MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.05,-83.77 Latitude: 42.05 Longitude: -83.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 216 20.3 15.9 76 4.4 17.4 214 7 295.2 297.3 291.4 328.8 11.70 2 950 484 20.0 15.4 75 4.6 17.0 221 22 297.5 299.6 292.1 331.3 11.65 3 900 948 16.2 15.3 95 0.8 15.6 232 32 298.2 300.4 292.7 333.8 12.26 4 850 1433 12.8 12.4 98 0.3 12.6 232 33 299.5 301.5 292.0 330.9 10.74 5 800 1940 10.3 8.6 89 1.7 9.2 236 37 302.1 303.7 291.2 328.2 8.78 6 750 2475 7.7 4.9 82 2.8 6.1 229 36 304.9 306.3 290.8 326.8 7.24 7 700 3041 3.8 -0.0 76 3.8 1.9 225 39 306.7 307.8 289.8 323.5 5.47 8 650 3640 1.1 -6.8 56 7.8 -2.4 218 40 310.2 310.8 289.2 321.3 3.53 9 600 4277 -3.3 -27.8 13 24.6 -9.6 219 42 312.3 312.5 286.9 314.6 0.65 10 550 4961 -6.8 -11.1 71 4.3 -8.5 215 48 316.1 316.6 290.5 325.8 2.99 11 500 5697 -13.0 -14.8 86 1.9 -13.6 213 50 317.2 317.7 290.3 325.2 2.42 12 450 6494 -17.2 -20.1 78 2.9 -18.0 212 53 321.6 322.0 291.0 327.5 1.73 13 400 7367 -23.4 -28.1 65 4.7 -24.4 213 53 324.6 324.8 291.1 327.9 0.95 14 350 8327 -30.6 -34.9 66 4.3 -31.2 207 54 327.5 327.6 291.6 329.5 0.56 15 300 9408 -37.8 -43.2 57 5.4 -38.3 212 48 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.1 0.28 16 250 10634 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -49.0 234 58 333.4 333.5 292.8 333.9 0.12 17 200 12063 -55.7 -70.3 15 14.5 -56.0 248 61 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.01 18 150 13877 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 238 50 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16393 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 244 26 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.64 m Freezing level: 637.79 mb = 3795.68 m = 12452.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.34 mb = 3295.04 m = 10810.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.17 % Est. max temperature: 25.63 C = 78.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.50 mb = 773.60 m = 2538.01 ft T: 17.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 19.24 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.63 mb = 1200.30 m = 3937.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.99 C = 75.19 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 34.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.80 mb = 1035.39 m = 3396.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.80 mb = 1474.22 m = 4836.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 325.80 mb = 8829.44 m = 28967.63 ft B at Equ Level: 332.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.80 mb = 11879.80 m = 38975.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.9 neg: -13.2 tot: 99.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 6.17 Bulk Shear: 53.95 m/s