MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 44.34,-82.94 Latitude: 44.34 Longitude: -82.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 989 176 15.3 11.3 77 4.0 12.9 167 17 289.4 290.9 286.5 313.4 8.53 2 950 518 15.9 5.4 50 10.5 10.2 198 33 293.4 294.4 285.5 310.5 5.92 3 900 975 13.5 5.2 57 8.3 8.9 223 31 295.4 296.5 286.5 313.4 6.18 4 850 1458 14.1 11.0 82 3.1 12.2 236 23 300.9 302.7 291.6 329.7 9.78 5 800 1968 11.0 8.5 85 2.5 9.5 245 28 302.8 304.5 291.4 328.9 8.74 6 750 2505 8.7 4.0 72 4.7 6.1 251 31 306.0 307.3 290.8 326.7 6.81 7 700 3073 5.7 -6.7 40 12.4 0.1 257 30 308.7 309.4 288.5 319.1 3.30 8 650 3673 0.3 -7.9 54 8.2 -3.3 255 26 309.3 309.9 288.6 319.5 3.23 9 600 4309 -3.3 -4.3 93 0.9 -3.8 242 27 312.3 313.1 290.8 326.9 4.64 10 550 4993 -7.5 -8.7 91 1.3 -8.0 245 31 315.2 315.9 290.8 326.8 3.59 11 500 5730 -11.3 -12.7 89 1.4 -11.8 255 34 319.3 319.9 291.4 328.8 2.89 12 450 6531 -16.3 -17.9 88 1.6 -16.9 264 35 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.7 2.08 13 400 7406 -22.7 -24.6 84 1.9 -23.2 263 39 325.4 325.7 291.7 330.0 1.30 14 350 8368 -31.0 -33.6 77 2.7 -31.3 251 40 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.64 15 300 9445 -38.3 -41.8 70 3.5 -38.7 254 45 331.3 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.32 16 250 10676 -47.3 -51.3 64 3.9 -47.6 255 62 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12114 -55.5 -67.4 22 11.8 -55.7 255 50 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13930 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 273 38 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16397 -64.6 -85.4 4 20.8 -64.8 258 12 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.92 m Freezing level: 646.12 mb = 3722.58 m = 12213.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.83 mb = 3086.59 m = 10126.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.64 mb = 683.22 m = 2241.50 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 10.62 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.79 mb = 3515.31 m = 11533.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.04 C = 95.07 F Cap Strength: 8.62 C Lifted Index: 9.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.62 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.31 C K Index: 24.03 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10472.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.97 mb = 1679.28 m = 5509.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.2 neg: -17.4 tot: 280.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 75.26 m/s