MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.14,-85.16 Latitude: 42.14 Longitude: -85.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 973 282 19.0 18.3 96 0.7 18.5 208 10 294.4 296.9 292.7 333.7 13.74 2 950 489 17.8 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 216 22 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.8 13.41 3 900 951 15.9 15.0 94 1.0 15.3 216 27 297.9 300.1 292.4 332.7 11.98 4 850 1436 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 230 30 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.1 10.43 5 800 1944 10.4 8.0 85 2.4 9.0 234 30 302.3 303.8 291.0 327.4 8.46 6 750 2479 7.1 4.9 86 2.1 5.8 238 33 304.2 305.6 290.6 326.1 7.27 7 700 3045 4.5 2.7 88 1.8 3.5 238 41 307.4 308.7 291.1 327.8 6.66 8 650 3644 -0.0 -0.0 100 0.0 -0.0 236 41 308.9 310.0 290.9 327.0 5.87 9 600 4283 -2.8 -2.8 100 0.0 -2.8 226 39 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.3 5.20 10 550 4967 -7.6 -7.7 100 0.1 -7.7 221 39 315.0 315.8 291.0 327.5 3.90 11 500 5703 -12.4 -12.4 100 0.0 -12.4 231 37 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.6 2.95 12 450 6506 -16.2 -17.4 90 1.2 -16.6 233 38 322.8 323.3 291.7 330.2 2.17 13 400 7379 -22.9 -24.4 88 1.4 -23.3 228 42 325.2 325.4 291.6 329.8 1.33 14 350 8342 -30.3 -33.2 75 3.0 -30.7 222 51 327.9 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.66 15 300 9422 -38.5 -41.5 73 3.0 -38.8 229 67 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.34 16 250 10645 -49.4 -52.6 69 3.2 -49.5 243 86 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12067 -58.8 -65.4 43 6.5 -58.9 253 90 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 18 150 13878 -58.1 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.3 239 47 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16396 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 270 44 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.91 m Freezing level: 650.38 mb = 3639.45 m = 11940.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.55 mb = 3637.17 m = 11932.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.27 % Est. max temperature: 25.92 C = 78.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.00 mb = 363.34 m = 1192.04 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 7.67 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.77 mb = 1019.56 m = 3344.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.81 C = 73.05 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 444.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.68 mb = 831.58 m = 2728.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.68 mb = 1761.13 m = 5777.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.68 mb = 10186.81 m = 33420.89 ft B at Equ Level: 444.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.68 mb = 12812.20 m = 42034.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.9 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 259.9 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.3 neg: -2.9 tot: 143.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 13.09 Bulk Shear: 33.98 m/s