MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.68,-83.60 Latitude: 42.68 Longitude: -83.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 968 319 23.8 14.5 56 9.3 17.7 186 14 299.7 301.7 292.1 331.3 10.79 2 950 485 21.4 13.3 60 8.1 16.2 187 19 298.9 300.8 291.3 328.7 10.18 3 900 950 17.1 12.0 72 5.1 13.8 201 28 299.1 300.9 291.1 327.8 9.83 4 850 1436 15.0 8.7 66 6.3 11.2 219 34 301.9 303.4 290.7 326.7 8.34 5 800 1947 10.9 10.3 96 0.6 10.5 230 33 302.7 304.6 292.3 332.0 9.86 6 750 2483 7.6 6.6 93 1.0 7.0 244 33 304.8 306.3 291.6 329.4 8.18 7 700 3049 5.1 2.9 86 2.1 3.9 243 37 308.1 309.3 291.4 328.8 6.76 8 650 3650 0.9 -4.1 69 5.1 -1.4 236 46 310.0 310.8 289.9 323.6 4.34 9 600 4288 -2.9 -13.9 43 11.0 -7.0 235 44 312.7 313.2 288.7 319.8 2.18 10 550 4972 -7.0 -21.0 32 14.0 -11.2 237 45 315.8 316.0 288.8 320.2 1.31 11 500 5708 -11.8 -26.7 28 14.9 -15.5 238 48 318.6 318.8 289.2 321.6 0.86 12 450 6506 -17.2 -27.2 42 9.9 -19.5 237 53 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.8 0.92 13 400 7378 -22.7 -38.7 22 16.0 -25.1 238 52 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.7 0.34 14 350 8342 -30.5 -42.5 30 12.0 -31.9 240 55 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.5 0.26 15 300 9417 -39.5 -43.9 63 4.4 -39.8 233 56 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.7 0.26 16 250 10636 -50.5 -53.8 68 3.3 -50.7 248 72 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.10 17 200 12058 -57.8 -67.5 28 9.7 -58.0 249 64 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.02 18 150 13877 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 238 61 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16386 -65.0 -85.7 4 20.8 -65.1 251 43 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.92 m Freezing level: 637.80 mb = 3805.80 m = 12486.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.55 mb = 3482.81 m = 11426.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.74 % Est. max temperature: 26.51 C = 79.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.21 mb = 1493.95 m = 4901.34 ft T: 14.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.16 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.11 mb = 2081.67 m = 6829.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.34 C = 81.22 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: 0.24 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.34 C Showalter Index: 1.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.84 C Cross Totals Index: 20.53 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5561.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.15 mb = 1615.06 m = 5298.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.9 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 262.9 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 228.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 98.37 m/s