MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.48,-81.31 Latitude: 42.48 Longitude: -81.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -15 SFC 978 175 18.2 17.4 95 0.8 17.7 178 19 293.2 295.5 291.7 330.0 12.92 2 950 424 17.1 15.9 93 1.1 16.3 177 34 294.5 296.7 291.5 329.0 12.06 3 900 884 14.2 13.4 95 0.8 13.7 186 46 296.2 298.1 290.9 327.3 10.78 4 850 1364 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 203 49 297.4 299.1 290.3 325.1 9.56 5 800 1868 8.9 8.9 100 0.0 8.9 195 46 300.7 302.3 290.9 327.2 9.00 6 750 2401 5.4 5.1 98 0.3 5.2 191 57 302.4 303.8 290.1 324.5 7.38 7 700 2962 1.6 0.8 94 0.9 1.2 191 64 304.3 305.4 289.3 321.8 5.79 8 650 3556 -1.3 -1.5 99 0.1 -1.4 186 69 307.4 308.4 289.9 323.7 5.29 9 600 4190 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.8 187 70 311.9 312.8 290.8 326.8 4.76 10 550 4875 -7.1 -7.6 97 0.4 -7.3 187 75 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.3 3.94 11 500 5611 -11.4 -12.3 93 0.9 -11.8 184 71 319.1 319.7 291.4 328.9 2.98 12 450 6412 -16.6 -17.7 91 1.1 -16.9 182 76 322.4 322.8 291.6 329.6 2.12 13 400 7287 -22.2 -23.9 86 1.7 -22.7 183 75 326.1 326.4 292.0 330.9 1.38 14 350 8256 -28.3 -31.0 78 2.7 -28.7 186 79 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.82 15 300 9345 -35.7 -39.8 66 4.1 -36.1 189 82 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.7 0.40 16 250 10585 -46.6 -50.9 61 4.3 -46.8 185 89 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.3 0.14 17 200 12031 -55.7 -63.2 39 7.5 -55.9 186 74 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.04 18 150 13865 -58.0 -83.3 3 25.2 -58.3 209 64 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16388 -61.6 -86.1 2 24.5 -61.9 231 26 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.77 m Freezing level: 672.66 mb = 3286.33 m = 10781.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.89 mb = 3230.66 m = 10599.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.91 % Est. max temperature: 23.75 C = 74.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.23 mb = 270.19 m = 886.43 ft T: 17.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 5.39 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 850.53 m = 2790.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.03 C = 69.85 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: 0.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.03 C Showalter Index: 2.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.14 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 32.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 148.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.22 mb = 741.04 m = 2431.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.22 mb = 975.59 m = 3200.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 560.22 mb = 4730.27 m = 15519.07 ft B at Equ Level: 148.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 370.22 mb = 7848.19 m = 25748.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.9 at 60.6 knts Storm direction: 217.9 at 45.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.6 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.6 neg: -21.4 tot: 312.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.30 Bulk Shear: 114.80 m/s