MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.34,-84.91 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -84.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 975 251 24.7 16.5 60 8.2 19.1 193 10 300.0 302.2 293.2 335.7 12.17 2 950 479 24.2 15.7 59 8.5 18.5 191 23 301.7 303.9 293.5 336.8 11.88 3 900 949 19.7 14.8 73 4.9 16.4 190 26 301.8 304.0 293.5 336.7 11.83 4 850 1438 14.9 13.9 93 1.1 14.3 191 27 301.8 303.9 293.4 336.6 11.79 5 800 1949 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.0 215 26 302.9 304.9 292.7 333.8 10.41 6 750 2486 8.3 7.2 93 1.1 7.7 227 28 305.6 307.2 292.1 331.4 8.56 7 700 3054 4.8 3.0 88 1.7 3.8 242 39 307.8 309.0 291.3 328.6 6.81 8 650 3653 0.9 -3.7 72 4.5 -1.3 248 43 309.9 310.8 290.0 324.0 4.49 9 600 4293 -2.1 -9.6 57 7.5 -5.3 233 39 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.5 3.07 10 550 4979 -6.6 -13.4 58 6.9 -9.1 222 36 316.3 316.8 290.1 324.4 2.47 11 500 5716 -11.7 -16.9 65 5.3 -13.4 220 36 318.8 319.2 290.5 325.6 2.03 12 450 6515 -17.0 -22.0 65 5.0 -18.3 223 38 321.9 322.2 290.8 326.9 1.46 13 400 7388 -22.7 -25.7 77 2.9 -23.4 230 40 325.4 325.7 291.6 329.6 1.18 14 350 8355 -29.1 -33.0 69 3.9 -29.7 248 44 329.5 329.7 292.3 332.0 0.68 15 300 9437 -38.2 -41.8 69 3.5 -38.5 242 51 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.8 0.33 16 250 10661 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 241 60 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12088 -58.1 -62.1 60 4.0 -58.1 256 82 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 18 150 13904 -58.0 -80.0 4 22.0 -58.2 237 62 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16413 -65.6 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 255 40 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.98 m Freezing level: 635.80 mb = 3834.87 m = 12581.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.02 mb = 3492.74 m = 11458.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.12 mb = 1297.19 m = 4255.82 ft T: 16.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 13.26 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1602.37 m = 5257.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.83 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.54 C K Index: 38.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 854.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.99 mb = 1527.95 m = 5012.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.99 mb = 1679.54 m = 5510.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.99 mb = 11307.04 m = 37096.12 ft B at Equ Level: 850.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.99 mb = 13657.15 m = 44806.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.0 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 254.0 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 2.6 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 196.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 16.91 Bulk Shear: 50.55 m/s