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: 42.73,-85.18 Latitude: 42.73 Longitude: -85.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 974 259 22.0 17.5 76 4.4 18.9 229 7 297.3 299.7 293.1 335.1 13.06 2 950 477 20.1 16.4 79 3.7 17.7 219 14 297.6 299.9 292.7 333.8 12.46 3 900 941 15.9 15.4 97 0.5 15.6 209 20 297.9 300.1 292.7 333.7 12.33 4 850 1425 12.7 12.4 98 0.3 12.5 220 31 299.5 301.4 291.9 330.8 10.71 5 800 1933 10.3 9.0 92 1.2 9.5 224 37 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.0 9.06 6 750 2469 8.2 7.9 98 0.3 8.0 225 43 305.5 307.1 292.4 332.4 8.95 7 700 3035 4.1 4.1 100 0.0 4.1 230 48 307.1 308.4 291.6 329.4 7.36 8 650 3634 0.0 -3.0 80 3.0 -1.4 240 52 309.0 309.9 289.9 323.7 4.72 9 600 4272 -3.7 -11.4 55 7.7 -6.7 238 54 311.9 312.4 288.9 320.5 2.67 10 550 4954 -6.9 -29.3 15 22.4 -12.3 234 56 315.9 316.0 288.1 318.0 0.62 11 500 5691 -11.2 -33.6 14 22.4 -15.9 232 54 319.3 319.4 289.0 321.0 0.45 12 450 6490 -17.1 -39.4 13 22.3 -20.7 237 62 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.28 13 400 7360 -24.1 -39.0 24 14.8 -26.2 242 66 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.8 0.33 14 350 8319 -31.3 -47.3 19 16.0 -32.7 241 78 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.15 15 300 9392 -39.0 -44.1 58 5.1 -39.4 241 87 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.4 0.25 16 250 10617 -49.2 -52.4 70 3.1 -49.4 236 94 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.12 17 200 12040 -57.2 -66.7 29 9.6 -57.3 245 92 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 18 150 13867 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -57.4 231 55 371.7 371.7 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16379 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.5 255 33 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.68 m Freezing level: 649.97 mb = 3634.55 m = 11924.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.98 mb = 3474.41 m = 11398.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.22 % Est. max temperature: 25.43 C = 77.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.23 mb = 815.57 m = 2675.71 ft T: 17.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 14.37 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1033.19 m = 3389.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.82 C = 73.08 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.63 C K Index: 36.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 629.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.05 mb = 987.56 m = 3239.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.05 mb = 1130.67 m = 3709.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.05 mb = 10615.97 m = 34828.87 ft B at Equ Level: 628.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.05 mb = 13070.60 m = 42882.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 296.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 5.00 Bulk Shear: 125.96 m/s