MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.71,-86.46 Latitude: 42.71 Longitude: -86.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 992 176 16.7 13.3 80 3.4 14.6 164 14 290.5 292.3 288.1 317.9 9.70 2 950 544 15.4 8.3 62 7.1 11.3 201 25 292.8 294.1 286.6 313.6 7.23 3 900 1001 14.9 9.0 68 5.8 11.4 220 21 296.8 298.3 288.8 320.3 8.05 4 850 1486 14.1 11.0 82 3.0 12.1 234 20 300.9 302.7 291.6 329.7 9.77 5 800 1995 10.7 7.6 81 3.2 8.9 221 21 302.6 304.1 290.9 327.0 8.19 6 750 2531 8.0 7.9 100 0.0 7.9 216 24 305.2 306.9 292.3 332.2 8.98 7 700 3099 5.9 2.3 78 3.5 3.9 226 29 309.0 310.2 291.4 328.9 6.47 8 650 3704 3.1 -0.6 77 3.6 1.1 232 35 312.4 313.5 291.7 330.1 5.64 9 600 4347 -1.4 -2.8 90 1.4 -2.1 240 38 314.4 315.4 291.9 330.8 5.18 10 550 5036 -5.4 -9.7 72 4.3 -7.2 245 39 317.6 318.3 291.3 328.5 3.33 11 500 5778 -9.3 -15.6 60 6.3 -11.5 253 37 321.7 322.2 291.5 329.4 2.28 12 450 6583 -15.5 -20.8 64 5.2 -17.1 250 39 323.7 324.0 291.5 329.3 1.63 13 400 7460 -22.1 -24.4 82 2.2 -22.7 253 40 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.9 1.33 14 350 8427 -29.1 -31.9 77 2.7 -29.6 252 38 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.75 15 300 9512 -36.6 -39.5 74 3.0 -36.9 251 44 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10749 -46.7 -50.1 68 3.4 -46.8 248 50 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.3 0.16 17 200 12189 -56.2 -61.3 53 5.0 -56.3 243 51 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.05 18 150 13990 -63.5 -80.1 9 16.5 -63.7 266 45 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16434 -69.0 -85.5 7 16.5 -69.1 268 27 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.43 m Freezing level: 616.10 mb = 4139.96 m = 13582.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.73 mb = 3920.13 m = 12861.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.50 mb = 610.96 m = 2004.42 ft T: 15.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 4.35 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 684.18 mb = 3285.56 m = 10779.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.17 C = 97.11 F Cap Strength: 7.54 C Lifted Index: 8.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.77 C Showalter Index: 2.12 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.33 C Cross Totals Index: 20.32 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9654.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.67 mb = 1370.08 m = 4494.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.5 neg: -2.4 tot: 162.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.51 Bulk Shear: 50.42 m/s