MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.71,-84.74 Latitude: 42.71 Longitude: -84.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 974 266 20.5 16.8 79 3.7 18.0 213 9 295.9 298.1 292.2 331.7 12.44 2 950 478 18.8 15.9 83 2.9 16.9 211 17 296.3 298.4 292.0 331.1 12.06 3 900 940 15.4 14.8 96 0.6 15.0 213 30 297.4 299.5 292.2 331.7 11.82 4 850 1424 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 216 39 299.7 301.8 292.3 332.3 11.12 5 800 1931 10.0 10.0 100 0.0 10.0 229 37 301.9 303.6 291.9 330.5 9.69 6 750 2467 7.5 6.9 96 0.6 7.1 234 39 304.7 306.2 291.6 329.8 8.35 7 700 3033 4.4 1.9 84 2.5 3.0 237 42 307.3 308.5 290.7 326.5 6.28 8 650 3633 1.6 -1.8 78 3.4 -0.1 237 42 310.8 311.8 290.8 326.9 5.17 9 600 4273 -3.0 -7.3 72 4.3 -4.8 232 42 312.7 313.4 290.1 324.4 3.69 10 550 4956 -7.2 -18.6 40 11.4 -10.9 237 48 315.5 315.8 289.0 320.9 1.60 11 500 5692 -11.9 -19.9 51 8.0 -14.3 234 52 318.5 318.8 289.9 323.9 1.57 12 450 6491 -16.5 -40.6 10 24.1 -20.3 237 57 322.5 322.6 289.8 323.5 0.25 13 400 7366 -22.2 -46.3 9 24.0 -25.1 238 62 326.1 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.15 14 350 8330 -30.6 -45.9 21 15.3 -32.1 243 67 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.2 0.18 15 300 9402 -40.7 -47.7 47 6.9 -41.2 239 61 327.9 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.17 16 250 10620 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.7 243 95 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12044 -57.6 -68.2 25 10.6 -57.8 245 78 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 18 150 13861 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -57.9 240 64 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16376 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 257 42 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.61 m Freezing level: 632.51 mb = 3856.67 m = 12652.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.55 mb = 3613.41 m = 11854.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.43 % Est. max temperature: 25.40 C = 77.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.00 mb = 733.53 m = 2406.56 ft T: 16.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 5.75 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.79 mb = 1093.82 m = 3588.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.73 C = 72.92 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.87 C K Index: 35.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 227.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.98 mb = 949.54 m = 3115.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.98 mb = 1684.08 m = 5525.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 403.98 mb = 7292.28 m = 23924.52 ft B at Equ Level: 151.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.98 mb = 11917.84 m = 39100.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.7 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 261.7 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 244.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 2.76 Bulk Shear: 82.57 m/s