MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.10,-81.47 Latitude: 41.10 Longitude: -81.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 969 309 12.6 9.7 83 2.9 10.9 181 9 288.3 289.6 285.4 310.2 7.81 2 950 476 11.0 8.9 87 2.1 9.8 188 17 288.4 289.7 285.2 309.6 7.56 3 900 925 8.1 4.9 80 3.2 6.4 210 25 289.8 290.9 284.2 307.0 6.03 4 850 1394 3.9 2.5 91 1.4 3.2 223 27 290.2 291.1 283.7 305.6 5.38 5 800 1883 -0.2 -0.5 97 0.3 -0.3 229 29 291.0 291.8 283.1 304.3 4.60 6 750 2397 -3.2 -4.8 89 1.6 -3.8 232 38 293.1 293.7 282.8 303.6 3.56 7 700 2939 -6.3 -20.9 31 14.5 -10.2 231 45 295.5 295.6 280.8 298.7 1.03 8 650 3513 -11.0 -26.2 27 15.2 -14.3 228 44 296.5 296.6 280.8 298.7 0.69 9 600 4121 -15.8 -30.5 27 14.7 -18.4 230 51 297.8 297.9 281.1 299.5 0.50 10 550 4771 -19.9 -40.8 14 20.9 -22.4 224 56 300.5 300.5 281.8 301.2 0.20 11 500 5471 -24.6 -32.5 48 7.9 -25.8 219 62 303.0 303.1 283.2 304.7 0.50 12 450 6229 -29.7 -43.7 24 14.0 -30.9 217 65 305.9 306.0 284.0 306.6 0.18 13 400 7060 -34.6 -46.8 28 12.2 -35.4 215 69 310.0 310.1 285.5 310.5 0.14 14 350 7981 -39.9 -57.9 13 18.0 -40.6 216 73 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.2 0.04 15 300 9029 -41.7 -73.5 2 31.8 -42.5 215 74 326.6 326.6 290.7 326.6 0.01 16 250 10259 -43.8 -75.1 2 31.2 -44.6 216 70 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 17 200 11746 -46.7 -74.4 3 27.7 -47.3 220 70 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13630 -51.8 -81.0 2 29.2 -52.3 220 58 380.9 380.9 302.4 380.9 0.00 19 100 16224 -55.9 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.3 233 29 419.8 419.8 307.7 419.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5424.22 m Freezing level: 802.27 mb = 1860.80 m = 6104.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 804.72 mb = 1835.57 m = 6022.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.31 % Est. max temperature: 14.93 C = 58.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.27 mb = 668.60 m = 2193.56 ft T: 9.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.49 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1176.49 m = 3859.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.31 C = 57.76 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: 0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.61 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 27.11 C K Index: 16.44 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 288.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.38 mb = 1078.20 m = 3537.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.38 mb = 1313.48 m = 4309.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 448.38 mb = 6254.76 m = 20520.60 ft B at Equ Level: 286.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 338.38 mb = 8210.71 m = 26937.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.4 neg: -6.8 tot: 183.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 2.41 Bulk Shear: 119.81 m/s