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: 42.46,-84.66 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -84.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -65 SFC 960 282 17.3 16.8 97 0.5 17.0 172 10 293.9 296.2 291.7 330.1 12.67 2 950 369 16.8 16.7 99 0.2 16.7 169 15 294.2 296.5 291.8 330.4 12.65 3 900 830 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 170 37 296.6 298.8 291.9 330.6 11.77 4 850 1311 11.5 11.5 100 -0.0 11.5 181 49 298.2 300.0 291.0 327.5 10.07 5 800 1817 9.5 9.5 100 0.0 9.5 187 43 301.2 303.0 291.4 328.9 9.34 6 750 2349 5.5 5.4 100 0.0 5.5 191 51 302.5 303.9 290.3 325.0 7.54 7 700 2912 3.1 -6.1 51 9.2 -1.0 192 58 305.9 306.6 287.6 316.7 3.46 8 650 3508 -0.1 -12.6 38 12.5 -4.9 189 52 308.8 309.2 287.4 315.9 2.23 9 600 4143 -5.2 -12.4 57 7.1 -7.9 189 54 310.0 310.5 288.1 318.0 2.47 10 550 4820 -9.0 -11.1 84 2.2 -9.8 193 53 313.5 314.0 289.7 323.0 2.97 11 500 5555 -11.9 -14.0 84 2.1 -12.6 192 73 318.5 319.0 290.9 327.1 2.59 12 450 6358 -15.3 -17.5 83 2.3 -16.0 180 73 324.1 324.5 292.1 331.4 2.15 13 400 7237 -21.4 -24.1 79 2.7 -22.1 186 77 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.0 1.36 14 350 8206 -28.5 -31.5 75 3.0 -29.0 190 87 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.2 0.78 15 300 9292 -37.0 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.3 190 90 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.39 16 250 10526 -47.2 -50.6 68 3.4 -47.3 200 111 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.15 17 200 11979 -51.5 -70.5 9 19.0 -51.8 212 76 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13839 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 213 42 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16375 -61.0 -88.1 2 27.1 -61.3 235 23 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5620.58 m Freezing level: 652.29 mb = 3481.14 m = 11420.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.57 mb = 2824.34 m = 9266.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.42 % Est. max temperature: 23.97 C = 75.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.35 mb = 339.03 m = 1112.31 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 814.75 m = 2673.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.96 C = 67.93 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 25.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 268.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.35 mb = 750.80 m = 2463.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.35 mb = 986.86 m = 3237.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 473.35 mb = 5972.46 m = 19594.46 ft B at Equ Level: 266.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 303.35 mb = 9214.01 m = 30229.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.9 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 217.9 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.7 neg: -36.4 tot: 368.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 2.03 Bulk Shear: 132.65 m/s