MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190000F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.04,-82.26 Latitude: 40.04 Longitude: -82.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 SFC 968 280 19.4 15.5 78 3.9 16.9 173 13 295.3 297.3 291.3 328.4 11.53 2 950 441 18.3 14.9 80 3.4 16.1 175 24 295.8 297.8 291.2 328.3 11.28 3 900 902 14.5 13.6 94 0.9 13.9 183 40 296.5 298.5 291.2 328.1 10.93 4 850 1384 12.3 11.9 98 0.3 12.0 200 57 299.0 300.9 291.5 329.3 10.37 5 800 1891 9.8 5.4 74 4.5 7.3 201 55 301.6 302.9 289.5 322.6 7.02 6 750 2424 6.5 4.2 85 2.3 5.2 202 47 303.6 304.9 290.0 324.3 6.90 7 700 2987 3.2 2.6 96 0.6 2.9 198 56 306.1 307.3 290.6 326.1 6.60 8 650 3584 -0.1 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 188 73 308.8 309.9 290.8 326.8 5.82 9 600 4220 -3.0 -3.0 100 0.0 -3.0 190 70 312.6 313.6 291.3 328.7 5.10 10 550 4906 -7.8 -8.1 98 0.3 -7.9 196 55 314.8 315.6 290.9 327.0 3.79 11 500 5641 -10.6 -11.6 92 1.0 -11.1 191 59 320.1 320.7 291.8 330.4 3.14 12 450 6443 -16.1 -18.4 82 2.3 -16.8 196 60 323.1 323.4 291.7 329.9 2.00 13 400 7321 -21.2 -23.2 84 2.0 -21.8 195 64 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.5 1.47 14 350 8293 -27.5 -30.2 78 2.7 -28.0 192 74 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.89 15 300 9383 -36.6 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.9 196 79 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10619 -45.0 -51.6 48 6.6 -45.4 213 87 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.6 0.13 17 200 12094 -49.1 -76.3 3 27.2 -49.7 213 58 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13935 -60.1 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.3 202 53 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16432 -64.5 -88.4 2 24.0 -64.6 234 34 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.67 m Freezing level: 652.07 mb = 3559.72 m = 11678.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.56 mb = 3552.80 m = 11656.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.57 % Est. max temperature: 24.73 C = 76.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.48 mb = 766.35 m = 2514.23 ft T: 15.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 6.74 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.48 mb = 1173.93 m = 3851.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.99 C = 71.59 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: 0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 34.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.71 mb = 989.89 m = 3247.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.71 mb = 2361.70 m = 7748.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 605.71 mb = 4145.18 m = 13599.50 ft B at Equ Level: 31.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 475.71 mb = 6020.00 m = 19750.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.5 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 223.5 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 3.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.4 neg: -33.1 tot: 377.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 129.23 m/s