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: 42.39,-85.52 Latitude: 42.39 Longitude: -85.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 982 279 18.8 5.5 41 13.4 11.4 179 10 293.5 294.6 285.4 310.3 5.76 2 950 558 15.1 3.8 47 11.2 9.1 181 14 292.5 293.4 284.5 307.8 5.30 3 900 1013 13.7 -3.4 30 17.2 5.8 203 23 295.7 296.3 283.6 305.5 3.30 4 850 1494 13.2 5.7 60 7.5 9.0 212 18 300.0 301.3 288.8 320.1 6.77 5 800 2003 11.4 3.2 57 8.1 6.9 220 18 303.2 304.4 289.2 321.4 6.03 6 750 2539 8.2 2.9 69 5.3 5.3 227 19 305.4 306.6 290.1 324.5 6.29 7 700 3107 5.1 4.4 95 0.7 4.7 236 26 308.2 309.6 292.0 331.2 7.52 8 650 3709 2.7 -1.1 76 3.8 0.8 241 29 312.0 313.1 291.5 329.1 5.44 9 600 4353 -1.1 -8.2 58 7.2 -4.2 246 31 314.9 315.5 290.5 325.9 3.42 10 550 5041 -5.7 -11.4 64 5.7 -7.9 253 36 317.4 317.9 290.8 326.9 2.91 11 500 5782 -9.8 -20.6 41 10.9 -13.1 257 39 321.2 321.4 290.6 326.2 1.48 12 450 6586 -15.8 -24.3 48 8.5 -18.0 256 36 323.4 323.7 291.0 327.6 1.19 13 400 7461 -22.9 -25.9 77 2.9 -23.6 249 35 325.2 325.4 291.5 329.2 1.16 14 350 8428 -28.4 -30.8 80 2.4 -28.9 257 40 330.4 330.6 292.7 333.5 0.84 15 300 9515 -36.4 -42.0 56 5.6 -36.9 266 42 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.4 0.32 16 250 10752 -47.2 -51.1 65 3.8 -47.4 263 46 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.14 17 200 12184 -58.2 -60.7 73 2.5 -58.2 256 44 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.05 18 150 13980 -63.6 -78.8 11 15.2 -63.7 264 45 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 19 100 16432 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 267 31 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.39 m Freezing level: 614.12 mb = 4170.95 m = 13684.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.15 mb = 3806.56 m = 12488.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.45 C = 79.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.14 mb = 1959.60 m = 6429.05 ft T: 11.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 4.72 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 550.20 mb = 5038.36 m = 16529.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.56 C = 108.60 F Cap Strength: 12.61 C Lifted Index: 14.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.46 C Showalter Index: 6.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.46 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 15.46 C K Index: 27.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.34 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11932.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 758.21 mb = 2448.30 m = 8032.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.5 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 268.5 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.3 neg: -10.6 tot: 124.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 64.38 m/s