MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.35,-84.11 Latitude: 42.35 Longitude: -84.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 132 SFC 980 299 16.4 6.6 52 9.8 11.0 171 8 291.2 292.3 284.9 309.0 6.22 2 950 566 13.4 5.2 58 8.2 9.0 175 12 290.8 291.8 284.4 307.6 5.85 3 900 1019 13.2 -9.5 20 22.7 3.9 205 17 295.1 295.5 281.9 301.4 2.06 4 850 1498 12.4 4.2 57 8.2 7.9 212 12 299.1 300.2 287.8 317.2 6.09 5 800 2006 11.2 3.7 60 7.4 7.1 245 11 303.0 304.2 289.3 321.9 6.26 6 750 2542 8.4 2.3 65 6.1 5.1 257 15 305.7 306.8 290.0 324.0 6.02 7 700 3110 5.5 2.2 79 3.3 3.7 262 20 308.5 309.7 291.2 328.2 6.40 8 650 3712 2.2 0.3 87 1.9 1.1 268 24 311.4 312.6 291.7 330.1 6.01 9 600 4354 -1.4 -7.3 64 5.9 -4.1 268 29 314.5 315.2 290.6 326.3 3.67 10 550 5043 -5.4 -13.5 53 8.1 -8.5 265 35 317.7 318.2 290.5 325.8 2.45 11 500 5783 -9.9 -20.1 43 10.2 -13.1 268 36 320.9 321.2 290.6 326.2 1.55 12 450 6588 -15.7 -24.0 49 8.4 -17.9 271 34 323.5 323.7 291.1 327.7 1.22 13 400 7463 -22.6 -25.8 76 3.1 -23.4 270 26 325.6 325.8 291.6 329.7 1.17 14 350 8429 -29.2 -32.0 77 2.7 -29.7 277 31 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.75 15 300 9513 -37.0 -40.0 73 3.1 -37.2 266 41 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.39 16 250 10746 -47.7 -50.9 70 3.1 -47.9 272 47 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12178 -57.9 -60.7 70 2.8 -57.9 266 53 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.3 0.05 18 150 13975 -62.3 -79.7 8 17.4 -62.4 275 48 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16425 -69.3 -86.4 7 17.1 -69.4 275 35 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.79 m Freezing level: 619.73 mb = 4100.85 m = 13454.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.14 mb = 3847.52 m = 12622.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.78 C = 78.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.01 mb = 1537.53 m = 5044.33 ft T: 12.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 7.62 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 533.11 mb = 5285.09 m = 17339.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.82 C = 110.87 F Cap Strength: 14.23 C Lifted Index: 15.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.82 C Showalter Index: 8.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.46 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 14.13 C K Index: 23.22 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 109.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13564.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 761.41 mb = 2416.77 m = 7928.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.9 at 23.0 knts Storm direction: 287.9 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.2 neg: -16.8 tot: 83.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 74.93 m/s