MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 14Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.23,-83.66 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -83.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -44 SFC 967 242 19.5 16.5 83 3.0 17.5 170 19 295.4 297.7 291.9 330.8 12.30 2 950 395 18.1 15.9 87 2.2 16.7 172 30 295.6 297.7 291.8 330.2 12.06 3 900 856 14.1 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 180 44 296.1 298.1 291.4 328.8 11.35 4 850 1336 10.8 10.8 100 0.0 10.7 194 52 297.4 299.1 290.3 325.3 9.58 5 800 1841 8.7 7.8 94 0.9 8.2 196 55 300.4 302.0 290.3 325.0 8.34 6 750 2375 6.9 5.0 88 1.8 5.8 186 55 304.0 305.4 290.6 326.1 7.34 7 700 2939 3.7 0.1 78 3.5 1.8 194 62 306.5 307.6 289.8 323.5 5.52 8 650 3536 -0.4 -3.4 80 3.0 -1.8 198 65 308.5 309.4 289.6 322.8 4.59 9 600 4172 -4.3 -5.0 94 0.8 -4.6 190 67 311.2 312.0 290.3 325.0 4.38 10 550 4853 -8.3 -10.1 87 1.8 -9.0 182 73 314.2 314.8 290.2 324.6 3.23 11 500 5588 -11.5 -12.8 90 1.3 -12.0 186 74 319.0 319.6 291.3 328.5 2.86 12 450 6390 -15.9 -17.3 89 1.3 -16.4 186 69 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.6 2.19 13 400 7268 -21.2 -23.4 82 2.2 -21.8 183 67 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.4 1.45 14 350 8241 -27.5 -32.2 64 4.7 -28.4 184 72 331.6 331.8 292.9 334.3 0.73 15 300 9328 -37.3 -41.3 66 4.0 -37.7 189 76 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.34 16 250 10558 -47.7 -51.1 67 3.5 -47.8 206 98 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12013 -50.7 -71.1 7 20.4 -51.1 218 70 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 13865 -57.2 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.5 213 44 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16383 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.0 228 26 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.28 m Freezing level: 654.62 mb = 3481.07 m = 11420.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.73 mb = 3235.13 m = 10613.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.36 % Est. max temperature: 23.37 C = 74.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.55 mb = 617.15 m = 2024.75 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 5.73 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.64 mb = 830.76 m = 2725.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.10 C = 68.18 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: 0.22 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: 2.10 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.23 C K Index: 29.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.53 mb = 822.33 m = 2697.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.53 mb = 869.44 m = 2852.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 498.53 mb = 5610.57 m = 18407.16 ft B at Equ Level: 141.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 368.53 mb = 7864.67 m = 25802.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.6 at 60.8 knts Storm direction: 218.6 at 45.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 407.1 neg: -35.0 tot: 372.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.13 Bulk Shear: 126.94 m/s