MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.89,-83.41 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -83.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -35 SFC 961 309 18.3 16.6 90 1.7 17.1 162 22 294.8 297.0 291.8 330.5 12.45 2 950 403 17.7 16.3 91 1.5 16.8 164 29 295.2 297.4 291.9 330.6 12.34 3 900 864 14.9 14.9 100 0.0 14.9 180 52 296.9 299.0 292.0 331.3 11.91 4 850 1348 12.7 12.6 99 0.1 12.7 197 64 299.5 301.5 292.0 331.2 10.85 5 800 1856 10.6 9.0 90 1.6 9.6 207 56 302.4 304.1 291.5 329.3 9.04 6 750 2392 8.7 6.8 88 1.9 7.6 206 53 306.0 307.5 292.0 331.0 8.29 7 700 2960 5.3 -0.2 68 5.4 2.4 201 65 308.3 309.3 290.3 325.0 5.41 8 650 3561 1.6 -4.2 65 5.8 -1.2 197 72 310.8 311.6 290.1 324.4 4.32 9 600 4201 -2.7 -8.0 67 5.3 -5.0 191 72 313.0 313.6 290.0 324.1 3.49 10 550 4883 -7.9 -11.6 75 3.7 -9.3 189 70 314.7 315.3 290.0 324.0 2.87 11 500 5621 -11.0 -12.0 92 1.0 -11.3 196 71 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.7 3.05 12 450 6423 -16.1 -17.3 90 1.2 -16.5 201 62 323.0 323.4 291.8 330.4 2.18 13 400 7300 -21.7 -23.3 87 1.6 -22.1 204 63 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.9 1.46 14 350 8269 -28.5 -31.2 77 2.7 -28.9 201 63 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.81 15 300 9354 -37.8 -40.7 74 2.9 -38.1 203 71 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10578 -48.8 -52.2 67 3.5 -48.9 212 82 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 17 200 12015 -55.4 -63.0 38 7.6 -55.6 228 83 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.2 0.04 18 150 13844 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 224 47 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16365 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 227 34 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.21 m Freezing level: 631.22 mb = 3801.23 m = 12471.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.12 mb = 3362.22 m = 11030.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.28 % Est. max temperature: 25.19 C = 77.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.20 mb = 518.85 m = 1702.26 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 7.00 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 871.58 m = 2859.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.35 C = 68.64 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.57 C K Index: 30.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.23 mb = 843.11 m = 2766.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.23 mb = 3719.52 m = 12203.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 447.23 mb = 6468.78 m = 21222.76 ft B at Equ Level: 86.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.23 mb = 8530.29 m = 27986.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.3 at 63.0 knts Storm direction: 225.3 at 47.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 572.4 neg: -12.2 tot: 560.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 145.20 m/s