MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.39,-85.27 Latitude: 42.39 Longitude: -85.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 274 19.8 18.3 91 1.4 18.8 196 5 295.3 297.7 293.0 334.7 13.76 2 950 477 19.1 16.8 87 2.3 17.5 205 15 296.5 298.8 292.6 333.4 12.76 3 900 941 16.3 14.8 91 1.5 15.4 209 30 298.3 300.5 292.5 332.8 11.85 4 850 1425 13.1 11.2 89 1.8 11.9 226 38 299.9 301.7 291.4 328.9 9.90 5 800 1934 10.8 6.6 76 4.1 8.3 224 48 302.6 304.0 290.4 325.5 7.67 6 750 2469 7.0 6.4 96 0.6 6.6 230 49 304.2 305.6 291.2 328.3 8.04 7 700 3033 3.2 1.6 89 1.6 2.4 234 50 306.1 307.2 290.2 324.8 6.16 8 650 3632 1.7 -6.3 55 8.0 -1.9 234 50 310.9 311.6 289.5 322.5 3.68 9 600 4272 -2.7 -17.4 31 14.7 -7.7 231 48 313.0 313.3 288.2 318.4 1.62 10 550 4955 -7.0 -22.9 27 15.9 -11.6 229 50 315.8 316.0 288.6 319.5 1.10 11 500 5691 -12.0 -33.6 15 21.5 -16.4 234 54 318.4 318.4 288.7 320.0 0.45 12 450 6488 -17.2 -36.7 17 19.5 -20.5 241 61 321.6 321.7 289.6 323.0 0.37 13 400 7361 -22.8 -44.0 13 21.2 -25.5 238 65 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.1 0.19 14 350 8324 -30.4 -46.8 19 16.3 -32.0 234 70 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.16 15 300 9398 -39.7 -44.3 61 4.7 -40.0 236 76 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.4 0.25 16 250 10619 -49.7 -52.8 70 3.1 -49.8 236 94 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12049 -55.8 -69.2 17 13.4 -56.1 238 80 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13873 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 246 52 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16386 -62.4 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 258 34 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.56 m Freezing level: 630.62 mb = 3879.95 m = 12729.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.37 mb = 3358.60 m = 11018.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.47 % Est. max temperature: 25.82 C = 78.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.51 mb = 454.40 m = 1490.80 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 9.89 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.54 mb = 1155.06 m = 3789.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.52 C = 74.34 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.13 C Showalter Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 461.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.60 mb = 963.39 m = 3160.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.60 mb = 1399.54 m = 4591.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.60 mb = 10811.55 m = 35470.52 ft B at Equ Level: 451.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.60 mb = 12626.29 m = 41424.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 356.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 356.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 3.49 Bulk Shear: 132.32 m/s