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: 42.84,-84.65 Latitude: 42.84 Longitude: -84.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 125 SFC 985 251 17.8 6.8 48 11.0 11.6 184 10 292.2 293.3 285.4 310.2 6.27 2 950 560 14.0 5.2 55 8.8 9.2 185 14 291.4 292.4 284.6 308.1 5.83 3 900 1013 13.2 -5.9 26 19.1 4.8 207 20 295.2 295.7 282.7 303.4 2.74 4 850 1493 12.7 4.3 57 8.4 8.1 215 17 299.4 300.5 288.0 317.6 6.14 5 800 2001 10.8 4.1 63 6.7 7.1 230 15 302.7 303.9 289.3 322.0 6.44 6 750 2536 7.7 5.6 87 2.1 6.5 238 17 304.9 306.4 291.2 328.0 7.65 7 700 3103 5.2 4.1 93 1.1 4.5 247 24 308.2 309.6 291.9 330.6 7.34 8 650 3706 2.1 -1.1 79 3.2 0.4 257 30 311.3 312.3 291.2 328.3 5.43 9 600 4348 -1.4 -5.0 76 3.6 -3.1 258 33 314.5 315.3 291.3 328.5 4.38 10 550 5037 -5.5 -12.1 60 6.6 -8.1 260 37 317.5 318.1 290.7 326.5 2.74 11 500 5778 -9.7 -21.2 39 11.5 -13.2 263 37 321.2 321.5 290.6 326.1 1.41 12 450 6580 -16.6 -20.9 69 4.3 -17.9 261 37 322.3 322.6 291.1 327.8 1.60 13 400 7456 -21.6 -23.6 84 2.0 -22.1 259 29 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.8 1.42 14 350 8424 -29.0 -31.7 78 2.6 -29.5 262 33 329.6 329.7 292.4 332.4 0.77 15 300 9507 -37.2 -40.2 73 3.1 -37.5 261 39 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.38 16 250 10740 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.3 -48.2 267 47 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12171 -57.8 -61.7 61 3.9 -57.9 263 52 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 18 150 13969 -62.2 -79.6 8 17.4 -62.3 271 47 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16421 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 270 34 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.98 m Freezing level: 620.19 mb = 4088.91 m = 13414.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.99 mb = 3780.53 m = 12403.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.31 % Est. max temperature: 25.95 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.24 mb = 1640.01 m = 5380.54 ft T: 12.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 6.84 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 553.91 mb = 4980.57 m = 16340.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.80 C = 109.04 F Cap Strength: 13.21 C Lifted Index: 14.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.83 C Showalter Index: 8.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.37 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.37 C Cross Totals Index: 14.01 C K Index: 25.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12728.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 774.20 mb = 2273.02 m = 7457.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.3 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 278.3 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.3 neg: -7.1 tot: 106.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 68.47 m/s