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: 42.46,-85.47 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -85.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 971 293 21.6 17.6 78 4.0 18.9 215 11 297.3 299.7 293.2 335.3 13.15 2 950 480 19.8 16.9 83 2.9 17.9 211 18 297.3 299.7 292.9 334.5 12.85 3 900 944 15.9 15.7 98 0.3 15.8 205 23 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.3 12.52 4 850 1429 13.4 13.4 100 -0.0 13.4 208 28 300.1 302.2 292.7 333.6 11.41 5 800 1938 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 212 32 302.6 304.4 292.4 332.7 10.16 6 750 2475 8.3 8.3 100 0.0 8.3 215 34 305.6 307.3 292.6 333.3 9.21 7 700 3043 5.1 5.1 100 0.0 5.1 215 37 308.1 309.6 292.3 332.2 7.90 8 650 3644 0.4 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 222 38 309.4 310.6 291.2 328.2 6.08 9 600 4284 -2.2 -2.2 100 0.0 -2.2 229 38 313.6 314.6 291.9 330.7 5.43 10 550 4972 -5.7 -5.8 100 0.0 -5.8 232 42 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.53 11 500 5712 -11.6 -11.6 100 0.0 -11.6 232 46 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.2 3.15 12 450 6511 -17.2 -17.2 100 0.0 -17.2 232 47 321.6 322.1 291.5 329.1 2.21 13 400 7383 -23.4 -23.4 100 0.0 -23.4 232 50 324.5 324.8 291.6 329.5 1.44 14 350 8344 -31.0 -31.0 100 -0.0 -31.0 235 55 327.0 327.2 291.7 330.0 0.83 15 300 9422 -38.2 -39.7 86 1.5 -38.4 235 66 331.5 331.6 292.5 333.0 0.41 16 250 10648 -49.3 -52.4 70 3.0 -49.4 234 87 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12068 -58.7 -64.9 45 6.2 -58.8 244 97 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.03 18 150 13895 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.5 -57.3 230 54 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.9 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 255 35 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.00 m Freezing level: 641.88 mb = 3748.24 m = 12297.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.85 mb = 3745.18 m = 12287.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.47 % Est. max temperature: 25.84 C = 78.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.03 mb = 802.11 m = 2631.57 ft T: 17.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 5.10 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.53 mb = 995.86 m = 3267.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.51 C = 72.52 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.96 C K Index: 38.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 587.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.93 mb = 954.23 m = 3130.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.93 mb = 1193.42 m = 3915.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.93 mb = 11070.56 m = 36320.28 ft B at Equ Level: 579.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.93 mb = 13331.04 m = 43736.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 12.79 Bulk Shear: 45.89 m/s