MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510200000F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 23Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.01,-81.13 Latitude: 41.01 Longitude: -81.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 967 340 10.0 9.5 97 0.5 9.7 174 6 285.9 287.2 284.3 307.4 7.73 2 950 490 10.2 9.3 95 0.8 9.7 189 14 287.5 288.9 285.1 309.3 7.78 3 900 938 7.1 6.2 94 0.9 6.6 226 20 288.8 289.9 284.4 307.4 6.59 4 850 1405 4.1 3.1 94 0.9 3.6 238 23 290.4 291.4 284.0 306.5 5.63 5 800 1896 0.8 -3.8 72 4.5 -1.2 247 23 292.0 292.6 282.4 302.5 3.61 6 750 2411 -2.7 -16.8 33 14.2 -7.0 241 23 293.7 293.9 280.4 297.9 1.36 7 700 2952 -6.9 -20.9 32 14.0 -10.6 239 28 294.8 295.0 280.5 298.0 1.03 8 650 3526 -11.1 -18.9 52 7.9 -13.1 235 34 296.5 296.7 281.5 300.6 1.32 9 600 4135 -15.1 -30.1 27 15.0 -17.9 224 43 298.6 298.7 281.5 300.3 0.52 10 550 4785 -20.5 -34.2 28 13.7 -22.4 223 44 299.8 299.9 281.8 301.1 0.39 11 500 5483 -25.6 -40.3 24 14.7 -27.2 224 47 301.8 301.8 282.4 302.6 0.23 12 450 6237 -31.2 -39.5 44 8.3 -32.0 230 46 304.0 304.0 283.4 304.9 0.27 13 400 7062 -36.2 -57.3 10 21.1 -37.2 235 46 307.9 307.9 284.6 308.1 0.04 14 350 7976 -41.9 -64.6 7 22.6 -42.6 240 47 312.2 312.2 286.1 312.2 0.02 15 300 9015 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.4 223 55 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.7 0.00 16 250 10236 -44.2 -75.3 2 31.1 -44.9 224 61 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.01 17 200 11726 -46.3 -76.8 2 30.6 -47.0 228 62 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13614 -51.6 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.1 232 46 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 19 100 16215 -55.2 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.8 244 34 421.0 421.0 307.9 421.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5420.60 m Freezing level: 789.07 mb = 2008.22 m = 6588.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 812.60 mb = 1769.23 m = 5804.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.43 % Est. max temperature: 15.49 C = 59.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.88 mb = 403.31 m = 1323.19 ft T: 10.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.38 C/km ThetaE index: 11.42 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 958.90 m = 3145.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.96 C = 55.32 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.42 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.68 C Cross Totals Index: 28.74 C K Index: 18.78 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 325.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.08 mb = 890.91 m = 2922.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.08 mb = 1308.58 m = 4293.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 420.08 mb = 6719.03 m = 22043.79 ft B at Equ Level: 325.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 310.08 mb = 8792.19 m = 28845.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.5 neg: -2.2 tot: 116.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 5.34 Bulk Shear: 61.07 m/s