MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.06,-83.96 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -83.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 959 346 17.2 16.6 96 0.7 16.8 180 18 293.9 296.1 291.6 329.5 12.47 2 950 425 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 181 24 294.0 296.2 291.5 329.2 12.33 3 900 885 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 193 45 296.1 298.1 291.4 328.8 11.35 4 850 1366 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 208 47 297.9 299.7 290.8 326.7 9.90 5 800 1871 9.1 7.1 87 2.0 8.0 207 44 300.9 302.3 290.1 324.5 7.96 6 750 2403 5.8 4.3 90 1.5 4.9 205 46 302.9 304.1 289.9 323.7 6.96 7 700 2965 2.2 -2.9 69 5.1 -0.2 206 49 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.6 4.43 8 650 3560 -0.4 -13.0 38 12.7 -5.1 209 54 308.6 309.0 287.2 315.5 2.15 9 600 4198 -3.1 -9.6 61 6.5 -5.8 206 58 312.6 313.1 289.5 322.4 3.08 10 550 4880 -8.1 -13.1 67 5.1 -9.9 204 57 314.5 315.0 289.6 322.7 2.53 11 500 5613 -11.9 -15.0 78 3.0 -13.0 205 66 318.5 319.0 290.7 326.4 2.39 12 450 6417 -15.9 -18.1 83 2.3 -16.6 191 77 323.3 323.7 291.7 330.2 2.04 13 400 7294 -20.8 -22.8 84 2.0 -21.4 189 75 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.2 1.53 14 350 8264 -27.7 -30.3 78 2.6 -28.2 203 92 331.5 331.6 293.0 334.7 0.88 15 300 9353 -36.5 -39.4 74 3.0 -36.8 197 95 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.42 16 250 10593 -44.4 -51.5 45 7.0 -44.8 209 99 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.5 0.13 17 200 12066 -49.4 -76.5 3 27.1 -50.0 220 70 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13916 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 217 57 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.5 -79.3 10 15.7 -63.7 253 28 404.9 404.9 305.9 405.0 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.94 m Freezing level: 656.99 mb = 3476.99 m = 11407.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.53 mb = 2947.24 m = 9669.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.60 % Est. max temperature: 23.61 C = 74.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.87 mb = 426.14 m = 1398.08 ft T: 16.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 14.02 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 849.55 m = 2787.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.25 C = 66.65 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: 0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 29.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.79 mb = 820.60 m = 2692.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.79 mb = 961.63 m = 3154.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 491.79 mb = 5739.61 m = 18830.50 ft B at Equ Level: 126.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 391.79 mb = 7444.78 m = 24424.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.3 at 53.0 knts Storm direction: 233.3 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.2 neg: -10.2 tot: 303.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 78.32 m/s