MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.14,-83.87 Latitude: 42.14 Longitude: -83.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -38 SFC 967 252 18.7 17.2 91 1.5 17.7 157 16 294.7 297.0 292.2 331.6 12.87 2 950 401 17.8 16.8 94 1.0 17.1 161 26 295.2 297.5 292.2 331.9 12.77 3 900 862 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.9 181 44 296.9 299.0 292.1 331.4 11.94 4 850 1344 11.6 11.5 99 0.1 11.5 200 50 298.3 300.1 291.0 327.6 10.06 5 800 1851 10.8 5.7 71 5.1 7.9 198 53 302.7 304.0 290.0 324.2 7.21 6 750 2387 7.6 1.3 64 6.3 4.3 198 51 304.8 305.8 289.3 321.9 5.61 7 700 2951 3.3 2.4 93 1.0 2.8 199 52 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.9 6.50 8 650 3550 1.6 1.0 96 0.6 1.3 193 62 310.8 312.0 291.9 330.5 6.37 9 600 4190 -3.1 -4.0 93 1.0 -3.5 186 67 312.6 313.5 291.0 327.5 4.73 10 550 4874 -7.3 -16.2 49 8.9 -10.4 184 69 315.5 315.8 289.3 322.0 1.96 11 500 5609 -11.8 -14.0 84 2.1 -12.6 187 69 318.6 319.1 290.9 327.2 2.60 12 450 6410 -15.6 -18.4 79 2.8 -16.5 194 61 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.3 1.98 13 400 7289 -21.0 -24.5 73 3.6 -21.8 192 60 327.7 328.0 292.3 332.4 1.31 14 350 8262 -28.0 -31.9 69 4.0 -28.6 191 64 331.1 331.2 292.7 333.8 0.75 15 300 9350 -36.9 -39.9 73 3.0 -37.2 195 69 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.40 16 250 10580 -48.7 -51.8 70 3.1 -48.8 206 89 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 17 200 12021 -52.6 -68.1 14 15.5 -52.9 221 73 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 13864 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 214 45 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16368 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 229 26 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.04 m Freezing level: 632.67 mb = 3771.75 m = 12374.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.46 mb = 3718.22 m = 12198.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.84 % Est. max temperature: 25.11 C = 77.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.74 mb = 439.12 m = 1440.65 ft T: 17.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 9.98 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.49 mb = 819.49 m = 2688.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.72 C = 69.29 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.30 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 140.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.08 mb = 766.98 m = 2516.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.08 mb = 908.22 m = 2979.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 815.08 mb = 1695.05 m = 5561.12 ft B at Equ Level: 26.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.08 mb = 8569.36 m = 28114.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.0 at 56.9 knts Storm direction: 220.0 at 42.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 377.7 neg: -12.9 tot: 364.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 132.56 m/s