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: 42.82,-83.65 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -83.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -63 SFC 960 283 18.4 17.3 94 1.0 17.7 160 22 294.9 297.2 292.3 332.4 13.07 2 950 375 17.9 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 161 29 295.4 297.7 292.4 332.8 13.05 3 900 837 15.5 15.1 98 0.3 15.3 175 55 297.4 299.6 292.4 332.5 12.12 4 850 1320 12.7 11.6 93 1.1 12.0 188 71 299.5 301.3 291.5 329.2 10.16 5 800 1828 10.9 8.4 84 2.5 9.4 193 78 302.8 304.4 291.3 328.5 8.66 6 750 2365 7.9 5.2 83 2.7 6.3 193 80 305.1 306.5 291.0 327.5 7.42 7 700 2931 4.3 3.0 91 1.4 3.6 191 77 307.3 308.5 291.1 327.9 6.78 8 650 3530 0.1 0.0 100 0.1 0.1 189 75 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.3 5.91 9 600 4168 -3.1 -3.2 99 0.2 -3.1 184 75 312.6 313.5 291.3 328.4 5.03 10 550 4854 -6.4 -6.6 98 0.2 -6.5 192 68 316.5 317.3 291.7 330.1 4.23 11 500 5594 -10.4 -11.7 90 1.3 -10.9 196 59 320.3 321.0 291.9 330.6 3.12 12 450 6399 -15.0 -16.7 86 1.8 -15.6 194 67 324.4 324.9 292.3 332.2 2.30 13 400 7279 -21.0 -23.5 80 2.5 -21.7 198 67 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.8 1.44 14 350 8251 -28.1 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.6 197 69 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9339 -36.8 -39.7 74 2.9 -37.1 200 72 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10571 -47.5 -50.9 68 3.4 -47.7 213 89 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12020 -52.1 -68.4 12 16.2 -52.5 223 78 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 13856 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 218 46 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16374 -62.7 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 215 37 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.25 m Freezing level: 648.44 mb = 3550.13 m = 11647.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.78 mb = 3545.20 m = 11631.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.44 C = 77.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.20 mb = 409.15 m = 1342.33 ft T: 17.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 5.32 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.80 mb = 914.19 m = 2999.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.18 C = 70.13 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: 1.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.14 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 131.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.58 mb = 821.77 m = 2696.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.58 mb = 1156.94 m = 3795.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.58 mb = 1554.56 m = 5100.21 ft B at Equ Level: 16.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 316.58 mb = 8959.42 m = 29394.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.1 at 68.3 knts Storm direction: 219.1 at 51.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 11.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 714.0 neg: -63.7 tot: 650.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 216.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 0.77 Bulk Shear: 170.95 m/s