MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.18,-85.82 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 974 252 22.2 18.1 78 4.1 19.4 266 5 297.6 300.0 293.5 336.8 13.55 2 950 469 20.5 17.0 80 3.5 18.1 249 7 298.0 300.4 293.2 335.6 12.94 3 900 934 16.7 16.1 96 0.6 16.4 213 19 298.8 301.1 293.4 336.4 12.92 4 850 1420 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 210 34 300.8 302.9 293.2 335.7 11.88 5 800 1930 11.1 9.6 90 1.6 10.2 224 36 303.0 304.7 292.0 331.0 9.40 6 750 2466 7.2 6.5 95 0.7 6.8 230 39 304.4 305.9 291.3 328.7 8.11 7 700 3030 3.6 2.3 91 1.3 2.9 228 38 306.5 307.7 290.6 326.2 6.48 8 650 3628 -0.3 -7.6 58 7.2 -3.4 227 40 308.6 309.2 288.5 319.1 3.33 9 600 4265 -3.0 -17.9 31 14.9 -7.9 230 49 312.6 312.9 288.1 317.8 1.56 10 550 4950 -6.5 -22.1 28 15.6 -11.1 230 51 316.4 316.6 288.9 320.4 1.18 11 500 5686 -11.9 -24.1 36 12.1 -15.2 233 52 318.5 318.7 289.4 322.2 1.09 12 450 6483 -17.6 -27.4 42 9.9 -19.8 235 55 321.2 321.4 290.0 324.3 0.89 13 400 7353 -23.8 -30.2 55 6.4 -25.0 242 67 324.1 324.3 290.8 326.9 0.78 14 350 8315 -30.2 -33.3 74 3.1 -30.7 230 65 328.0 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.66 15 300 9393 -39.0 -42.1 72 3.1 -39.2 228 69 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10614 -49.6 -52.8 69 3.2 -49.7 237 94 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12039 -57.4 -67.2 28 9.7 -57.6 248 93 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 18 150 13871 -56.8 -80.5 4 23.6 -57.1 235 56 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16380 -64.1 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 251 40 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.61 m Freezing level: 654.06 mb = 3579.41 m = 11743.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.16 mb = 3297.85 m = 10819.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.78 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.59 mb = 767.31 m = 2517.40 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 18.56 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.38 mb = 1082.83 m = 3552.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.98 C = 75.17 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.91 C K Index: 38.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 416.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1020.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.99 mb = 971.90 m = 3188.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.99 mb = 1310.77 m = 4300.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.99 mb = 11119.05 m = 36479.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1019.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.99 mb = 13828.91 m = 45369.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.1 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 258.1 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.7 neg: -7.0 tot: 214.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.08 Bulk Shear: 126.33 m/s