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: 42.53,-84.34 Latitude: 42.53 Longitude: -84.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 SFC 981 292 17.6 6.2 47 11.4 11.3 178 10 292.4 293.5 285.3 309.9 6.08 2 950 563 14.1 4.9 54 9.2 9.2 180 13 291.5 292.5 284.5 307.9 5.70 3 900 1017 13.2 -7.7 23 20.8 4.4 205 18 295.1 295.5 282.3 302.3 2.38 4 850 1496 12.6 5.0 60 7.5 8.3 212 13 299.3 300.5 288.2 318.4 6.46 5 800 2004 11.2 2.2 54 9.1 6.3 237 13 303.1 304.1 288.8 320.0 5.60 6 750 2540 8.2 4.2 76 4.0 5.9 251 16 305.5 306.8 290.7 326.4 6.91 7 700 3108 5.2 4.0 92 1.2 4.5 256 22 308.2 309.6 291.9 330.6 7.30 8 650 3709 1.1 -0.0 92 1.2 0.5 265 27 310.2 311.4 291.3 328.5 5.88 9 600 4352 -1.1 -6.9 65 5.8 -3.7 264 30 314.8 315.5 290.9 327.0 3.80 10 550 5040 -5.5 -12.8 56 7.3 -8.3 263 36 317.6 318.1 290.6 326.1 2.59 11 500 5782 -9.5 -19.8 43 10.2 -12.8 268 37 321.4 321.7 290.8 326.8 1.59 12 450 6585 -16.3 -19.3 77 3.0 -17.2 264 34 322.7 323.1 291.5 329.0 1.84 13 400 7461 -22.0 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 263 27 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.1 1.35 14 350 8427 -29.2 -31.9 78 2.6 -29.7 275 31 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 15 300 9511 -37.0 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.4 267 40 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10744 -47.9 -51.2 69 3.2 -48.1 270 46 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 17 200 12175 -57.8 -61.3 64 3.5 -57.9 265 52 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 18 150 13973 -62.2 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.3 273 47 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16424 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 273 35 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.76 m Freezing level: 625.23 mb = 4027.55 m = 13213.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.91 mb = 3784.65 m = 12416.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.14 % Est. max temperature: 25.91 C = 78.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 826.98 mb = 1726.44 m = 5664.12 ft T: 11.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 7.64 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 536.33 mb = 5236.16 m = 17178.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.69 C = 110.63 F Cap Strength: 13.72 C Lifted Index: 15.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.25 C Showalter Index: 7.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.10 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: 25.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 123.62 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12301.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.75 mb = 2433.14 m = 7982.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.0 neg: -15.8 tot: 88.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 73.53 m/s