MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.17,-85.49 Latitude: 42.17 Longitude: -85.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 262 23.0 17.4 71 5.6 19.2 224 9 298.4 300.7 293.3 336.0 12.95 2 950 483 21.0 16.4 75 4.6 17.9 221 14 298.5 300.7 293.0 334.7 12.46 3 900 948 16.5 15.4 93 1.1 15.7 217 20 298.5 300.7 292.9 334.2 12.28 4 850 1433 13.6 12.7 95 0.8 13.0 219 36 300.3 302.3 292.4 332.4 10.93 5 800 1942 10.6 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 222 37 302.5 304.3 292.3 332.4 10.09 6 750 2477 7.6 6.8 95 0.8 7.1 231 43 304.8 306.3 291.6 329.7 8.29 7 700 3044 4.7 -0.3 70 5.0 2.1 232 42 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.2 5.35 8 650 3643 1.4 -7.9 50 9.2 -2.7 233 41 310.5 311.1 289.0 320.8 3.25 9 600 4283 -2.9 -10.5 56 7.6 -6.0 235 46 312.7 313.3 289.3 321.9 2.86 10 550 4967 -6.8 -24.9 22 18.2 -11.7 235 51 316.1 316.2 288.5 319.2 0.92 11 500 5702 -11.9 -21.5 45 9.5 -14.7 235 52 318.5 318.7 289.7 323.2 1.38 12 450 6502 -16.7 -26.7 41 10.1 -19.0 238 58 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.7 0.95 13 400 7375 -23.1 -40.1 20 16.9 -25.5 244 65 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.0 0.29 14 350 8334 -32.0 -37.1 61 5.0 -32.7 244 75 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.2 0.45 15 300 9406 -39.7 -43.0 71 3.2 -40.0 236 73 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.29 16 250 10625 -50.0 -53.5 66 3.6 -50.1 244 99 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 17 200 12055 -55.2 -71.5 11 16.4 -55.4 251 79 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 18 150 13884 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 232 62 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16396 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 256 48 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.74 m Freezing level: 634.17 mb = 3845.81 m = 12617.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.84 mb = 3303.95 m = 10839.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.32 % Est. max temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.72 mb = 969.77 m = 3181.62 ft T: 16.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 15.20 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1194.58 m = 3919.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.07 C = 75.32 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.66 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 759.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.04 mb = 1090.28 m = 3577.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.04 mb = 1432.23 m = 4698.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.04 mb = 10885.88 m = 35714.41 ft B at Equ Level: 756.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.04 mb = 13086.64 m = 42934.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.1 neg: -3.6 tot: 209.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 7.98 Bulk Shear: 95.15 m/s