MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.82,-84.45 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -84.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 974 256 23.0 15.7 63 7.3 18.2 194 11 298.4 300.5 292.3 332.1 11.59 2 950 472 21.4 14.9 67 6.4 17.1 193 19 298.9 300.9 292.2 331.8 11.30 3 900 938 16.9 14.0 83 2.9 15.0 196 24 298.9 300.9 292.2 331.7 11.25 4 850 1423 13.8 13.7 99 0.1 13.7 215 36 300.6 302.8 293.0 334.9 11.66 5 800 1932 10.6 10.3 98 0.3 10.4 221 42 302.5 304.3 292.2 331.9 9.91 6 750 2468 7.5 6.6 94 0.9 7.0 225 43 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.3 8.19 7 700 3034 4.0 3.9 99 0.1 3.9 225 43 306.9 308.3 291.5 329.0 7.26 8 650 3633 0.5 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 225 43 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.3 6.09 9 600 4272 -3.2 -4.8 89 1.6 -4.0 227 45 312.4 313.2 290.7 326.5 4.47 10 550 4956 -7.2 -10.3 78 3.1 -8.5 228 54 315.6 316.2 290.5 325.8 3.17 11 500 5692 -11.7 -12.8 91 1.1 -12.1 230 57 318.8 319.4 291.2 328.2 2.85 12 450 6491 -16.9 -18.3 89 1.4 -17.3 229 53 322.0 322.4 291.4 328.8 2.01 13 400 7365 -23.2 -24.7 87 1.5 -23.5 229 57 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.4 1.29 14 350 8326 -30.5 -33.1 78 2.6 -30.9 231 59 327.6 327.8 291.7 330.1 0.68 15 300 9403 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.0 -39.4 232 67 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10624 -49.8 -53.2 67 3.4 -50.0 238 72 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12044 -59.0 -63.1 59 4.1 -59.0 246 82 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.04 18 150 13873 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 231 57 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16384 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 243 31 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.75 m Freezing level: 643.78 mb = 3712.56 m = 12180.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.11 mb = 3693.36 m = 12117.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.60 mb = 1180.75 m = 3873.81 ft T: 15.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 9.06 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.30 mb = 1549.35 m = 5083.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.68 C = 78.23 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.36 C K Index: 39.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.62 mb = 1287.95 m = 4225.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.62 mb = 2051.12 m = 6729.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.62 mb = 9897.89 m = 32472.99 ft B at Equ Level: 305.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.62 mb = 12415.82 m = 40733.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.1 neg: -0.7 tot: 253.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 2.83 Bulk Shear: 108.07 m/s