MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.05,-83.66 Latitude: 42.05 Longitude: -83.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 982 208 25.3 15.7 55 9.6 18.9 211 13 300.1 302.2 292.7 333.7 11.48 2 950 494 22.8 14.4 59 8.4 17.2 211 22 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.3 10.89 3 900 962 18.2 13.5 74 4.8 15.1 210 25 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.1 10.84 4 850 1448 13.5 12.5 94 1.0 12.9 210 26 300.2 302.2 292.2 331.8 10.77 5 800 1955 10.1 10.1 100 -0.0 10.2 217 32 301.9 303.7 291.9 330.9 9.77 6 750 2492 9.0 0.9 57 8.1 4.7 236 35 306.3 307.3 289.7 323.0 5.45 7 700 3061 5.1 1.3 76 3.8 3.1 243 36 308.1 309.3 290.7 326.6 6.01 8 650 3661 1.5 -4.2 66 5.7 -1.2 239 40 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.1 4.30 9 600 4301 -1.9 -16.0 33 14.1 -7.0 241 42 313.9 314.2 288.7 319.9 1.82 10 550 4987 -6.4 -16.8 43 10.4 -10.0 239 41 316.4 316.8 289.6 322.6 1.86 11 500 5724 -11.3 -24.6 32 13.3 -14.8 234 45 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.9 1.04 12 450 6523 -17.1 -25.4 48 8.3 -19.1 232 49 321.7 321.9 290.4 325.5 1.08 13 400 7396 -22.7 -29.4 55 6.6 -24.1 233 47 325.4 325.6 291.3 328.4 0.84 14 350 8361 -30.1 -32.5 79 2.4 -30.4 234 47 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.71 15 300 9440 -38.6 -45.6 48 7.0 -39.1 238 60 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.22 16 250 10662 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.6 -49.7 248 78 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12087 -58.0 -65.2 39 7.2 -58.0 256 82 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 18 150 13897 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 234 58 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16400 -63.8 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.0 256 41 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.12 m Freezing level: 628.42 mb = 3937.66 m = 12918.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.40 mb = 3483.90 m = 11429.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.11 C = 79.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.23 mb = 1425.70 m = 4677.45 ft T: 13.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.16 mb = 1595.49 m = 5234.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.99 C = 78.78 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 201.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.06 mb = 1536.50 m = 5040.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.06 mb = 1687.14 m = 5535.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.06 mb = 2208.24 m = 7244.80 ft B at Equ Level: 3.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 756.06 mb = 2425.46 m = 7957.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 4.32 Bulk Shear: 46.70 m/s