MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 40.61,-82.44 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -82.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 964 369 13.8 9.6 76 4.2 11.4 231 12 290.0 291.4 286.1 312.0 7.79 2 950 492 11.7 8.3 80 3.4 9.8 232 15 289.0 290.3 285.1 309.5 7.25 3 900 941 7.1 7.1 100 0.0 7.1 235 18 288.8 290.1 284.8 308.8 7.05 4 850 1408 4.2 -7.4 42 11.7 -0.3 255 30 290.6 291.1 280.6 298.2 2.57 5 800 1900 2.9 -22.4 14 25.3 -4.2 253 29 294.3 294.4 279.9 296.8 0.79 6 750 2418 -0.9 -22.3 18 21.4 -6.7 251 32 295.6 295.7 280.6 298.3 0.85 7 700 2964 -4.4 -26.2 16 21.8 -9.6 249 34 297.6 297.7 281.2 299.7 0.64 8 650 3543 -8.4 -40.8 5 32.3 -13.5 241 36 299.4 299.4 281.3 300.0 0.17 9 600 4157 -13.7 -29.7 24 16.1 -16.7 238 39 300.3 300.4 282.2 302.1 0.54 10 550 4810 -19.5 -38.5 17 19.0 -22.0 234 41 300.9 301.0 282.1 301.8 0.25 11 500 5510 -24.6 -45.1 13 20.4 -26.6 237 46 303.0 303.0 282.8 303.5 0.14 12 450 6272 -27.6 -55.3 5 27.7 -29.5 232 58 308.5 308.5 284.8 308.7 0.05 13 400 7110 -32.1 -58.3 6 26.2 -33.5 227 68 313.3 313.3 286.5 313.4 0.04 14 350 8042 -37.4 -51.1 23 13.7 -38.2 225 79 318.3 318.3 288.3 318.7 0.10 15 300 9092 -42.8 -63.6 8 20.8 -43.5 223 82 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.02 16 250 10311 -46.2 -69.1 6 22.9 -46.7 222 79 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.01 17 200 11787 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.4 223 73 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.00 18 150 13662 -53.4 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.8 224 60 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 19 100 16235 -57.2 -85.2 2 28.0 -57.6 274 36 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5447.37 m Freezing level: 761.96 mb = 2293.81 m = 7525.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.23 mb = 1386.89 m = 4550.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.25 % Est. max temperature: 17.00 C = 62.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.53 mb = 899.45 m = 2950.92 ft T: 7.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.95 C/km ThetaE index: 15.27 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.90 mb = 1209.77 m = 3969.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.69 C = 56.65 F Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lifted Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: 5.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 17.24 C K Index: -0.33 Risk: None Sweat Index: 106.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.23 mb = 1132.00 m = 3713.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.23 mb = 4103.26 m = 13461.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 484.23 mb = 5741.49 m = 18836.67 ft B at Equ Level: 55.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 434.23 mb = 6525.63 m = 21409.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.9 neg: -6.8 tot: 62.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.01 Bulk Shear: 55.97 m/s