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: 41.48,-84.38 Latitude: 41.48 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 34 SFC 980 213 22.0 17.6 76 4.4 19.0 229 4 296.9 299.2 292.9 334.6 13.05 2 950 479 22.5 16.5 69 6.0 18.4 190 18 300.0 302.3 293.4 336.6 12.49 3 900 948 19.0 15.6 81 3.4 16.7 187 30 301.1 303.4 293.7 337.7 12.45 4 850 1437 14.9 14.1 95 0.8 14.4 197 29 301.7 303.9 293.6 337.1 11.98 5 800 1949 12.0 10.3 89 1.7 11.0 210 28 304.0 305.8 292.7 333.5 9.89 6 750 2487 9.0 5.7 80 3.2 7.1 215 29 306.3 307.7 291.6 329.6 7.70 7 700 3056 6.4 0.8 68 5.6 3.4 214 33 309.6 310.6 291.0 327.5 5.81 8 650 3659 1.9 -7.9 48 9.7 -2.4 208 40 311.1 311.7 289.2 321.4 3.25 9 600 4299 -2.9 -13.0 46 10.1 -6.7 206 44 312.8 313.2 288.9 320.4 2.35 10 550 4983 -7.3 -12.1 69 4.8 -9.2 209 47 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.3 2.74 11 500 5719 -10.8 -14.3 76 3.5 -12.1 213 42 319.8 320.3 291.2 328.2 2.53 12 450 6519 -16.5 -18.1 88 1.6 -17.0 224 32 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.5 2.05 13 400 7396 -21.8 -22.5 94 0.6 -22.0 234 32 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.1 1.57 14 350 8363 -29.4 -31.8 80 2.4 -29.8 246 40 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.76 15 300 9446 -37.5 -42.4 60 4.9 -37.9 241 53 332.6 332.6 292.7 333.7 0.31 16 250 10675 -48.6 -52.1 67 3.5 -48.8 246 66 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12104 -58.5 -63.2 55 4.7 -58.6 250 94 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.04 18 150 13911 -58.1 -80.1 4 22.0 -58.3 243 54 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00 19 100 16421 -64.3 -86.0 4 21.8 -64.4 247 31 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.18 m Freezing level: 630.41 mb = 3909.72 m = 12827.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.54 mb = 3405.90 m = 11174.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.39 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.61 mb = 770.83 m = 2528.94 ft T: 20.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 17.30 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.66 mb = 1460.02 m = 4790.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 741.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.20 mb = 1245.80 m = 4087.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.20 mb = 2114.88 m = 6938.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.20 mb = 11372.36 m = 37310.43 ft B at Equ Level: 736.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.20 mb = 13737.80 m = 45070.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.6 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 237.6 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 4.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 13.60 Bulk Shear: 54.52 m/s