MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.90,-83.72 Latitude: 42.90 Longitude: -83.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -71 SFC 962 257 17.2 15.9 92 1.3 16.4 171 16 293.6 295.7 291.0 327.6 11.92 2 950 364 16.4 15.4 94 1.0 15.7 172 24 293.8 295.9 290.9 327.1 11.65 3 900 822 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.1 180 42 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.6 10.62 4 850 1301 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 189 40 296.4 298.0 289.5 322.4 8.97 5 800 1803 7.6 7.3 98 0.3 7.5 193 41 299.3 300.7 289.6 323.0 8.07 6 750 2334 5.0 4.0 93 1.0 4.5 190 39 302.0 303.3 289.5 322.4 6.81 7 700 2894 1.9 -0.9 82 2.8 0.5 195 38 304.6 305.5 288.8 320.2 5.13 8 650 3488 -1.7 -4.4 82 2.7 -3.0 191 44 307.0 307.8 288.8 320.2 4.24 9 600 4121 -4.8 -12.7 54 7.8 -7.8 189 46 310.5 311.0 288.2 318.2 2.41 10 550 4798 -9.7 -28.5 20 18.8 -14.0 190 44 312.6 312.8 287.1 314.9 0.67 11 500 5528 -13.9 -38.3 11 24.4 -18.0 187 53 316.1 316.1 287.8 317.1 0.28 12 450 6323 -17.4 -46.2 6 28.8 -21.2 182 70 321.4 321.4 289.3 321.9 0.14 13 400 7194 -23.5 -29.6 57 6.1 -24.7 178 77 324.5 324.6 291.0 327.4 0.82 14 350 8160 -28.3 -31.3 76 3.0 -28.9 179 86 330.6 330.7 292.6 333.5 0.80 15 300 9249 -35.7 -38.5 76 2.8 -36.0 175 101 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.46 16 250 10490 -45.3 -50.1 59 4.8 -45.6 185 110 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.16 17 200 11958 -48.8 -71.2 6 22.4 -49.3 183 68 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13823 -56.6 -84.5 2 28.0 -56.9 205 49 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16363 -61.2 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.4 221 24 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.49 m Freezing level: 673.68 mb = 3206.49 m = 10519.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.93 mb = 2975.21 m = 9761.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.15 % Est. max temperature: 22.12 C = 71.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.50 mb = 412.76 m = 1354.20 ft T: 16.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 8.06 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.39 mb = 780.58 m = 2560.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.55 C = 65.40 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 30.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 151.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.72 mb = 758.80 m = 2489.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.72 mb = 899.26 m = 2950.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 481.72 mb = 5808.96 m = 19058.03 ft B at Equ Level: 150.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 371.72 mb = 7724.23 m = 25341.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.3 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 218.3 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.2 neg: -12.8 tot: 190.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 4.08 Bulk Shear: 37.19 m/s