MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.19,-81.55 Latitude: 41.19 Longitude: -81.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -23 SFC 966 273 18.9 16.3 85 2.6 17.2 179 15 295.0 297.2 291.7 329.9 12.16 2 950 413 17.6 15.6 88 2.0 16.3 179 24 295.1 297.2 291.5 329.1 11.83 3 900 873 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.8 182 40 295.8 297.8 291.1 327.8 11.13 4 850 1354 11.0 11.0 100 -0.0 11.0 195 48 297.6 299.4 290.6 326.0 9.73 5 800 1859 8.6 7.5 93 1.1 8.0 208 43 300.3 301.8 290.1 324.4 8.16 6 750 2390 5.5 4.0 90 1.5 4.6 208 45 302.5 303.8 289.6 322.9 6.81 7 700 2952 2.5 1.7 94 0.8 2.1 207 50 305.2 306.4 290.0 324.0 6.18 8 650 3548 -0.8 -0.8 100 0.1 -0.8 199 58 308.1 309.2 290.3 325.2 5.55 9 600 4185 -4.0 -4.1 99 0.1 -4.0 195 67 311.5 312.4 290.6 326.3 4.71 10 550 4868 -7.0 -7.4 97 0.4 -7.2 196 71 315.7 316.5 291.3 328.5 3.99 11 500 5605 -11.2 -11.7 96 0.5 -11.4 186 74 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.7 3.12 12 450 6409 -15.4 -16.1 95 0.7 -15.7 185 75 323.8 324.3 292.3 332.0 2.42 13 400 7288 -21.0 -22.1 90 1.2 -21.3 187 82 327.7 328.1 292.6 333.4 1.62 14 350 8260 -27.8 -30.2 80 2.4 -28.2 189 91 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.5 0.89 15 300 9351 -35.5 -38.7 73 3.1 -35.9 196 87 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.0 0.45 16 250 10595 -45.3 -48.0 74 2.7 -45.4 197 95 338.7 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.20 17 200 12056 -50.6 -68.2 11 17.7 -51.0 206 68 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.02 18 150 13898 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 217 56 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.7 -86.8 3 23.0 -63.9 233 31 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.23 m Freezing level: 661.55 mb = 3410.08 m = 11187.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.94 mb = 3377.15 m = 11079.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.04 % Est. max temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.28 mb = 601.06 m = 1971.96 ft T: 16.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 6.98 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 842.14 m = 2762.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.66 C = 67.38 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: 0.94 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 2.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.15 C Cross Totals Index: 22.15 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.67 mb = 838.83 m = 2752.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.67 mb = 885.88 m = 2906.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 558.67 mb = 4744.78 m = 15566.67 ft B at Equ Level: 117.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 418.67 mb = 6947.78 m = 22794.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.1 at 56.0 knts Storm direction: 225.1 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.8 neg: -2.0 tot: 303.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 122.68 m/s