MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 45.27,-84.82 Latitude: 45.27 Longitude: -84.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 972 267 17.3 8.2 55 9.1 12.1 191 12 292.9 294.1 286.4 313.0 7.02 2 950 460 16.4 7.9 57 8.5 11.5 195 25 293.9 295.1 286.8 314.2 7.04 3 900 921 17.1 12.6 75 4.5 14.3 227 47 299.1 301.0 291.5 329.1 10.24 4 850 1407 13.7 12.6 93 1.1 13.0 231 39 300.5 302.5 292.3 332.3 10.83 5 800 1915 9.8 9.2 96 0.7 9.5 229 35 301.6 303.3 291.3 328.8 9.15 6 750 2450 7.2 6.5 95 0.7 6.8 238 35 304.4 305.9 291.4 328.8 8.13 7 700 3015 3.8 3.4 98 0.3 3.6 238 35 306.6 308.0 291.2 328.0 7.01 8 650 3614 0.8 -1.3 86 2.1 -0.2 231 40 309.9 310.9 290.7 326.6 5.37 9 600 4254 -2.6 -7.6 68 5.1 -4.8 232 45 313.2 313.8 290.2 324.6 3.59 10 550 4939 -6.8 -14.6 54 7.8 -9.6 233 49 316.0 316.5 289.8 323.4 2.24 11 500 5676 -11.0 -20.7 45 9.6 -13.9 238 54 319.6 319.9 290.2 324.6 1.47 12 450 6476 -16.8 -27.3 40 10.4 -19.3 238 54 322.1 322.2 290.3 325.3 0.91 13 400 7348 -23.3 -31.9 45 8.6 -24.8 237 51 324.7 324.9 290.9 327.1 0.66 14 350 8310 -30.6 -44.6 24 14.0 -32.0 238 51 327.5 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.21 15 300 9385 -39.4 -45.6 52 6.2 -39.8 236 53 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.22 16 250 10609 -48.2 -59.6 25 11.5 -48.5 236 62 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 17 200 12049 -55.0 -69.6 15 14.5 -55.3 236 63 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 13870 -59.3 -79.8 5 20.5 -59.5 244 40 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16363 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.6 242 31 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.61 m Freezing level: 637.74 mb = 3771.16 m = 12372.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.82 mb = 3579.38 m = 11743.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.89 % Est. max temperature: 25.53 C = 77.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.65 mb = 1429.96 m = 4691.41 ft T: 13.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 5.42 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 763.28 mb = 2304.31 m = 7559.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.04 C = 82.48 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: 4.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.33 C Showalter Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 36.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7626.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.89 mb = 1477.17 m = 4846.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.3 neg: -43.0 tot: 303.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 62.54 m/s