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: 42.50,-83.49 Latitude: 42.50 Longitude: -83.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -68 SFC 959 288 17.1 16.5 97 0.6 16.7 183 12 293.7 296.0 291.5 329.2 12.42 2 950 366 16.4 16.3 100 0.1 16.4 181 17 293.8 296.0 291.5 329.1 12.36 3 900 826 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 187 32 295.9 297.9 291.2 328.3 11.23 4 850 1307 11.6 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 194 36 298.3 300.1 291.1 327.8 10.14 5 800 1812 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 197 37 300.8 302.4 291.0 327.5 9.06 6 750 2345 5.7 5.7 100 0.0 5.7 193 35 302.8 304.2 290.5 325.8 7.69 7 700 2905 1.7 -0.2 87 2.0 0.8 193 41 304.4 305.4 289.0 320.8 5.39 8 650 3498 -2.4 -3.3 93 0.9 -2.8 196 42 306.3 307.1 288.9 320.5 4.61 9 600 4130 -5.6 -9.9 72 4.3 -7.4 194 53 309.6 310.2 288.5 319.1 3.00 10 550 4807 -9.8 -18.6 49 8.8 -12.5 195 63 312.5 312.8 288.1 317.8 1.61 11 500 5533 -16.6 -21.1 68 4.5 -17.8 194 74 312.8 313.0 287.9 317.5 1.42 12 450 6327 -16.8 -18.6 86 1.8 -17.4 173 72 322.1 322.4 291.3 328.7 1.96 13 400 7201 -22.2 -24.3 83 2.0 -22.7 172 76 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.8 1.34 14 350 8169 -29.1 -31.4 80 2.4 -29.5 171 86 329.5 329.7 292.4 332.4 0.79 15 300 9255 -36.8 -39.7 75 2.8 -37.1 174 91 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.41 16 250 10487 -46.2 -52.8 47 6.6 -46.4 185 97 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.11 17 200 11966 -45.9 -76.6 2 30.7 -46.6 185 61 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 18 150 13840 -55.3 -81.8 2 26.5 -55.6 207 38 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16379 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 222 29 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.58 m Freezing level: 678.76 mb = 3157.06 m = 10357.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.07 mb = 3031.16 m = 9944.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.54 % Est. max temperature: 23.58 C = 74.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.20 mb = 355.72 m = 1167.06 ft T: 16.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 11.68 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.40 mb = 746.73 m = 2449.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.88 C = 65.99 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.41 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 28.21 C K Index: 37.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 408.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.66 mb = 753.63 m = 2472.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.66 mb = 800.55 m = 2626.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 452.66 mb = 6282.62 m = 20612.01 ft B at Equ Level: 406.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 272.66 mb = 9900.44 m = 32481.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.8 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 221.8 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.3 neg: -9.6 tot: 167.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 93.19 m/s