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: 42.33,-84.93 Latitude: 42.33 Longitude: -84.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 972 290 21.3 18.4 83 3.0 19.3 261 6 296.9 299.4 293.5 336.8 13.80 2 950 485 19.3 17.5 89 1.8 18.1 250 11 296.8 299.2 293.2 335.5 13.40 3 900 949 16.6 15.7 94 0.9 16.0 221 21 298.7 300.9 293.2 335.3 12.58 4 850 1434 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.6 208 28 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.2 11.55 5 800 1943 10.4 10.4 100 -0.0 10.4 222 37 302.2 304.1 292.2 331.7 9.95 6 750 2479 7.3 7.2 99 0.2 7.2 229 39 304.5 306.1 291.7 330.0 8.50 7 700 3044 4.2 3.1 92 1.2 3.6 229 42 307.2 308.5 291.2 328.0 6.83 8 650 3645 0.7 -4.8 67 5.5 -1.9 228 44 309.8 310.5 289.6 322.7 4.12 9 600 4283 -3.8 -4.5 94 0.8 -4.1 225 49 311.8 312.6 290.6 326.1 4.55 10 550 4967 -6.6 -9.7 79 3.0 -7.9 228 49 316.2 316.9 290.9 327.0 3.34 11 500 5703 -12.4 -19.2 57 6.8 -14.5 233 50 317.9 318.2 289.8 323.5 1.67 12 450 6500 -17.0 -36.2 17 19.2 -20.4 240 55 321.9 322.0 289.8 323.3 0.39 13 400 7372 -23.9 -30.8 53 6.9 -25.2 241 58 323.9 324.1 290.7 326.5 0.74 14 350 8332 -31.0 -34.7 70 3.7 -31.5 232 65 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.1 0.57 15 300 9408 -39.3 -42.5 72 3.2 -39.6 235 63 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.30 16 250 10628 -49.5 -53.1 67 3.5 -49.7 242 85 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12052 -57.3 -67.9 25 10.6 -57.5 249 95 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13877 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 236 58 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16393 -63.7 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 261 43 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.47 m Freezing level: 642.10 mb = 3745.52 m = 12288.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.02 mb = 3435.35 m = 11270.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.10 % Est. max temperature: 25.78 C = 78.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.37 mb = 663.98 m = 2178.39 ft T: 18.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 14.09 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.28 mb = 1060.44 m = 3479.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.22 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.97 C K Index: 38.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 959.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.60 mb = 924.39 m = 3032.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.60 mb = 1260.47 m = 4135.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.60 mb = 11227.16 m = 36834.07 ft B at Equ Level: 947.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.60 mb = 13563.51 m = 44499.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 204.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 8.87 Bulk Shear: 108.11 m/s