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: 42.87,-84.29 Latitude: 42.87 Longitude: -84.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 974 255 23.3 15.7 62 7.6 18.2 184 13 298.7 300.8 292.4 332.5 11.59 2 950 472 21.2 14.7 66 6.6 17.0 186 20 298.8 300.8 292.0 331.1 11.11 3 900 937 16.9 13.9 82 3.1 15.0 192 27 299.0 301.0 292.1 331.5 11.14 4 850 1423 14.0 12.5 91 1.4 13.0 215 39 300.8 302.7 292.4 332.5 10.78 5 800 1932 10.5 9.8 95 0.8 10.1 223 42 302.4 304.1 291.9 330.7 9.55 6 750 2468 7.7 6.9 95 0.8 7.2 227 42 304.9 306.4 291.7 330.0 8.35 7 700 3034 4.6 2.6 87 2.0 3.5 230 43 307.5 308.8 291.0 327.7 6.59 8 650 3634 0.1 -0.3 97 0.4 -0.1 228 44 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.0 5.77 9 600 4272 -2.7 -6.7 74 4.0 -4.5 228 45 312.9 313.7 290.3 325.2 3.86 10 550 4957 -6.8 -14.7 53 8.0 -9.6 227 54 316.1 316.5 289.8 323.4 2.21 11 500 5693 -12.5 -16.8 70 4.3 -13.9 226 59 317.7 318.1 290.2 324.6 2.04 12 450 6492 -16.8 -19.2 82 2.3 -17.6 226 52 322.1 322.4 291.3 328.4 1.86 13 400 7365 -23.3 -25.9 79 2.6 -23.8 229 55 324.8 325.0 291.4 328.8 1.16 14 350 8328 -30.4 -33.6 74 3.1 -30.9 231 58 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.64 15 300 9405 -39.0 -42.2 72 3.1 -39.3 234 65 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10625 -50.0 -53.4 67 3.5 -50.1 237 73 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.11 17 200 12046 -58.3 -62.5 59 4.2 -58.4 247 81 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.04 18 150 13872 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 231 59 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16382 -63.7 -87.9 2 24.1 -63.9 243 32 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.11 m Freezing level: 647.51 mb = 3665.36 m = 12025.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.36 mb = 3616.60 m = 11865.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.24 mb = 1213.28 m = 3980.53 ft T: 15.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.12 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.86 mb = 1614.35 m = 5296.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.98 C = 78.76 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.05 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 236.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.13 mb = 1322.35 m = 4338.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.13 mb = 2302.47 m = 7553.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 305.13 mb = 9286.34 m = 30466.64 ft B at Equ Level: 235.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.13 mb = 12202.82 m = 40035.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.4 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 253.4 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 290.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 1.96 Bulk Shear: 120.48 m/s