MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.50,-85.08 Latitude: 42.50 Longitude: -85.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 962 283 13.9 13.7 99 0.2 13.8 5 8 290.3 292.1 288.5 319.3 10.31 2 950 387 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 10 11 290.4 292.2 288.3 318.6 10.00 3 900 843 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 143 17 295.9 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.24 4 850 1326 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 174 44 299.8 301.9 292.4 332.7 11.20 5 800 1835 10.0 10.0 100 -0.0 10.0 189 61 301.8 303.6 291.9 330.5 9.69 6 750 2368 6.5 6.5 100 0.0 6.5 193 60 303.7 305.2 291.2 328.1 8.14 7 700 2933 3.5 2.0 90 1.5 2.7 192 57 306.4 307.5 290.5 325.7 6.34 8 650 3530 0.1 -0.0 99 0.1 0.0 187 67 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.3 5.90 9 600 4170 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.8 191 56 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.2 5.15 10 550 4855 -6.3 -6.8 96 0.5 -6.5 189 61 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.0 4.17 11 500 5595 -10.4 -11.3 93 0.9 -10.8 192 65 320.4 321.0 292.0 331.0 3.23 12 450 6400 -15.4 -16.8 89 1.4 -15.9 195 61 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.28 13 400 7278 -21.5 -23.5 84 2.0 -22.0 199 61 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.44 14 350 8248 -28.6 -31.1 79 2.5 -29.0 201 65 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.81 15 300 9332 -38.0 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.2 202 74 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.2 0.36 16 250 10557 -49.7 -52.9 69 3.3 -49.8 205 84 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 11996 -53.0 -69.8 11 16.8 -53.3 225 81 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 13846 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 203 39 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16368 -60.7 -85.4 2 24.7 -61.0 238 23 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.69 m Freezing level: 647.88 mb = 3557.24 m = 11670.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.14 mb = 3540.79 m = 11616.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.51 % Est. max temperature: 24.86 C = 76.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.47 mb = 303.56 m = 995.91 ft T: 13.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 6.98 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 961.85 mb = 282.70 m = 927.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.45 C = 58.01 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: 3.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 35.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7546.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.80 mb = 742.66 m = 2436.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.8 at 54.0 knts Storm direction: 218.8 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 12.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 872.7 neg: -25.3 tot: 847.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 282.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.7 stream: 13.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 507.37 m/s