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: 42.68,-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 44 SFC 969 318 18.4 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 108 2 294.2 296.6 292.4 332.5 13.41 2 950 485 18.3 16.7 91 1.6 17.2 207 5 295.7 298.0 292.3 332.2 12.68 3 900 950 17.1 14.3 84 2.8 15.3 211 19 299.1 301.2 292.4 332.6 11.47 4 850 1435 14.1 12.3 89 1.7 13.0 225 24 300.9 302.8 292.3 332.2 10.65 5 800 1945 10.6 8.0 84 2.6 9.0 243 32 302.4 304.0 291.0 327.5 8.43 6 750 2480 7.1 4.5 84 2.5 5.6 242 33 304.2 305.6 290.4 325.5 7.06 7 700 3044 3.8 -0.2 75 4.0 1.8 235 33 306.7 307.7 289.8 323.3 5.40 8 650 3643 1.0 -6.8 56 7.8 -2.4 234 40 310.1 310.8 289.2 321.3 3.54 9 600 4282 -2.8 -8.4 66 5.6 -5.2 237 43 312.9 313.5 289.9 323.7 3.39 10 550 4966 -6.5 -16.3 46 9.8 -9.9 236 45 316.3 316.7 289.6 322.8 1.94 11 500 5704 -11.2 -27.3 25 16.1 -15.2 239 49 319.4 319.5 289.4 322.2 0.82 12 450 6504 -16.7 -29.4 32 12.8 -19.4 237 49 322.3 322.4 290.2 324.9 0.74 13 400 7376 -23.5 -28.5 64 4.9 -24.5 232 48 324.4 324.6 291.0 327.6 0.91 14 350 8340 -30.2 -33.1 76 2.9 -30.7 233 52 328.0 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.67 15 300 9415 -39.9 -44.0 65 4.1 -40.2 230 62 329.2 329.2 291.7 330.2 0.26 16 250 10632 -50.5 -54.6 62 4.1 -50.6 242 81 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.09 17 200 12058 -55.2 -69.7 15 14.5 -55.5 247 65 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13884 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.5 -58.0 242 68 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16400 -63.2 -87.2 2 24.0 -63.4 258 38 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.08 m Freezing level: 636.44 mb = 3816.23 m = 12520.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.93 mb = 3290.91 m = 10796.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.87 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.42 mb = 382.32 m = 1254.31 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 11.30 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.59 mb = 1429.61 m = 4690.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.98 C = 76.96 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 391.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.14 mb = 1043.24 m = 3422.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.14 mb = 1995.63 m = 6547.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.14 mb = 10757.85 m = 35294.37 ft B at Equ Level: 388.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.14 mb = 12548.09 m = 41167.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.1 neg: -8.4 tot: 186.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 3.57 Bulk Shear: 109.56 m/s