MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.46,-84.58 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -84.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 973 284 18.6 16.7 89 1.9 17.4 74 3 294.1 296.3 291.6 329.5 12.39 2 950 489 17.7 15.9 89 1.8 16.5 356 5 295.2 297.4 291.7 329.9 12.07 3 900 950 15.8 15.2 96 0.6 15.4 233 7 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.2 12.19 4 850 1435 12.9 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 223 22 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.2 11.11 5 800 1943 10.1 9.2 94 1.0 9.5 225 27 301.9 303.6 291.5 329.0 9.14 6 750 2478 7.2 4.6 83 2.6 5.7 229 26 304.4 305.7 290.5 325.8 7.10 7 700 3043 3.5 0.7 82 2.7 2.0 229 30 306.3 307.4 289.9 323.9 5.77 8 650 3640 0.0 -4.4 72 4.5 -2.0 228 30 309.0 309.8 289.5 322.2 4.24 9 600 4279 -3.2 -4.4 91 1.2 -3.8 220 37 312.4 313.3 290.8 326.9 4.59 10 550 4963 -7.1 -23.6 25 16.5 -11.7 227 38 315.7 315.9 288.5 319.2 1.03 11 500 5697 -12.8 -30.1 22 17.3 -16.6 238 38 317.4 317.5 288.6 319.6 0.63 12 450 6490 -18.2 -22.0 72 3.9 -19.2 230 47 320.4 320.7 290.4 325.4 1.46 13 400 7363 -22.3 -24.5 82 2.2 -22.9 219 56 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.31 14 350 8331 -28.9 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.4 209 43 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9414 -38.0 -41.0 73 3.0 -38.2 202 42 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.35 16 250 10641 -48.5 -51.8 68 3.4 -48.6 205 49 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12071 -57.3 -66.7 29 9.5 -57.4 240 58 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 18 150 13884 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.4 -58.5 244 55 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16411 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 244 27 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.00 m Freezing level: 649.45 mb = 3647.34 m = 11966.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.12 mb = 3334.62 m = 10940.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.40 C = 77.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.12 mb = 523.76 m = 1718.35 ft T: 17.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 10.95 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1117.54 m = 3666.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.98 C = 73.37 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.76 C K Index: 35.97 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 301.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.80 mb = 886.11 m = 2907.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.80 mb = 1717.92 m = 5636.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 391.80 mb = 7513.35 m = 24649.79 ft B at Equ Level: 300.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 221.80 mb = 11408.41 m = 37428.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 5.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.8 neg: -34.2 tot: 69.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 2.45 Bulk Shear: 122.69 m/s