MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191800F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 40.56,-81.47 Latitude: 40.56 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 55 SFC 969 318 11.7 10.6 92 1.2 11.0 174 9 287.5 288.9 285.5 310.6 8.28 2 950 483 10.3 9.9 98 0.4 10.1 178 15 287.6 289.0 285.4 310.3 8.10 3 900 931 7.0 6.1 94 1.0 6.5 205 26 288.7 289.9 284.3 307.3 6.56 4 850 1398 3.2 -0.9 75 4.1 1.4 228 31 289.5 290.2 282.0 301.7 4.22 5 800 1888 1.3 -5.0 63 6.3 -1.3 231 33 292.5 293.1 282.3 302.3 3.29 6 750 2404 -1.8 -9.8 54 8.0 -4.8 231 34 294.6 295.0 282.1 301.9 2.42 7 700 2949 -5.2 -14.3 49 9.2 -8.1 232 33 296.8 297.1 282.3 302.3 1.80 8 650 3525 -10.1 -25.5 27 15.4 -13.5 235 36 297.5 297.7 281.3 299.9 0.74 9 600 4136 -14.8 -30.3 25 15.5 -17.6 236 36 299.0 299.1 281.6 300.7 0.51 10 550 4787 -20.1 -33.5 29 13.4 -22.1 237 37 300.2 300.3 282.0 301.6 0.41 11 500 5487 -23.8 -60.5 2 36.7 -26.1 236 43 304.0 304.0 283.0 304.1 0.02 12 450 6246 -29.6 -51.5 10 21.9 -31.1 228 47 306.0 306.1 283.9 306.3 0.07 13 400 7075 -36.2 -46.6 33 10.4 -36.8 219 54 308.0 308.0 284.8 308.5 0.14 14 350 7989 -41.6 -56.3 19 14.7 -42.2 217 60 312.6 312.6 286.4 312.8 0.05 15 300 9027 -43.5 -65.8 7 22.3 -44.1 221 61 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.1 0.02 16 250 10252 -43.5 -74.8 2 31.3 -44.3 227 59 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.01 17 200 11746 -46.0 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.7 231 59 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 18 150 13632 -51.8 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 236 48 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.00 19 100 16228 -56.4 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.9 268 32 418.7 418.7 307.6 418.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5431.97 m Freezing level: 779.31 mb = 2101.27 m = 6893.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 824.63 mb = 1642.65 m = 5389.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.60 % Est. max temperature: 15.60 C = 60.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.05 mb = 465.52 m = 1527.28 ft T: 10.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.34 C/km ThetaE index: 8.95 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.41 mb = 936.77 m = 3073.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.02 C = 55.44 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 4.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 16.96 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 164.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 156.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.22 mb = 883.55 m = 2898.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.22 mb = 1020.63 m = 3348.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 470.22 mb = 5929.49 m = 19453.48 ft B at Equ Level: 156.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 340.22 mb = 8179.40 m = 26834.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 219.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.84 Bulk Shear: 85.39 m/s