MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-85.71 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -85.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 967 279 18.1 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 118 7 294.1 296.6 292.6 333.2 13.69 2 950 425 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 133 13 295.1 297.5 292.7 333.9 13.52 3 900 887 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 166 17 296.8 298.9 292.0 331.1 11.87 4 850 1370 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 171 33 299.8 301.8 292.4 332.4 11.14 5 800 1879 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 179 50 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.8 9.95 6 750 2414 7.6 7.5 100 0.0 7.5 182 53 304.8 306.4 292.0 331.0 8.72 7 700 2979 3.5 3.5 100 0.1 3.5 183 60 306.4 307.7 291.1 327.8 7.03 8 650 3579 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 186 54 311.0 312.2 292.2 331.7 6.70 9 600 4222 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 179 50 313.9 315.0 292.1 331.4 5.54 10 550 4909 -6.5 -6.5 100 0.0 -6.5 182 56 316.3 317.2 291.7 330.0 4.26 11 500 5647 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 194 59 319.5 320.1 291.7 330.2 3.27 12 450 6448 -16.4 -16.6 98 0.3 -16.4 198 60 322.6 323.1 291.8 330.4 2.31 13 400 7324 -21.7 -23.1 88 1.5 -22.0 201 61 326.8 327.1 292.3 332.0 1.49 14 350 8293 -29.3 -31.8 79 2.5 -29.7 208 63 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 15 300 9375 -37.9 -40.9 73 3.0 -38.1 216 64 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10603 -48.2 -51.6 68 3.4 -48.4 218 76 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12039 -53.6 -67.4 17 13.8 -53.8 236 94 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.02 18 150 13887 -57.9 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.2 216 44 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16401 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.4 235 32 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.88 m Freezing level: 625.90 mb = 3888.95 m = 12758.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.92 mb = 3882.26 m = 12736.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.85 % Est. max temperature: 25.37 C = 77.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.93 mb = 274.74 m = 901.38 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.14 mb = 707.26 m = 2320.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.11 C = 68.20 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 37.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 163.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.16 mb = 735.00 m = 2411.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.16 mb = 781.70 m = 2564.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 401.16 mb = 7302.80 m = 23959.03 ft B at Equ Level: 162.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 231.16 mb = 11107.36 m = 36441.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.2 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 213.2 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 391.8 neg: -1.3 tot: 390.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 199.20 m/s