MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.44,-83.74 Latitude: 42.44 Longitude: -83.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 973 274 24.4 14.9 56 9.4 18.1 195 11 299.8 301.8 292.3 332.1 11.02 2 950 484 22.7 13.8 57 8.9 16.9 197 19 300.2 302.1 292.0 331.0 10.47 3 900 951 18.2 12.6 69 5.7 14.6 207 27 300.3 302.2 291.8 330.3 10.21 4 850 1438 14.5 8.9 69 5.6 11.2 223 33 301.4 302.9 290.7 326.5 8.48 5 800 1948 10.9 10.1 94 0.9 10.4 229 33 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.7 9.72 6 750 2484 7.4 6.9 97 0.5 7.1 237 36 304.6 306.2 291.6 329.7 8.37 7 700 3050 4.8 4.2 96 0.6 4.5 235 37 307.8 309.2 291.9 330.5 7.43 8 650 3651 1.1 -3.1 73 4.2 -1.0 235 43 310.2 311.1 290.2 324.8 4.68 9 600 4290 -3.2 -13.9 43 10.7 -7.1 240 46 312.5 312.9 288.6 319.6 2.18 10 550 4973 -6.9 -22.7 27 15.8 -11.5 242 47 315.8 316.1 288.6 319.6 1.12 11 500 5709 -11.4 -24.8 32 13.4 -15.0 241 50 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.6 1.02 12 450 6508 -16.9 -28.1 38 11.1 -19.4 239 52 321.9 322.1 290.2 324.9 0.84 13 400 7381 -22.8 -36.7 27 13.9 -25.0 238 51 325.3 325.4 290.8 326.8 0.41 14 350 8344 -30.6 -35.9 60 5.3 -31.4 235 54 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.3 0.51 15 300 9419 -39.3 -42.6 71 3.3 -39.6 232 57 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.30 16 250 10638 -50.5 -53.9 68 3.3 -50.7 244 72 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.10 17 200 12062 -57.0 -67.9 24 10.8 -57.2 251 63 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.02 18 150 13883 -57.3 -80.9 4 23.5 -57.6 239 65 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16396 -64.8 -85.6 4 20.8 -65.0 250 42 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.63 m Freezing level: 637.13 mb = 3815.59 m = 12518.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.96 mb = 3540.34 m = 11615.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.64 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.24 mb = 1465.31 m = 4807.38 ft T: 14.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 5.64 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.44 mb = 1963.92 m = 6443.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.35 C Showalter Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 73.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.14 mb = 1657.01 m = 5436.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.14 mb = 3489.02 m = 11446.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 403.14 mb = 7323.15 m = 24025.78 ft B at Equ Level: 73.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.14 mb = 11083.73 m = 36363.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 222.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 89.86 m/s