MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 44.83,-84.27 Latitude: 44.83 Longitude: -84.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 961 374 13.5 8.7 73 4.8 10.7 189 9 289.9 291.2 285.6 310.8 7.36 2 950 468 13.4 8.6 73 4.7 10.6 191 15 290.7 292.0 285.9 311.8 7.40 3 900 927 17.0 13.5 80 3.5 14.7 229 35 299.0 301.0 291.9 330.7 10.84 4 850 1412 13.6 9.9 78 3.7 11.3 222 32 300.3 302.0 290.8 326.9 9.02 5 800 1920 9.7 7.5 86 2.2 8.4 214 33 301.5 303.0 290.5 325.6 8.14 6 750 2452 5.2 3.8 91 1.4 4.4 211 30 302.2 303.4 289.4 322.2 6.70 7 700 3015 5.0 -7.4 40 12.4 -0.4 217 26 308.0 308.6 288.1 317.9 3.14 8 650 3615 1.3 -1.7 81 3.0 -0.2 212 29 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.6 5.20 9 600 4255 -3.4 -6.6 78 3.2 -4.8 222 42 312.2 313.0 290.2 324.6 3.89 10 550 4936 -8.0 -15.9 53 7.8 -10.7 227 46 314.5 314.9 289.1 321.2 2.02 11 500 5670 -12.6 -15.0 82 2.4 -13.4 226 45 317.7 318.2 290.5 325.7 2.39 12 450 6467 -17.5 -24.0 57 6.4 -19.2 227 46 321.2 321.4 290.4 325.4 1.23 13 400 7338 -23.8 -28.8 64 5.0 -24.8 232 44 324.1 324.3 290.9 327.2 0.89 14 350 8297 -30.9 -34.2 73 3.2 -31.4 235 52 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.2 0.60 15 300 9373 -39.7 -42.6 73 2.9 -39.9 239 58 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.30 16 250 10590 -50.1 -54.9 57 4.8 -50.2 236 61 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.09 17 200 12024 -54.2 -66.2 22 12.0 -54.5 236 58 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 13861 -59.0 -80.7 4 21.8 -59.2 235 42 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16369 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 243 30 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.12 m Freezing level: 636.19 mb = 3791.91 m = 12440.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.62 mb = 2961.09 m = 9714.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.03 % Est. max temperature: 24.64 C = 76.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.05 mb = 983.40 m = 3226.33 ft T: 16.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 12.75 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.27 mb = 1948.33 m = 6392.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.91 C = 76.83 F Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lifted Index: 2.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.17 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 23.59 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6504.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.07 mb = 1322.37 m = 4338.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.3 neg: -53.0 tot: 103.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.43 Bulk Shear: 28.82 m/s