MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.30,-83.81 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -83.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 973 275 22.5 17.2 72 5.3 18.9 287 6 298.0 300.3 293.1 335.1 12.80 2 950 480 20.9 16.6 77 4.2 18.0 254 10 298.4 300.7 293.1 335.1 12.63 3 900 946 18.2 14.8 81 3.4 16.0 207 19 300.3 302.4 293.0 335.0 11.84 4 850 1434 14.0 13.4 96 0.6 13.7 204 23 300.8 302.9 292.9 334.6 11.48 5 800 1944 11.4 11.4 100 -0.0 11.4 206 26 303.3 305.3 293.1 335.1 10.67 6 750 2482 8.5 8.5 100 0.0 8.5 227 25 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.8 9.31 7 700 3051 6.1 6.1 100 0.0 6.1 243 27 309.3 310.9 293.1 335.2 8.49 8 650 3655 2.4 2.3 100 0.0 2.4 250 32 311.6 313.0 292.6 333.3 6.99 9 600 4299 -1.3 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 249 36 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.8 5.78 10 550 4987 -5.9 -5.9 100 0.0 -6.0 247 39 317.1 317.9 292.1 331.4 4.47 11 500 5729 -9.2 -9.2 100 0.0 -9.2 242 40 321.8 322.6 292.9 334.3 3.81 12 450 6537 -13.7 -13.7 100 0.0 -13.7 240 43 326.0 326.6 293.3 336.0 2.95 13 400 7424 -19.3 -19.3 100 0.0 -19.3 242 49 329.9 330.3 293.6 337.1 2.07 14 350 8398 -28.7 -28.7 100 -0.0 -28.7 239 53 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.7 1.02 15 300 9478 -39.1 -40.2 89 1.1 -39.2 234 61 330.2 330.3 292.2 331.7 0.38 16 250 10697 -50.3 -52.9 74 2.6 -50.4 252 80 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.11 17 200 12115 -59.2 -65.1 46 6.0 -59.3 253 73 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.03 18 150 13923 -58.2 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 244 70 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16440 -63.1 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 259 41 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.64 m Freezing level: 618.13 mb = 4065.40 m = 13337.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.24 mb = 4057.97 m = 13313.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.12 mb = 945.12 m = 3100.75 ft T: 18.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 1.27 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.18 mb = 1381.81 m = 4533.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.65 C K Index: 36.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 298.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.80 mb = 1207.87 m = 3962.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.80 mb = 1966.69 m = 6452.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 467.80 mb = 6239.68 m = 20471.15 ft B at Equ Level: 95.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.80 mb = 12854.18 m = 42171.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.6 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 267.6 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 6.26 Bulk Shear: 47.74 m/s