MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.29,-80.34 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -80.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -0 SFC 957 370 17.3 15.8 91 1.5 16.4 174 8 294.1 296.2 291.2 328.1 11.87 2 950 437 17.2 15.4 89 1.8 16.0 174 13 294.6 296.7 291.2 328.0 11.62 3 900 897 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 177 26 295.7 297.7 291.0 327.5 11.07 4 850 1378 11.7 11.7 100 -0.0 11.7 188 48 298.4 300.3 291.2 328.2 10.23 5 800 1884 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 188 49 300.6 302.2 290.9 327.0 8.96 6 750 2416 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 201 43 302.3 303.6 290.1 324.4 7.43 7 700 2977 1.7 1.4 98 0.2 1.5 207 42 304.3 305.4 289.6 322.7 6.07 8 650 3572 -1.2 -7.0 64 5.9 -3.7 195 49 307.6 308.3 288.2 318.5 3.47 9 600 4206 -4.9 -12.0 58 7.0 -7.6 197 53 310.4 310.9 288.3 318.6 2.55 10 550 4884 -9.5 -32.2 14 22.6 -14.3 189 55 312.8 312.9 286.9 314.4 0.47 11 500 5612 -14.7 -47.8 4 33.1 -19.0 192 66 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.5 0.10 12 450 6404 -18.0 -30.0 34 12.0 -20.5 186 78 320.6 320.7 289.7 323.1 0.71 13 400 7276 -22.5 -24.6 83 2.1 -22.9 181 85 325.8 326.1 291.8 330.4 1.30 14 350 8245 -28.0 -51.8 8 23.8 -30.1 188 88 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.3 0.09 15 300 9337 -34.7 -50.9 18 16.2 -36.0 189 101 336.5 336.5 293.6 336.9 0.12 16 250 10584 -42.5 -65.9 6 23.5 -43.3 195 102 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 17 200 12077 -48.2 -78.4 2 30.1 -48.8 200 60 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.00 18 150 13914 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.3 204 60 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16437 -65.6 -85.1 5 19.5 -65.8 202 27 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.65 m Freezing level: 670.82 mb = 3324.45 m = 10906.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.37 mb = 3146.63 m = 10323.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.49 % Est. max temperature: 23.41 C = 74.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.32 mb = 560.53 m = 1839.00 ft T: 16.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 9.75 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.07 mb = 886.77 m = 2909.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.87 C = 65.96 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 26.43 C K Index: 37.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 277.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.92 mb = 907.03 m = 2975.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.92 mb = 953.97 m = 3129.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 873.92 mb = 1144.41 m = 3754.59 ft B at Equ Level: 14.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 323.92 mb = 8793.66 m = 28850.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.6 at 49.7 knts Storm direction: 222.6 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 304.7 neg: -0.5 tot: 304.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 1.93 Bulk Shear: 143.46 m/s