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: 42.68,-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 37 SFC 968 319 23.6 14.8 58 8.8 17.8 198 12 299.5 301.5 292.2 331.7 11.00 2 950 483 22.3 13.9 59 8.4 16.8 200 19 299.8 301.7 291.9 330.6 10.53 3 900 950 17.8 12.7 72 5.0 14.6 204 25 299.8 301.7 291.7 330.1 10.34 4 850 1436 14.1 10.3 78 3.8 11.7 223 36 300.9 302.6 291.2 328.3 9.27 5 800 1945 10.5 10.4 99 0.1 10.4 229 34 302.4 304.2 292.2 331.9 9.97 6 750 2480 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 234 35 304.3 305.9 291.7 329.8 8.50 7 700 3046 4.7 3.9 95 0.7 4.2 236 37 307.7 309.0 291.7 329.9 7.27 8 650 3647 1.0 0.8 99 0.2 0.9 232 43 310.1 311.3 291.6 329.5 6.26 9 600 4285 -3.7 -8.7 68 5.0 -5.8 235 47 311.9 312.5 289.5 322.4 3.29 10 550 4967 -7.1 -21.9 30 14.8 -11.5 238 48 315.7 315.9 288.6 319.8 1.20 11 500 5703 -11.4 -25.5 30 14.1 -15.1 239 51 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.4 0.96 12 450 6503 -16.8 -31.6 27 14.8 -19.8 238 54 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.3 0.61 13 400 7376 -22.6 -44.8 11 22.2 -25.4 238 54 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.18 14 350 8339 -30.6 -36.1 59 5.4 -31.4 239 57 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.3 0.50 15 300 9413 -39.4 -43.9 63 4.5 -39.8 234 59 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.26 16 250 10633 -50.5 -53.8 68 3.3 -50.6 243 72 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.10 17 200 12056 -57.2 -67.8 25 10.5 -57.4 250 64 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 18 150 13878 -57.1 -80.7 4 23.6 -57.4 240 65 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16392 -64.6 -85.4 4 20.8 -64.8 251 40 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.49 m Freezing level: 639.23 mb = 3784.11 m = 12414.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.27 mb = 3729.57 m = 12235.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.24 % Est. max temperature: 25.91 C = 78.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.75 mb = 1428.33 m = 4686.06 ft T: 14.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 3.42 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.40 mb = 1857.25 m = 6093.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.19 C = 79.13 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.26 C Showalter Index: 0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 73.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.61 mb = 1589.28 m = 5214.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.61 mb = 2374.82 m = 7791.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 719.61 mb = 2819.80 m = 9251.22 ft B at Equ Level: 3.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 249.61 mb = 10642.94 m = 34917.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 215.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.84 Bulk Shear: 87.44 m/s