MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.07,-85.83 Latitude: 42.07 Longitude: -85.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 973 276 21.9 17.3 75 4.7 18.8 211 10 297.4 299.8 293.0 334.7 12.85 2 950 480 20.1 16.1 78 3.9 17.4 210 17 297.5 299.8 292.5 333.0 12.23 3 900 944 16.5 14.4 88 2.0 15.1 210 30 298.5 300.6 292.3 332.1 11.57 4 850 1429 13.1 12.0 93 1.1 12.4 229 37 299.9 301.8 291.8 330.4 10.41 5 800 1937 9.7 9.4 98 0.2 9.5 231 46 301.5 303.2 291.5 329.0 9.32 6 750 2471 7.5 7.4 100 0.0 7.5 229 47 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.7 8.66 7 700 3039 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 234 48 307.5 308.9 291.9 330.6 7.58 8 650 3637 -0.1 -1.2 92 1.1 -0.6 233 50 308.9 309.9 290.5 325.6 5.41 9 600 4275 -3.3 -7.8 71 4.5 -5.3 228 49 312.2 312.9 289.8 323.5 3.53 10 550 4959 -7.0 -20.6 33 13.5 -11.2 228 52 315.8 316.0 288.8 320.3 1.35 11 500 5694 -12.1 -26.9 28 14.8 -15.7 233 53 318.2 318.4 289.1 321.2 0.85 12 450 6491 -17.5 -35.8 19 18.3 -20.7 237 58 321.2 321.3 289.6 322.6 0.40 13 400 7362 -23.2 -37.8 25 14.7 -25.4 236 69 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.3 0.37 14 350 8325 -30.3 -50.4 12 20.2 -31.9 230 73 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.4 0.11 15 300 9400 -38.7 -41.9 71 3.3 -38.9 226 74 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10626 -49.5 -52.6 70 3.1 -49.7 233 86 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12052 -56.6 -68.1 22 11.5 -56.8 238 79 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13878 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.8 246 55 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16390 -63.4 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 261 39 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.74 m Freezing level: 650.91 mb = 3626.40 m = 11897.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.06 mb = 3562.36 m = 11687.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.62 % Est. max temperature: 25.22 C = 77.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.26 mb = 865.95 m = 2841.02 ft T: 17.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 10.37 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.60 mb = 1265.15 m = 4150.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.01 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: -1.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 37.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 414.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.91 mb = 1106.97 m = 3631.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.91 mb = 1549.22 m = 5082.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 287.91 mb = 9676.45 m = 31746.50 ft B at Equ Level: 413.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.91 mb = 12447.99 m = 40839.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.7 neg: -5.9 tot: 265.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 3.82 Bulk Shear: 108.35 m/s