MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-82.53 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -82.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -49 SFC 972 190 18.6 16.9 90 1.7 17.5 163 19 294.1 296.3 291.7 329.9 12.55 2 950 388 16.7 16.3 98 0.4 16.4 165 32 294.1 296.3 291.6 329.4 12.37 3 900 847 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 173 50 295.9 297.9 291.1 327.8 11.08 4 850 1328 11.2 11.1 99 0.2 11.2 197 48 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.4 9.80 5 800 1833 8.8 6.4 85 2.3 7.4 195 41 300.5 301.9 289.6 322.9 7.57 6 750 2364 4.7 1.6 80 3.2 3.1 200 48 301.7 302.8 288.4 318.9 5.72 7 700 2923 1.2 0.2 93 1.0 0.7 201 52 303.8 304.9 288.9 320.7 5.56 8 650 3517 -0.8 -0.8 100 0.0 -0.8 183 46 308.1 309.1 290.3 325.2 5.55 9 600 4153 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 186 53 311.0 311.9 290.3 325.2 4.51 10 550 4834 -8.0 -8.7 95 0.7 -8.3 178 62 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.2 3.61 11 500 5570 -11.9 -12.8 93 0.9 -12.3 172 69 318.5 319.1 291.1 327.9 2.85 12 450 6370 -16.4 -17.8 89 1.4 -16.9 170 75 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.6 2.09 13 400 7246 -21.8 -23.6 85 1.8 -22.2 173 79 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.7 1.42 14 350 8215 -28.8 -31.2 79 2.5 -29.2 175 83 330.0 330.1 292.5 332.9 0.81 15 300 9302 -36.8 -39.7 75 2.8 -37.1 177 81 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.41 16 250 10536 -45.7 -51.5 52 5.8 -45.9 192 96 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.7 0.13 17 200 12007 -49.5 -71.9 6 22.4 -50.0 184 54 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13857 -56.5 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 205 44 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16389 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.0 212 30 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.73 m Freezing level: 669.71 mb = 3282.86 m = 10770.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.27 mb = 3199.36 m = 10496.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.87 % Est. max temperature: 23.77 C = 74.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.78 mb = 398.88 m = 1308.63 ft T: 16.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.96 C/km ThetaE index: 11.04 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 711.86 m = 2335.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.84 C = 67.71 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: 0.03 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: 1.08 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.14 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 33.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 207.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.54 mb = 692.46 m = 2271.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.54 mb = 738.92 m = 2424.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 491.54 mb = 5699.37 m = 18698.48 ft B at Equ Level: 206.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 331.54 mb = 8596.97 m = 28204.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.5 at 52.6 knts Storm direction: 213.5 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 353.4 neg: -50.0 tot: 303.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 3.03 Bulk Shear: 68.53 m/s