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: 42.37,-84.50 Latitude: 42.37 Longitude: -84.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -81 SFC 957 296 18.6 17.2 92 1.4 17.7 162 24 295.4 297.8 292.4 332.7 12.99 2 950 356 18.2 17.0 92 1.3 17.4 163 30 295.7 298.0 292.4 332.8 12.90 3 900 818 15.2 15.2 100 -0.0 15.2 174 56 297.1 299.3 292.3 332.2 12.13 4 850 1301 12.4 12.5 100 -0.0 12.4 188 72 299.2 301.1 291.9 330.6 10.74 5 800 1809 10.5 9.1 91 1.4 9.7 196 67 302.3 304.0 291.6 329.4 9.12 6 750 2344 7.8 7.3 97 0.4 7.5 199 59 305.0 306.6 292.0 330.9 8.61 7 700 2911 4.3 3.7 96 0.6 4.0 201 55 307.3 308.6 291.5 329.1 7.15 8 650 3511 0.7 0.6 99 0.2 0.7 202 54 309.8 311.0 291.4 328.8 6.14 9 600 4150 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 196 60 313.1 314.0 291.6 329.4 5.20 10 550 4837 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -6.0 195 63 317.2 318.0 292.1 331.3 4.40 11 500 5576 -10.8 -11.6 93 0.9 -11.1 197 60 319.9 320.5 291.8 330.3 3.14 12 450 6380 -15.5 -16.8 89 1.4 -15.9 198 58 323.8 324.2 292.1 331.5 2.28 13 400 7259 -21.2 -23.2 84 2.0 -21.7 198 58 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.7 1.48 14 350 8231 -27.9 -30.8 76 2.9 -28.4 195 69 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.84 15 300 9320 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.3 196 79 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10558 -46.9 -50.2 69 3.3 -47.0 204 91 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12010 -53.3 -65.8 20 12.6 -53.5 217 81 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.03 18 150 13849 -57.1 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 224 48 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16375 -62.6 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 221 36 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.71 m Freezing level: 639.15 mb = 3649.36 m = 11972.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.23 mb = 3631.65 m = 11914.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.90 % Est. max temperature: 24.95 C = 76.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.48 mb = 469.18 m = 1539.29 ft T: 17.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 3.37 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.80 mb = 819.50 m = 2688.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.24 C = 68.44 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 35.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 111.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.81 mb = 809.95 m = 2657.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.81 mb = 857.08 m = 2811.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.81 mb = 6282.00 m = 20609.99 ft B at Equ Level: 110.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 325.81 mb = 8736.87 m = 28663.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.4 at 58.8 knts Storm direction: 224.4 at 44.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 668.6 neg: -35.2 tot: 633.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 211.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 1.05 Bulk Shear: 106.21 m/s