MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.48,-83.47 Latitude: 42.48 Longitude: -83.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 972 284 24.5 15.2 56 9.2 18.4 188 9 300.0 302.1 292.5 333.0 11.26 2 950 488 22.9 14.6 60 8.2 17.4 192 16 300.4 302.4 292.5 333.0 11.09 3 900 956 18.6 13.6 73 4.9 15.4 199 23 300.6 302.6 292.5 332.8 10.96 4 850 1443 14.1 12.5 90 1.6 13.1 215 33 300.9 302.9 292.4 332.7 10.79 5 800 1952 10.8 9.8 93 1.1 10.2 230 38 302.7 304.5 292.0 331.0 9.54 6 750 2488 7.3 7.2 99 0.1 7.2 238 39 304.5 306.1 291.7 330.1 8.52 7 700 3054 4.5 -1.5 65 6.1 1.5 245 37 307.5 308.4 289.5 322.5 4.88 8 650 3653 1.0 -4.0 70 4.9 -1.4 242 42 310.0 310.9 289.9 323.8 4.38 9 600 4292 -2.5 -22.9 19 20.5 -8.5 242 44 313.3 313.5 287.6 316.7 1.01 10 550 4976 -6.8 -24.5 23 17.7 -11.7 241 46 316.0 316.1 288.5 319.2 0.95 11 500 5712 -11.8 -32.9 16 21.0 -16.2 237 49 318.6 318.7 288.8 320.3 0.48 12 450 6510 -17.0 -33.1 23 16.1 -20.1 234 48 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.7 0.52 13 400 7384 -22.4 -52.0 5 29.5 -25.4 232 51 325.8 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.08 14 350 8348 -29.5 -36.6 51 7.0 -30.5 245 55 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.7 0.48 15 300 9428 -39.0 -49.7 31 10.8 -39.6 245 67 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.14 16 250 10646 -50.7 -54.0 68 3.3 -50.8 248 75 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.10 17 200 12064 -58.2 -67.5 30 9.3 -58.3 252 70 340.5 340.6 294.5 340.6 0.02 18 150 13881 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.4 -58.0 243 67 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16396 -63.4 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 255 39 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.28 m Freezing level: 636.03 mb = 3831.86 m = 12571.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.15 mb = 3358.34 m = 11018.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.96 % Est. max temperature: 26.35 C = 79.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.99 mb = 1452.81 m = 4766.39 ft T: 14.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.50 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.66 mb = 1717.67 m = 5635.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 356.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.45 mb = 1547.82 m = 5078.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 794.45 mb = 2010.23 m = 6595.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.45 mb = 11054.47 m = 36267.50 ft B at Equ Level: 347.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.45 mb = 12575.43 m = 41257.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 292.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 292.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 3.27 Bulk Shear: 109.18 m/s