MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.27,-84.41 Latitude: 42.27 Longitude: -84.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 969 294 17.9 17.5 98 0.4 17.7 223 4 293.7 296.0 292.0 331.0 13.09 2 950 464 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 212 13 294.3 296.6 292.0 331.1 12.86 3 900 926 15.7 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 222 35 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.3 12.60 4 850 1410 12.5 11.8 95 0.7 12.1 223 43 299.3 301.1 291.6 329.4 10.30 5 800 1917 9.8 8.1 90 1.6 8.8 215 39 301.6 303.1 290.8 326.8 8.52 6 750 2451 7.2 5.4 89 1.7 6.2 209 37 304.4 305.8 290.9 327.0 7.54 7 700 3016 4.3 2.4 88 1.8 3.3 202 36 307.2 308.5 290.9 327.2 6.53 8 650 3617 0.9 0.2 95 0.7 0.5 197 39 310.0 311.1 291.3 328.5 5.98 9 600 4255 -3.7 -4.5 94 0.8 -4.1 191 42 311.9 312.7 290.6 326.3 4.58 10 550 4939 -6.9 -7.2 97 0.4 -7.0 200 44 315.9 316.7 291.4 328.9 4.04 11 500 5676 -11.4 -11.5 99 0.1 -11.4 205 47 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.6 3.18 12 450 6476 -17.1 -20.6 74 3.5 -18.1 211 41 321.8 322.1 291.0 327.4 1.65 13 400 7350 -22.2 -25.5 75 3.2 -23.0 214 39 326.1 326.3 291.8 330.3 1.21 14 350 8317 -29.4 -36.4 50 7.1 -30.4 226 53 329.2 329.2 292.0 331.0 0.48 15 300 9398 -38.3 -42.4 66 4.1 -38.7 227 64 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.31 16 250 10622 -49.6 -53.3 65 3.7 -49.8 227 71 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12045 -57.4 -62.1 55 4.6 -57.5 248 40 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 18 150 13870 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.2 241 37 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16397 -60.5 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.8 254 31 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.12 m Freezing level: 640.17 mb = 3742.21 m = 12277.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.09 mb = 3689.54 m = 12104.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.41 % Est. max temperature: 24.83 C = 76.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.91 mb = 340.37 m = 1116.68 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 7.44 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 946.30 m = 3104.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.98 C = 71.57 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Showalter Index: 0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 33.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 299.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.09 mb = 765.46 m = 2511.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.09 mb = 1192.80 m = 3913.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 352.09 mb = 8274.29 m = 27146.30 ft B at Equ Level: 298.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.09 mb = 12300.75 m = 40356.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.9 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 235.9 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.7 neg: -63.8 tot: 34.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 4.34 Bulk Shear: 68.93 m/s