 292.6 333.2 13.66 2 950 414 17.9 17.7 99 0.2 17.8 191 20 295.4 297.8 292.9 334.3 13.57 3 900 875 14.8 14.2 96 0.6 14.4 197 38 296.8 298.8 291.6 329.6 11.36 4 850 1358 12.4 11.3 93 1.0 11.7 198 46 299.1 300.9 291.2 328.3 9.97 5 800 1864 9.5 8.6 94 0.9 8.9 197 49 301.2 302.9 290.9 327.3 8.80 6 750 2398 6.8 6.5 98 0.2 6.6 194 53 303.9 305.4 291.2 328.3 8.15 7 700 2964 5.4 3.3 87 2.0 4.2 193 55 308.4 309.7 291.6 329.8 6.97 8 650 3565 0.6 0.5 100 0.0 0.5 193 57 309.6 310.7 291.3 328.5 6.13 9 600 4204 -2.6 -2.6 100 0.0 -2.6 195 58 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.6 5.25 10 550 4891 -6.3 -6.4 99 0.1 -6.3 199 59 316.7 317.5 291.9 330.5 4.32 11 500 5631 -10.3 -11.1 94 0.7 -10.6 198 60 320.5 321.1 292.1 331.3 3.29 12 450 6437 -14.7 -16.0 90 1.3 -15.2 206 59 324.8 325.2 292.5 333.0 2.44 13 400 7318 -20.4 -22.3 85 1.9 -20.9 209 62 328.5 328.8 292.8 334.1 1.60 14 350 8292 -27.8 -30.4 79 2.5 -28.3 207 66 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.87 15 300 9380 -36.7 -39.6 74 2.9 -37.0 206 73 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.2 0.41 16 250 10613 -48.1 -51.4 69 3.3 -48.2 208 80 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.14 17 200 12057 -53.1 -69.9 11 16.8 -53.4 228 96 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 18 150 13893 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 222 50 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16391 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 245 28 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.86 m Freezing level: 641.30 mb = 3676.01 m = 12060.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.35 mb = 3671.67 m = 12046.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.32 % Est. max temperature: 24.53 C = 76.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.48 mb = 266.84 m = 875.46 ft T: 18.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 7.02 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.79 mb = 792.33 m = 2599.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.63 C = 69.13 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: 0.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.55 C Showalter Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.65 C K Index: 31.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 93.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.69 mb = 765.09 m = 2510.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.69 mb = 812.05 m = 2664.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 716.69 mb = 2770.90 m = 9090.78 ft B at Equ Level: 49.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 396.69 mb = 7378.60 m = 24207.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.3 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 226.3 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 236.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.84 Bulk Shear: 111.49 m/s