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: 42.46,-84.61 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -84.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 972 282 18.0 17.7 99 0.2 17.8 175 6 293.5 295.8 292.0 331.2 13.25 2 950 481 18.5 17.3 93 1.2 17.7 210 20 296.0 298.4 292.7 333.9 13.18 3 900 945 17.5 13.7 79 3.8 15.0 220 35 299.5 301.5 292.2 331.7 11.00 4 850 1431 13.5 9.7 78 3.8 11.2 228 41 300.3 301.9 290.7 326.6 8.93 5 800 1939 10.8 10.8 100 0.0 10.8 227 42 302.7 304.6 292.5 333.0 10.22 6 750 2475 6.7 5.8 94 0.9 6.2 231 45 303.8 305.3 290.9 327.0 7.72 7 700 3039 4.2 3.0 92 1.2 3.5 232 47 307.1 308.4 291.1 327.9 6.81 8 650 3638 0.3 -3.6 75 3.9 -1.6 232 46 309.3 310.2 289.8 323.4 4.52 9 600 4278 -2.0 -21.8 20 19.8 -8.1 235 45 313.9 314.1 287.9 317.6 1.11 10 550 4963 -6.3 -28.7 15 22.3 -11.9 230 49 316.6 316.7 288.3 318.8 0.65 11 500 5699 -12.3 -27.5 27 15.2 -15.9 237 50 318.1 318.2 289.0 320.9 0.80 12 450 6497 -17.1 -37.1 16 20.0 -20.5 239 57 321.7 321.8 289.7 323.0 0.35 13 400 7369 -22.8 -37.5 25 14.7 -25.1 235 62 325.3 325.4 290.8 326.7 0.38 14 350 8332 -30.7 -49.5 14 18.8 -32.3 233 65 327.4 327.4 291.1 327.8 0.12 15 300 9406 -39.9 -45.4 56 5.5 -40.3 239 78 329.2 329.2 291.7 330.0 0.22 16 250 10623 -49.7 -53.2 66 3.6 -49.8 242 101 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12056 -56.2 -68.9 19 12.7 -56.3 244 83 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 18 150 13870 -59.0 -82.0 4 22.9 -59.3 246 51 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16383 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.1 -61.7 255 31 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.23 m Freezing level: 643.25 mb = 3724.36 m = 12218.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.32 mb = 3449.51 m = 11317.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.54 % Est. max temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.27 mb = 308.38 m = 1011.75 ft T: 18.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 7.30 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1364.87 m = 4477.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.36 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: 0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.98 C K Index: 34.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.71 mb = 1052.66 m = 3453.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.71 mb = 2109.95 m = 6922.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 263.71 mb = 10266.37 m = 33681.89 ft B at Equ Level: 331.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.71 mb = 12257.29 m = 40213.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.0 neg: -1.8 tot: 296.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 3.82 Bulk Shear: 87.12 m/s