MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.22,-81.29 Latitude: 41.22 Longitude: -81.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 959 341 17.2 15.7 91 1.5 16.3 182 17 293.8 295.9 291.0 327.5 11.80 2 950 424 16.6 15.3 92 1.2 15.8 183 22 294.0 296.1 290.9 327.1 11.59 3 900 882 13.2 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 193 42 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.9 10.69 4 850 1362 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 210 46 297.4 299.1 290.3 325.2 9.56 5 800 1867 9.0 5.0 76 4.0 6.8 216 34 300.8 302.0 289.1 321.2 6.87 6 750 2398 5.9 -0.4 64 6.3 2.7 209 43 303.0 303.9 288.1 317.9 4.94 7 700 2957 0.7 -6.4 59 7.1 -2.4 216 51 303.3 303.9 286.6 313.7 3.38 8 650 3547 -3.2 -5.3 85 2.1 -4.1 211 66 305.3 306.0 287.9 317.5 3.95 9 600 4176 -5.9 -7.4 89 1.5 -6.5 195 58 309.3 310.0 289.0 320.8 3.66 10 550 4857 -8.1 -9.5 90 1.4 -8.7 182 69 314.5 315.1 290.4 325.4 3.39 11 500 5590 -12.9 -15.0 84 2.2 -13.6 182 75 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.2 2.38 12 450 6386 -16.7 -18.8 84 2.1 -17.4 187 84 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.7 1.93 13 400 7263 -21.8 -23.9 83 2.1 -22.4 177 89 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.4 1.38 14 350 8234 -28.0 -30.5 79 2.5 -28.5 174 86 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.1 0.86 15 300 9322 -36.2 -39.0 75 2.8 -36.5 180 94 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.44 16 250 10563 -44.8 -48.2 68 3.4 -45.0 195 106 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.19 17 200 12039 -48.2 -73.6 4 25.4 -48.8 189 62 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.5 0.01 18 150 13889 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 201 56 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 229 35 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.70 m Freezing level: 691.11 mb = 3062.15 m = 10046.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.37 mb = 2691.12 m = 8829.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.32 % Est. max temperature: 23.42 C = 74.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.88 mb = 523.66 m = 1718.04 ft T: 15.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 13.86 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 849.27 m = 2786.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.45 C = 65.21 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: 0.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: 0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 27.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 168.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.93 mb = 854.77 m = 2804.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.93 mb = 901.66 m = 2958.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.93 mb = 1682.13 m = 5518.75 ft B at Equ Level: 16.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 387.93 mb = 7485.87 m = 24559.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.4 at 56.1 knts Storm direction: 226.4 at 42.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 276.5 neg: -29.5 tot: 247.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 97.93 m/s