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: 42.71,-86.59 Latitude: 42.71 Longitude: -86.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -19 SFC 977 177 13.5 12.2 92 1.3 12.7 10 14 288.6 290.2 286.8 314.3 9.17 2 950 410 11.3 9.8 91 1.5 10.4 15 18 288.7 290.1 285.8 311.3 8.05 3 900 861 9.3 7.6 89 1.7 8.3 15 17 291.0 292.3 285.9 311.8 7.29 4 850 1333 6.7 5.1 89 1.6 5.8 358 13 293.1 294.3 285.9 311.8 6.47 5 800 1829 4.2 3.0 92 1.1 3.6 328 13 295.6 296.7 286.4 313.0 5.96 6 750 2353 3.3 3.3 100 0.0 3.2 60 5 300.1 301.3 288.5 319.3 6.46 7 700 2913 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 166 17 304.5 305.7 289.8 323.4 6.25 8 650 3507 -1.7 -1.7 100 0.0 -1.7 190 33 307.1 308.1 289.7 323.1 5.21 9 600 4140 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 206 43 310.4 311.3 290.0 324.3 4.43 10 550 4822 -8.0 -8.0 100 0.0 -8.1 188 39 314.6 315.3 290.7 326.7 3.79 11 500 5555 -12.0 -12.0 100 0.0 -12.0 194 46 318.5 319.1 291.3 328.5 3.06 12 450 6352 -18.0 -18.2 98 0.3 -18.0 198 61 320.7 321.0 291.0 327.5 2.02 13 400 7224 -22.4 -26.3 71 3.8 -23.3 194 81 325.8 326.1 291.6 329.8 1.12 14 350 8191 -29.4 -32.0 78 2.6 -29.9 193 93 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.74 15 300 9273 -37.7 -40.8 73 3.0 -38.1 188 92 332.2 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10500 -48.2 -51.9 65 3.7 -48.4 200 107 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 11953 -51.0 -73.0 6 22.0 -51.4 213 79 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13810 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 217 37 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 19 100 16349 -59.5 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 245 23 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5574.71 m Freezing level: 673.67 mb = 3225.72 m = 10582.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.89 mb = 3217.72 m = 10556.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.66 % Est. max temperature: 19.13 C = 66.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.01 mb = 340.21 m = 1116.15 ft T: 11.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 3.01 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.91 mb = 1056.83 m = 3467.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.82 C = 62.27 F Cap Strength: 7.65 C Lifted Index: 9.12 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.02 C Showalter Index: 9.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.63 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.62 C Cross Totals Index: 17.01 C K Index: 23.66 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 133.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11640.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.90 mb = 815.71 m = 2676.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.1 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 225.1 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.2 neg: -59.0 tot: 228.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 267.46 m/s