MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.23,-83.74 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -83.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 976 254 22.2 15.1 64 7.2 17.5 198 8 297.5 299.5 291.6 329.7 11.10 2 950 486 23.1 13.5 55 9.5 16.9 206 27 300.6 302.5 292.0 330.9 10.32 3 900 954 18.7 12.6 67 6.2 14.8 208 32 300.8 302.7 292.0 330.9 10.21 4 850 1441 14.1 11.7 86 2.3 12.6 209 34 300.9 302.7 292.0 331.0 10.23 5 800 1950 10.6 7.6 82 3.0 8.8 228 32 302.5 304.0 290.8 326.9 8.21 6 750 2486 8.0 6.0 87 2.0 6.8 231 35 305.2 306.7 291.4 328.8 7.82 7 700 3052 4.5 1.0 78 3.4 2.7 234 43 307.4 308.5 290.5 325.5 5.91 8 650 3652 0.5 -1.1 89 1.6 -0.3 235 48 309.5 310.5 290.7 326.3 5.43 9 600 4290 -3.1 -5.3 85 2.2 -4.1 228 47 312.5 313.3 290.6 326.1 4.29 10 550 4975 -6.6 -18.6 38 12.0 -10.5 234 47 316.3 316.6 289.2 321.6 1.60 11 500 5712 -11.1 -46.6 4 35.5 -16.4 241 45 319.5 319.5 288.7 319.9 0.12 12 450 6513 -16.3 -36.0 16 19.8 -19.8 242 52 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.2 0.39 13 400 7387 -22.6 -40.9 17 18.3 -25.1 242 58 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.7 0.27 14 350 8352 -29.9 -43.1 26 13.2 -31.3 238 64 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.4 0.24 15 300 9428 -38.8 -43.0 64 4.2 -39.2 240 70 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.28 16 250 10654 -49.2 -52.3 70 3.1 -49.3 244 83 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 17 200 12079 -58.6 -64.4 47 5.8 -58.7 246 87 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.1 0.03 18 150 13889 -58.7 -82.5 3 23.8 -59.0 248 53 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16396 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 247 33 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.78 m Freezing level: 643.32 mb = 3737.13 m = 12260.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.55 mb = 3582.97 m = 11754.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.74 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.74 mb = 1167.72 m = 3831.05 ft T: 16.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 4.10 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.62 mb = 1870.61 m = 6137.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 33.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 73.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 829.68 mb = 1644.43 m = 5395.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 704.68 mb = 2997.55 m = 9834.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 444.68 mb = 6600.99 m = 21656.54 ft B at Equ Level: 73.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 274.68 mb = 10020.88 m = 32876.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 255.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.23 Bulk Shear: 60.06 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-84.42 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -84.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 970 304 19.9 17.5 86 2.4 18.2 259 4 295.6 297.9 292.5 333.0 13.04 2 950 485 19.5 16.5 83 2.9 17.5 226 12 296.9 299.2 292.6 333.2 12.56 3 900 950 18.4 13.8 75 4.5 15.4 207 28 300.4 302.5 292.6 333.1 11.11 4 850 1437 13.7 13.3 97 0.4 13.4 206 31 300.5 302.6 292.7 333.9 11.37 5 800 1946 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 225 30 302.0 303.8 292.0 330.9 9.74 6 750 2482 7.6 5.5 87 2.0 6.4 232 35 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.6 7.58 7 700 3048 4.4 0.9 78 3.5 2.5 231 39 307.4 308.4 290.3 325.3 5.85 8 650 3648 0.8 -4.3 69 5.1 -1.6 232 39 309.9 310.7 289.8 323.3 4.28 9 600 4287 -2.6 -10.9 53 8.3 -5.9 232 41 313.2 313.7 289.4 322.1 2.78 10 550 4972 -6.5 -27.1 18 20.6 -11.8 230 43 316.4 316.5 288.4 319.0 0.75 11 500 5708 -12.2 -30.8 20 18.6 -16.3 242 44 318.1 318.3 288.8 320.2 0.59 12 450 6505 -17.2 -32.8 24 15.6 -20.3 244 51 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.5 0.54 13 400 7378 -22.9 -35.7 30 12.7 -25.0 239 54 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.8 0.46 14 350 8340 -30.5 -37.0 53 6.5 -31.4 234 57 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.46 15 300 9415 -39.4 -42.9 69 3.5 -39.6 241 65 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10638 -49.2 -52.7 67 3.5 -49.4 244 97 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 12068 -56.8 -67.2 26 10.5 -56.9 247 85 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.02 18 150 13881 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 246 54 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16391 -61.9 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.1 254 30 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.84 m Freezing level: 638.13 mb = 3799.42 m = 12465.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.48 mb = 3408.54 m = 11182.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.03 % Est. max temperature: 25.65 C = 78.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.47 mb = 608.23 m = 1995.47 ft T: 19.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 14.93 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.44 mb = 1412.99 m = 4635.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.76 C = 76.56 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.93 C Cross Totals Index: 25.53 C K Index: 35.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 482.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.16 mb = 1198.66 m = 3932.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.16 mb = 1645.81 m = 5399.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.16 mb = 10659.26 m = 34970.89 ft B at Equ Level: 476.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.16 mb = 12761.34 m = 41867.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 7.06 Bulk Shear: 68.26 m/s