MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.20,-80.29 Latitude: 40.20 Longitude: -80.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 959 351 17.7 16.2 91 1.5 16.7 145 9 294.4 296.6 291.5 329.3 12.18 2 950 429 17.2 15.9 92 1.3 16.4 149 12 294.6 296.8 291.5 329.1 12.04 3 900 890 15.2 13.2 87 2.1 13.9 177 33 297.2 299.1 291.2 328.0 10.62 4 850 1372 11.3 10.6 95 0.7 10.9 191 39 298.0 299.8 290.5 325.7 9.50 5 800 1876 8.1 6.9 92 1.3 7.4 202 37 299.8 301.2 289.6 322.8 7.80 6 750 2407 5.9 1.8 75 4.1 3.8 199 39 303.0 304.1 288.9 320.6 5.82 7 700 2968 2.2 -5.7 56 7.9 -1.3 195 40 304.9 305.6 287.4 316.0 3.58 8 650 3562 -2.1 -8.0 64 5.9 -4.6 197 54 306.6 307.2 287.6 316.7 3.23 9 600 4193 -5.9 -24.8 21 18.9 -10.9 192 58 309.3 309.4 286.1 312.1 0.85 10 550 4869 -9.3 -36.8 9 27.5 -14.5 196 69 313.0 313.1 286.8 314.1 0.30 11 500 5598 -13.9 -39.2 10 25.3 -18.0 192 76 316.2 316.2 287.8 317.1 0.26 12 450 6391 -18.8 -48.6 5 29.8 -22.3 189 79 319.6 319.6 288.8 320.0 0.10 13 400 7259 -23.4 -50.6 6 27.2 -26.2 185 78 324.5 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.09 14 350 8223 -29.6 -64.6 2 35.1 -31.6 186 87 328.9 328.9 291.4 328.9 0.02 15 300 9311 -35.4 -58.6 7 23.3 -36.7 192 97 335.5 335.6 293.3 335.7 0.05 16 250 10563 -40.6 -69.8 3 29.1 -41.6 193 91 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.7 0.01 17 200 12060 -48.1 -75.5 3 27.4 -48.7 200 70 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 13910 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 204 61 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16436 -64.1 -85.3 4 21.1 -64.3 199 26 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.62 m Freezing level: 674.22 mb = 3274.28 m = 10742.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.02 mb = 2818.51 m = 9246.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.01 % Est. max temperature: 22.76 C = 72.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.72 mb = 539.94 m = 1771.42 ft T: 16.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 13.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.68 mb = 1159.52 m = 3804.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.95 C = 69.71 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 27.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 316.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.74 mb = 1015.03 m = 3330.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.74 mb = 1354.74 m = 4444.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 411.74 mb = 7045.48 m = 23114.83 ft B at Equ Level: 313.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 291.74 mb = 9502.38 m = 31175.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.9 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 222.9 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.0 neg: -4.7 tot: 331.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 1.93 Bulk Shear: 163.50 m/s