MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.89,-83.84 Latitude: 42.89 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 975 253 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 147 5 293.1 295.5 291.8 330.3 13.08 2 950 480 19.9 16.4 80 3.5 17.6 189 13 297.4 299.7 292.6 333.5 12.44 3 900 944 16.6 15.0 90 1.6 15.5 219 14 298.6 300.8 292.6 333.5 11.96 4 850 1429 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 218 18 299.9 302.0 292.5 333.0 11.27 5 800 1938 10.7 6.0 73 4.7 8.0 223 23 302.6 303.9 290.2 324.6 7.37 6 750 2473 7.5 1.6 66 5.9 4.4 236 26 304.7 305.7 289.4 322.1 5.73 7 700 3037 3.2 -0.0 79 3.3 1.5 239 29 306.1 307.1 289.6 322.8 5.45 8 650 3634 -0.1 -0.3 99 0.2 -0.2 227 33 308.8 309.9 290.7 326.7 5.78 9 600 4271 -3.4 -8.7 67 5.3 -5.7 222 38 312.1 312.8 289.6 322.6 3.29 10 550 4955 -6.8 -17.7 41 10.9 -10.4 228 40 316.0 316.4 289.3 321.8 1.73 11 500 5690 -12.9 -27.0 30 14.1 -16.3 242 42 317.3 317.5 288.8 320.2 0.84 12 450 6486 -17.3 -19.1 86 1.8 -17.9 217 47 321.4 321.8 291.1 327.8 1.87 13 400 7359 -23.0 -26.8 72 3.7 -23.9 215 46 325.0 325.2 291.4 328.8 1.07 14 350 8322 -30.7 -33.3 78 2.6 -31.1 222 43 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.8 0.66 15 300 9400 -38.5 -41.4 74 2.9 -38.8 221 65 331.1 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.34 16 250 10623 -49.0 -52.5 67 3.5 -49.2 227 83 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12061 -55.6 -67.0 23 11.4 -55.8 259 74 344.6 344.7 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 13878 -58.7 -80.6 4 21.9 -58.9 246 50 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16404 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 248 27 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.59 m Freezing level: 651.54 mb = 3615.49 m = 11861.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.10 mb = 3558.61 m = 11675.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.47 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.12 mb = 290.39 m = 952.70 ft T: 18.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 11.40 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.41 mb = 1189.02 m = 3900.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.01 C = 75.21 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 26.08 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 520.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.36 mb = 978.64 m = 3210.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.36 mb = 1514.98 m = 4970.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 281.36 mb = 9830.22 m = 32250.99 ft B at Equ Level: 519.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.36 mb = 12679.06 m = 41597.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.0 neg: -2.1 tot: 126.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 8.15 Bulk Shear: 63.79 m/s