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: 43.81,-84.11 Latitude: 43.81 Longitude: -84.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 979 212 19.0 17.5 91 1.5 18.0 233 9 293.9 296.3 292.0 331.0 12.97 2 950 472 17.4 16.6 95 0.8 16.8 225 17 294.8 297.0 291.9 330.8 12.57 3 900 933 14.8 14.8 99 0.1 14.8 224 25 296.8 298.9 292.0 331.0 11.81 4 850 1416 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.5 226 32 299.4 301.3 291.9 330.8 10.76 5 800 1924 10.1 9.9 99 0.2 9.9 229 37 301.9 303.6 291.8 330.2 9.59 6 750 2458 6.8 6.6 99 0.2 6.6 229 40 303.9 305.4 291.2 328.3 8.15 7 700 3023 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.5 230 41 306.5 307.8 291.0 327.6 6.96 8 650 3621 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.1 -0.3 230 41 308.6 309.7 290.7 326.4 5.75 9 600 4258 -3.5 -3.5 100 0.0 -3.6 228 40 312.0 313.0 291.0 327.5 4.91 10 550 4941 -7.7 -7.8 100 0.0 -7.8 231 41 314.9 315.6 290.9 327.3 3.88 11 500 5678 -11.5 -11.7 99 0.1 -11.6 232 43 319.0 319.6 291.5 329.2 3.13 12 450 6480 -16.4 -16.6 98 0.2 -16.5 231 46 322.6 323.1 291.8 330.4 2.31 13 400 7353 -23.2 -23.6 96 0.5 -23.3 228 53 324.9 325.1 291.6 329.8 1.42 14 350 8314 -31.6 -33.8 80 2.3 -31.9 232 65 326.2 326.3 291.3 328.4 0.63 15 300 9383 -41.1 -43.7 76 2.6 -41.3 236 89 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.5 0.27 16 250 10596 -50.6 -53.5 71 3.0 -50.7 236 105 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.10 17 200 12019 -57.2 -69.2 20 12.0 -57.3 240 91 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 18 150 13852 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -57.0 230 59 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16379 -62.5 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 243 33 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.40 m Freezing level: 653.63 mb = 3577.15 m = 11735.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.36 mb = 3566.66 m = 11701.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.71 % Est. max temperature: 25.44 C = 77.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.79 mb = 402.34 m = 1320.01 ft T: 17.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 4.58 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 808.33 m = 2651.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.35 C = 70.43 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 36.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 328.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.68 mb = 739.55 m = 2426.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.68 mb = 1558.41 m = 5112.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.68 mb = 10446.93 m = 34274.27 ft B at Equ Level: 326.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.68 mb = 12157.96 m = 39887.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.3 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 259.3 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.9 neg: -0.8 tot: 142.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 5.38 Bulk Shear: 61.06 m/s