MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.12,-85.01 Latitude: 42.12 Longitude: -85.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 972 291 22.4 17.7 75 4.7 19.2 220 9 298.0 300.4 293.4 336.5 13.24 2 950 485 20.5 17.2 81 3.3 18.3 222 15 298.0 300.4 293.3 336.1 13.12 3 900 951 17.2 15.4 89 1.8 16.1 217 23 299.3 301.5 293.2 335.3 12.35 4 850 1437 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.9 213 28 300.7 302.9 293.2 335.4 11.82 5 800 1947 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 224 38 302.6 304.4 292.4 332.7 10.16 6 750 2483 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 228 39 304.4 305.9 291.7 329.9 8.50 7 700 3048 4.8 3.5 92 1.2 4.1 233 40 307.7 309.1 291.5 329.3 7.05 8 650 3648 0.4 -1.0 90 1.5 -0.3 229 41 309.5 310.5 290.7 326.4 5.46 9 600 4287 -3.2 -5.9 81 2.7 -4.4 227 47 312.4 313.2 290.4 325.3 4.09 10 550 4971 -7.2 -12.8 64 5.6 -9.3 228 48 315.6 316.1 290.0 324.1 2.60 11 500 5706 -12.1 -19.8 53 7.7 -14.4 233 47 318.3 318.6 289.9 323.7 1.60 12 450 6505 -16.7 -30.7 29 14.0 -19.7 242 55 322.2 322.3 290.1 324.5 0.66 13 400 7376 -24.1 -33.3 42 9.2 -25.6 247 55 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.7 0.58 14 350 8336 -30.7 -34.0 73 3.3 -31.2 245 58 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.6 0.62 15 300 9412 -39.4 -42.5 72 3.1 -39.6 233 59 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.30 16 250 10631 -49.8 -53.3 66 3.6 -49.9 240 80 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12056 -57.3 -68.6 22 11.3 -57.4 248 98 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 18 150 13881 -56.9 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 234 59 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16398 -64.0 -88.1 2 24.1 -64.2 259 42 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.04 m Freezing level: 644.00 mb = 3725.15 m = 12221.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.78 mb = 3601.59 m = 11816.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.12 C = 79.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.79 mb = 886.19 m = 2907.40 ft T: 17.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 11.74 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.29 mb = 1226.51 m = 4023.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 38.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 986.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.66 mb = 1068.28 m = 3504.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.66 mb = 1410.31 m = 4626.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.66 mb = 11090.30 m = 36385.07 ft B at Equ Level: 985.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.66 mb = 13769.82 m = 45176.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 3.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.0 neg: -2.5 tot: 186.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 12.90 Bulk Shear: 76.45 m/s