MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.68,-84.07 Latitude: 39.68 Longitude: -84.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 SFC 968 278 17.9 17.4 97 0.5 17.6 190 14 293.8 296.1 292.0 331.0 13.02 2 950 433 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 193 25 294.3 296.6 292.0 330.9 12.82 3 900 893 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 207 46 296.2 298.2 291.2 328.4 11.15 4 850 1374 11.2 9.9 92 1.3 10.4 213 54 297.9 299.6 290.1 324.4 9.06 5 800 1880 10.5 8.0 85 2.5 9.0 215 50 302.3 303.9 291.0 327.4 8.44 6 750 2415 6.3 1.7 72 4.6 3.9 215 58 303.4 304.5 289.0 320.9 5.79 7 700 2977 3.5 1.3 85 2.2 2.3 206 55 306.4 307.5 290.2 324.7 6.00 8 650 3577 0.6 0.4 98 0.2 0.5 188 52 309.7 310.8 291.3 328.5 6.08 9 600 4215 -2.9 -3.5 96 0.5 -3.2 189 59 312.7 313.6 291.2 328.3 4.94 10 550 4901 -6.4 -6.7 98 0.3 -6.5 188 66 316.5 317.3 291.7 330.0 4.21 11 500 5641 -10.2 -11.0 94 0.8 -10.5 196 66 320.6 321.2 292.1 331.5 3.31 12 450 6447 -14.7 -15.7 92 1.1 -15.0 200 72 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.2 2.49 13 400 7328 -20.8 -22.3 88 1.5 -21.2 205 74 328.0 328.3 292.7 333.6 1.60 14 350 8300 -27.6 -29.9 81 2.3 -28.1 208 75 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.91 15 300 9391 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.3 207 77 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10630 -45.9 -49.7 66 3.7 -46.2 213 90 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.16 17 200 12088 -51.0 -66.3 15 15.3 -51.3 229 79 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.03 18 150 13929 -60.1 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.3 232 51 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16424 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.4 230 32 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.88 m Freezing level: 641.09 mb = 3690.33 m = 12107.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.71 mb = 3666.56 m = 12029.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.79 % Est. max temperature: 24.76 C = 76.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.68 mb = 338.01 m = 1108.93 ft T: 17.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 812.51 m = 2665.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.91 C = 67.83 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: 3.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.59 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.45 C Cross Totals Index: 20.13 C K Index: 29.15 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.75 mb = 773.66 m = 2538.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.75 mb = 914.45 m = 3000.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.75 mb = 1696.76 m = 5566.72 ft B at Equ Level: 21.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 497.75 mb = 5675.36 m = 18619.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.6 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 229.6 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 3.0 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.8 neg: -98.7 tot: 149.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 98.97 m/s