MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.43,-84.46 Latitude: 41.43 Longitude: -84.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 979 214 20.8 18.6 87 2.3 19.3 231 2 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.7 13.88 2 950 477 22.1 16.7 71 5.4 18.4 178 19 299.6 301.9 293.5 336.6 12.67 3 900 946 18.8 15.8 83 3.0 16.8 183 33 300.9 303.2 293.8 337.9 12.61 4 850 1434 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 187 34 301.6 303.9 294.0 338.5 12.52 5 800 1946 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 197 34 304.1 306.1 293.7 337.4 11.18 6 750 2485 9.2 9.2 100 0.1 9.2 207 32 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.76 7 700 3056 6.6 6.6 100 0.0 6.6 222 36 309.8 311.5 293.5 336.7 8.79 8 650 3661 2.3 0.6 89 1.7 1.4 218 41 311.5 312.7 291.9 330.7 6.16 9 600 4302 -2.9 -7.7 69 4.8 -5.0 209 45 312.8 313.5 290.0 324.2 3.57 10 550 4985 -8.0 -10.8 80 2.8 -9.1 207 46 314.6 315.2 290.1 324.4 3.04 11 500 5720 -11.1 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.8 219 43 319.5 320.0 291.4 328.9 2.85 12 450 6521 -16.4 -17.0 95 0.6 -16.6 241 36 322.6 323.1 291.7 330.2 2.24 13 400 7396 -22.3 -23.1 94 0.8 -22.5 250 31 326.0 326.3 292.0 331.2 1.49 14 350 8363 -29.1 -34.6 59 5.5 -30.0 246 43 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.6 0.58 15 300 9446 -37.4 -40.9 70 3.5 -37.7 241 57 332.7 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.36 16 250 10675 -48.3 -52.0 66 3.7 -48.5 246 71 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12106 -59.1 -62.7 63 3.6 -59.1 252 95 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.04 18 150 13911 -57.9 -82.0 3 24.1 -58.2 245 54 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16421 -64.0 -85.6 4 21.6 -64.2 249 30 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.83 m Freezing level: 627.76 mb = 3945.98 m = 12945.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.20 mb = 3795.06 m = 12450.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.67 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.65 mb = 498.86 m = 1636.64 ft T: 21.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 2.45 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.66 mb = 1377.40 m = 4518.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.84 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 40.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 795.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.74 mb = 1150.11 m = 3773.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.74 mb = 2011.66 m = 6599.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.74 mb = 11386.58 m = 37357.10 ft B at Equ Level: 794.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.74 mb = 13755.99 m = 45130.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.2 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 238.2 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 4.3 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 267.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 10.23 Bulk Shear: 77.77 m/s