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: 42.41,-83.84 Latitude: 42.41 Longitude: -83.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 276 20.4 18.2 87 2.2 18.9 281 1 295.9 298.4 293.1 335.2 13.64 2 950 483 20.0 16.4 79 3.7 17.6 224 10 297.5 299.8 292.7 333.5 12.42 3 900 950 18.4 14.1 76 4.4 15.5 206 19 300.5 302.5 292.7 333.6 11.27 4 850 1437 13.9 13.2 95 0.8 13.4 211 20 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.9 11.26 5 800 1946 10.5 10.5 100 -0.0 10.4 241 31 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.9 9.99 6 750 2482 7.1 6.1 94 1.0 6.5 244 32 304.2 305.7 291.1 327.9 7.89 7 700 3046 3.7 0.8 81 2.9 2.2 243 34 306.6 307.7 290.0 324.3 5.79 8 650 3645 1.6 -11.2 38 12.8 -3.6 240 37 310.8 311.3 288.3 318.8 2.50 9 600 4285 -2.7 -6.1 78 3.4 -4.2 241 43 313.0 313.8 290.5 325.9 4.05 10 550 4970 -6.2 -24.0 23 17.8 -11.2 239 44 316.7 316.9 288.8 320.2 1.00 11 500 5708 -11.5 -26.5 28 15.0 -15.2 240 46 319.0 319.2 289.4 322.1 0.88 12 450 6507 -17.0 -29.0 34 12.0 -19.6 239 46 321.9 322.0 290.2 324.6 0.77 13 400 7380 -22.9 -27.4 67 4.5 -23.9 232 49 325.2 325.4 291.4 328.8 1.01 14 350 8342 -30.7 -36.8 55 6.1 -31.5 242 52 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.1 0.46 15 300 9417 -39.5 -44.2 61 4.6 -39.9 233 59 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.25 16 250 10637 -49.8 -53.8 63 4.0 -50.0 245 91 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.10 17 200 12065 -55.5 -70.3 14 14.8 -55.8 249 69 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 13890 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 242 68 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 260 39 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.51 m Freezing level: 631.31 mb = 3884.03 m = 12742.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.95 mb = 3269.15 m = 10725.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.69 % Est. max temperature: 26.08 C = 78.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.66 mb = 558.92 m = 1833.72 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 15.07 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.56 mb = 1421.15 m = 4662.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 35.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 571.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.21 mb = 1197.50 m = 3928.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.21 mb = 1746.95 m = 5731.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.21 mb = 10919.00 m = 35823.06 ft B at Equ Level: 561.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.21 mb = 12760.92 m = 41866.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 3.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 180.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 6.96 Bulk Shear: 82.08 m/s