MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.23,-85.71 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -85.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 286 17.4 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 168 1 293.2 295.5 291.8 330.3 13.05 2 950 459 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 17.0 172 9 294.4 296.7 292.0 331.2 12.89 3 900 920 15.1 15.0 99 0.1 15.1 135 7 297.1 299.3 292.2 331.9 12.03 4 850 1403 12.4 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 159 8 299.1 301.1 291.7 330.0 10.56 5 800 1909 9.2 9.1 99 0.1 9.2 168 9 301.0 302.7 291.1 327.9 9.12 6 750 2442 5.4 5.3 100 0.0 5.4 174 13 302.4 303.8 290.2 324.7 7.49 7 700 3003 2.5 2.5 100 0.0 2.5 187 24 305.3 306.5 290.3 325.1 6.56 8 650 3599 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 186 36 308.6 309.7 290.7 326.4 5.76 9 600 4237 -3.5 -3.5 100 0.0 -3.5 183 40 312.1 313.0 291.0 327.5 4.92 10 550 4921 -7.0 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.1 187 44 315.7 316.5 291.4 328.8 4.08 11 500 5658 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.7 -11.5 192 50 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.4 3.07 12 450 6461 -15.6 -17.0 89 1.3 -16.1 191 52 323.6 324.0 292.0 331.2 2.25 13 400 7338 -22.1 -24.1 84 2.0 -22.5 192 54 326.3 326.6 292.0 331.1 1.37 14 350 8305 -29.8 -32.5 78 2.7 -30.2 197 61 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.71 15 300 9384 -38.8 -41.9 73 3.0 -39.1 205 69 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10604 -50.5 -54.0 67 3.5 -50.6 219 78 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12033 -53.2 -69.7 12 16.5 -53.5 240 88 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 13868 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 224 47 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16395 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 248 35 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.14 m Freezing level: 655.51 mb = 3533.55 m = 11592.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.90 mb = 3526.52 m = 11569.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.26 % Est. max temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.92 mb = 282.08 m = 925.45 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 7.15 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 805.99 m = 2644.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.65 C = 69.16 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.45 C K Index: 35.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 262.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.98 mb = 751.33 m = 2464.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.98 mb = 1177.52 m = 3863.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 462.98 mb = 6244.55 m = 20487.13 ft B at Equ Level: 261.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.98 mb = 11630.58 m = 38157.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.0 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 215.0 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.8 neg: -7.2 tot: 94.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 4.24 Bulk Shear: 61.88 m/s