MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.12,-84.15 Latitude: 42.12 Longitude: -84.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 970 302 23.6 16.2 63 7.4 18.6 208 4 299.3 301.5 292.9 334.4 12.01 2 950 480 23.4 15.0 59 8.5 17.8 206 12 301.0 303.0 292.9 334.3 11.33 3 900 949 19.1 13.9 72 5.2 15.7 205 20 301.2 303.2 292.8 334.0 11.13 4 850 1437 14.3 13.1 93 1.2 13.6 204 22 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.3 11.25 5 800 1946 10.5 10.5 100 -0.0 10.5 218 26 302.3 304.2 292.3 332.0 10.01 6 750 2482 7.7 7.3 97 0.4 7.5 227 28 305.0 306.6 291.9 330.8 8.59 7 700 3049 4.7 4.7 100 0.0 4.7 233 32 307.7 309.2 292.0 331.2 7.69 8 650 3651 1.3 1.1 99 0.2 1.1 238 35 310.4 311.6 291.7 330.1 6.37 9 600 4290 -3.2 -7.0 75 3.7 -4.9 243 39 312.4 313.1 290.1 324.4 3.77 10 550 4974 -6.4 -25.1 21 18.8 -11.5 243 45 316.5 316.7 288.6 319.6 0.90 11 500 5711 -11.3 -38.3 9 26.9 -16.2 242 46 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.3 0.28 12 450 6511 -17.0 -22.7 62 5.6 -18.5 232 45 321.8 322.1 290.7 326.6 1.38 13 400 7383 -23.3 -29.2 58 5.9 -24.5 236 50 324.7 324.9 291.1 327.8 0.85 14 350 8346 -30.3 -38.8 43 8.6 -31.3 238 52 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.4 0.38 15 300 9422 -39.4 -44.1 61 4.7 -39.8 235 61 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.7 0.25 16 250 10640 -50.2 -53.6 67 3.5 -50.3 252 83 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12068 -54.7 -74.9 6 20.2 -54.9 253 81 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 13894 -57.3 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.5 240 67 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16410 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 260 40 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.64 m Freezing level: 635.94 mb = 3830.31 m = 12566.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.61 mb = 3766.81 m = 12358.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.09 % Est. max temperature: 26.06 C = 78.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.05 mb = 1237.89 m = 4061.27 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 3.52 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.57 mb = 1631.31 m = 5352.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 38.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 612.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.80 mb = 1548.44 m = 5080.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.80 mb = 1802.76 m = 5914.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.80 mb = 11069.16 m = 36315.69 ft B at Equ Level: 595.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.80 mb = 12959.45 m = 42517.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 3.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 179.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 9.01 Bulk Shear: 68.02 m/s