MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 49.13,-83.96 Latitude: 49.13 Longitude: -83.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -21 SFC 963 300 14.9 13.8 93 1.1 14.3 206 10 291.2 293.1 288.9 320.5 10.36 2 950 411 14.3 13.6 95 0.8 13.8 206 15 291.7 293.6 289.0 321.1 10.33 3 900 868 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 223 43 294.9 296.8 290.3 325.1 10.51 4 850 1348 11.0 11.0 99 0.1 11.0 244 45 297.7 299.5 290.6 326.0 9.72 5 800 1852 8.4 8.2 99 0.2 8.3 240 39 300.1 301.7 290.4 325.4 8.58 6 750 2384 6.0 6.0 100 0.0 6.0 231 36 303.1 304.5 290.7 326.5 7.83 7 700 2947 2.5 0.5 87 2.0 1.5 226 43 305.2 306.3 289.5 322.6 5.69 8 650 3542 -0.9 -9.9 51 8.9 -4.6 225 44 307.9 308.4 287.6 316.7 2.78 9 600 4176 -4.4 -18.1 33 13.7 -8.8 221 46 311.0 311.3 287.5 316.1 1.53 10 550 4856 -7.8 -23.7 27 15.9 -12.2 221 49 314.8 315.0 288.2 318.3 1.03 11 500 5591 -12.2 -35.5 12 23.3 -16.6 225 54 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.6 0.37 12 450 6387 -17.9 -38.6 15 20.7 -21.2 228 57 320.7 320.8 289.3 321.9 0.30 13 400 7256 -24.0 -45.5 12 21.4 -26.5 228 61 323.7 323.8 290.1 324.4 0.16 14 350 8215 -31.5 -50.3 14 18.7 -33.0 229 58 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.6 0.11 15 300 9285 -39.9 -54.6 19 14.7 -40.6 230 61 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.08 16 250 10506 -48.8 -61.3 22 12.5 -49.1 228 72 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.04 17 200 11956 -51.7 -72.5 7 20.8 -52.1 235 70 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13790 -58.2 -80.1 4 21.9 -58.5 243 45 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16328 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.5 270 23 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.07 m Freezing level: 663.46 mb = 3381.56 m = 11094.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.70 mb = 3088.99 m = 10134.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.22 % Est. max temperature: 23.09 C = 73.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.83 mb = 439.62 m = 1442.31 ft T: 14.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 10.44 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 973.98 m = 3195.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.17 C = 66.50 F Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lifted Index: 2.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 32.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6804.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.20 mb = 800.33 m = 2625.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 2.2 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.9 neg: -39.0 tot: 255.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 61.46 m/s