MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 44.18,-85.62 Latitude: 44.18 Longitude: -85.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -27 SFC 951 390 10.0 8.8 92 1.2 9.3 302 13 287.2 288.5 284.6 308.2 7.46 2 950 400 9.8 8.6 92 1.2 9.2 301 9 287.1 288.4 284.5 307.9 7.40 3 900 846 6.0 5.9 100 0.0 5.9 319 35 287.6 288.8 283.8 305.9 6.50 4 850 1312 3.8 3.6 98 0.3 3.7 333 39 290.2 291.2 284.1 306.8 5.82 5 800 1802 0.8 0.7 99 0.1 0.7 322 35 292.0 292.9 284.0 306.6 5.03 6 750 2319 -0.6 -0.7 100 0.0 -0.7 304 33 295.9 296.7 285.4 310.2 4.86 7 700 2868 -3.5 -4.1 96 0.6 -3.8 338 25 298.6 299.3 285.5 310.6 4.02 8 650 3451 -5.9 -5.9 100 0.0 -6.0 287 30 302.3 302.9 286.6 313.8 3.77 9 600 4074 -9.5 -10.3 94 0.8 -9.8 293 31 305.1 305.7 286.8 314.2 2.92 10 550 4742 -12.9 -13.4 96 0.5 -13.0 273 22 308.8 309.2 287.6 316.7 2.48 11 500 5463 -17.5 -19.8 83 2.3 -18.1 253 19 311.7 312.0 287.8 316.9 1.59 12 450 6246 -22.3 -25.3 76 3.1 -22.9 249 19 315.2 315.4 288.4 318.9 1.08 13 400 7097 -29.2 -35.0 58 5.7 -30.0 219 20 317.0 317.1 288.3 318.7 0.49 14 350 8042 -33.2 -58.4 6 25.2 -34.7 199 37 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.04 15 300 9116 -37.7 -67.5 3 29.9 -38.8 183 59 332.3 332.3 292.3 332.4 0.01 16 250 10356 -42.2 -66.2 6 24.1 -43.0 175 46 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 17 200 11857 -45.2 -76.0 2 30.9 -46.0 183 52 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 18 150 13753 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 200 39 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 19 100 16330 -57.8 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.2 241 21 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5489.43 m Freezing level: 772.70 mb = 2084.66 m = 6839.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 774.30 mb = 2064.00 m = 6771.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.32 % Est. max temperature: 14.63 C = 58.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.52 mb = 544.04 m = 1784.90 ft T: 8.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 2.21 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 827.91 m = 2716.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.37 C = 50.67 F Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lifted Index: 6.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.24 C Showalter Index: 6.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.42 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.35 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 24.33 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.07 mb = 890.64 m = 2922.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.07 mb = 936.34 m = 3071.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 870.07 mb = 1121.76 m = 3680.27 ft B at Equ Level: 13.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 760.07 mb = 2212.57 m = 7258.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.1 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 329.1 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 5.8 tot: 11.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.4 neg: -105.1 tot: 6.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.42 Bulk Shear: 9.29 m/s