MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.14,-84.45 Latitude: 42.14 Longitude: -84.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -75 SFC 955 316 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 165 25 295.3 297.6 292.4 332.5 12.96 2 950 363 18.1 16.9 93 1.1 17.3 166 29 295.5 297.8 292.4 332.5 12.87 3 900 824 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 177 57 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.9 12.05 4 850 1307 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 191 73 299.1 301.1 291.8 330.4 10.71 5 800 1815 10.2 8.8 91 1.4 9.3 196 70 302.0 303.7 291.3 328.5 8.92 6 750 2350 7.6 5.6 87 2.0 6.5 204 65 304.8 306.2 291.1 327.8 7.63 7 700 2916 3.6 1.4 85 2.3 2.4 206 60 306.5 307.7 290.3 325.0 6.05 8 650 3515 1.4 -0.1 90 1.5 0.7 205 62 310.6 311.7 291.4 328.8 5.87 9 600 4156 -2.6 -4.4 87 1.8 -3.5 198 68 313.1 314.0 291.0 327.6 4.60 10 550 4841 -6.0 -7.8 87 1.7 -6.8 195 69 316.9 317.7 291.6 329.5 3.88 11 500 5581 -11.3 -12.9 88 1.6 -11.9 197 68 319.2 319.8 291.3 328.6 2.83 12 450 6384 -15.1 -16.6 89 1.5 -15.6 200 58 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.32 13 400 7264 -21.4 -23.3 85 1.9 -21.9 202 56 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.3 1.47 14 350 8236 -27.3 -29.7 80 2.4 -27.8 191 71 331.9 332.1 293.2 335.3 0.93 15 300 9327 -36.0 -38.8 76 2.7 -36.4 193 79 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.44 16 250 10564 -46.9 -50.1 69 3.3 -47.0 206 95 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.16 17 200 12015 -53.4 -65.6 21 12.2 -53.7 217 82 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.4 0.03 18 150 13856 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 225 47 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16377 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 224 35 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.85 m Freezing level: 632.39 mb = 3740.54 m = 12271.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.02 mb = 3613.77 m = 11856.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.36 % Est. max temperature: 24.64 C = 76.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.03 mb = 461.81 m = 1515.11 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 7.49 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.41 mb = 829.69 m = 2722.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.02 C = 68.04 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.75 C K Index: 33.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 113.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.10 mb = 823.23 m = 2700.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.10 mb = 870.33 m = 2855.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 465.10 mb = 6132.63 m = 20119.93 ft B at Equ Level: 113.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.10 mb = 8543.65 m = 28030.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.8 at 64.0 knts Storm direction: 226.8 at 48.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 701.0 neg: -8.4 tot: 692.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 230.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 126.62 m/s