MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.02,-85.05 Latitude: 42.02 Longitude: -85.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 972 288 17.8 17.7 100 0.0 17.8 219 11 293.3 295.7 292.0 331.1 13.27 2 950 480 17.3 17.2 99 0.1 17.2 221 22 294.7 297.1 292.3 332.2 13.10 3 900 942 15.6 14.8 95 0.8 15.1 225 34 297.6 299.7 292.2 331.9 11.84 4 850 1426 13.0 11.5 91 1.5 12.1 225 37 299.8 301.6 291.5 329.4 10.09 5 800 1933 9.9 7.4 84 2.6 8.4 227 38 301.7 303.2 290.5 325.7 8.08 6 750 2468 7.0 4.6 84 2.5 5.6 224 38 304.2 305.5 290.5 325.5 7.09 7 700 3033 3.9 2.3 89 1.6 3.0 223 37 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.4 6.44 8 650 3633 1.6 0.5 93 1.0 1.0 218 38 310.7 311.9 291.6 329.7 6.12 9 600 4275 -1.3 -2.0 95 0.7 -1.7 218 37 314.6 315.7 292.3 332.1 5.50 10 550 4965 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 212 39 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.4 4.55 11 500 5706 -10.9 -11.1 98 0.3 -11.0 213 40 319.8 320.4 291.9 330.6 3.27 12 450 6506 -17.0 -17.2 98 0.2 -17.1 209 40 321.9 322.3 291.5 329.3 2.20 13 400 7380 -22.6 -22.7 99 0.1 -22.6 205 37 325.7 326.0 292.0 331.0 1.54 14 350 8347 -28.3 -28.4 99 0.1 -28.3 202 34 330.6 330.8 292.9 334.4 1.05 15 300 9433 -36.8 -37.0 98 0.2 -36.8 206 35 333.5 333.6 293.2 335.5 0.53 16 250 10670 -46.4 -49.4 71 3.0 -46.6 211 35 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.17 17 200 12108 -59.3 -63.0 61 3.8 -59.3 234 44 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.04 18 150 13914 -57.4 -81.6 3 24.1 -57.7 248 42 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16439 -61.8 -87.5 2 25.7 -62.0 262 33 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.57 m Freezing level: 622.54 mb = 3985.86 m = 13076.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.16 mb = 3869.24 m = 12694.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.37 % Est. max temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.27 mb = 290.90 m = 954.40 ft T: 17.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 6.68 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 1008.36 m = 3308.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.13 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: 0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 22.37 C K Index: 33.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 126.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.76 mb = 812.36 m = 2665.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.76 mb = 1637.74 m = 5373.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 628.76 mb = 3899.72 m = 12794.21 ft B at Equ Level: 68.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 298.76 mb = 9461.46 m = 31041.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.9 neg: -15.9 tot: 78.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 4.55 Bulk Shear: 27.92 m/s