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 Latitude: 42.39 Longitude: -85.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 972 279 19.7 18.1 90 1.6 18.7 193 6 295.3 297.7 292.9 334.3 13.59 2 950 479 19.1 16.7 86 2.4 17.5 208 17 296.6 298.9 292.6 333.2 12.68 3 900 943 16.7 14.9 89 1.8 15.5 209 32 298.7 300.9 292.7 333.5 11.93 4 850 1428 13.8 11.5 86 2.3 12.3 228 40 300.6 302.4 291.7 330.2 10.05 5 800 1936 9.9 9.4 97 0.5 9.6 229 48 301.7 303.5 291.5 329.4 9.33 6 750 2471 7.1 6.9 99 0.2 7.0 224 49 304.3 305.8 291.5 329.4 8.37 7 700 3035 4.1 0.2 76 3.9 2.1 225 52 307.0 308.1 290.0 324.1 5.55 8 650 3635 0.4 -2.3 82 2.7 -0.9 225 51 309.4 310.4 290.2 324.9 4.98 9 600 4274 -2.0 -15.0 36 13.1 -6.7 225 47 313.9 314.2 288.9 320.4 1.98 10 550 4960 -6.4 -31.3 12 25.0 -12.2 227 50 316.5 316.6 288.2 318.3 0.51 11 500 5696 -12.3 -31.7 18 19.5 -16.4 232 51 318.1 318.2 288.8 320.0 0.54 12 450 6494 -17.1 -37.9 15 20.8 -20.5 237 57 321.7 321.8 289.6 323.0 0.33 13 400 7366 -23.0 -40.7 18 17.6 -25.5 236 67 325.1 325.1 290.6 326.1 0.27 14 350 8329 -30.2 -51.1 11 20.9 -32.0 233 71 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.4 0.10 15 300 9404 -39.5 -43.6 65 4.1 -39.8 235 75 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.27 16 250 10626 -49.5 -52.6 70 3.1 -49.7 235 89 332.4 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12054 -56.6 -68.0 22 11.4 -56.8 238 80 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13876 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 246 53 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16386 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 253 33 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.17 m Freezing level: 641.40 mb = 3744.86 m = 12286.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.36 mb = 3446.06 m = 11305.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.72 % Est. max temperature: 25.67 C = 78.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.68 mb = 481.41 m = 1579.41 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.32 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.04 mb = 1279.09 m = 4196.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.46 C = 76.03 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 33.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 484.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.14 mb = 998.22 m = 3274.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.14 mb = 1636.38 m = 5368.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.14 mb = 10648.35 m = 34935.10 ft B at Equ Level: 482.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.14 mb = 12751.39 m = 41834.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.7 neg: -17.3 tot: 280.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 4.19 Bulk Shear: 115.68 m/s