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,-85.95 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 234 22.3 17.9 76 4.4 19.3 291 4 297.5 299.9 293.3 336.1 13.33 2 950 468 20.1 16.9 82 3.2 17.9 257 6 297.6 299.9 293.0 334.9 12.88 3 900 933 16.6 16.1 97 0.5 16.3 213 17 298.6 300.9 293.3 336.0 12.87 4 850 1419 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 213 32 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.8 11.69 5 800 1929 11.2 9.4 89 1.8 10.1 227 35 303.1 304.8 291.9 330.8 9.30 6 750 2466 7.5 5.5 87 2.0 6.4 229 38 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.6 7.58 7 700 3030 3.6 0.4 79 3.2 2.0 227 39 306.5 307.5 289.9 323.7 5.63 8 650 3627 -0.4 -8.4 55 8.0 -3.7 228 41 308.5 309.1 288.2 318.4 3.13 9 600 4264 -3.2 -17.2 33 14.0 -7.9 229 49 312.4 312.8 288.1 317.9 1.66 10 550 4948 -6.6 -22.3 27 15.7 -11.2 230 51 316.3 316.5 288.8 320.2 1.16 11 500 5684 -12.1 -24.6 35 12.5 -15.3 232 53 318.3 318.5 289.3 321.9 1.04 12 450 6481 -17.6 -28.0 40 10.4 -19.9 235 56 321.1 321.3 290.0 324.1 0.85 13 400 7351 -23.8 -29.8 58 6.0 -24.9 242 68 324.1 324.3 290.9 327.0 0.81 14 350 8313 -30.2 -33.2 75 2.9 -30.7 230 67 328.0 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.67 15 300 9391 -39.0 -42.0 73 3.1 -39.2 228 70 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10612 -49.6 -52.8 69 3.2 -49.7 237 95 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12037 -57.3 -66.5 30 9.2 -57.5 247 93 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13870 -56.7 -81.6 3 25.0 -57.0 236 56 372.4 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16380 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 251 40 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.89 m Freezing level: 654.80 mb = 3569.85 m = 11711.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.82 mb = 3230.22 m = 10597.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.96 mb = 791.59 m = 2597.06 ft T: 17.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 18.14 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.91 mb = 1057.78 m = 3470.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.87 C = 74.97 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.80 C K Index: 36.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 935.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.76 mb = 944.99 m = 3100.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.76 mb = 1282.54 m = 4207.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.76 mb = 11040.50 m = 36221.68 ft B at Equ Level: 933.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.76 mb = 13712.17 m = 44986.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 6.58 Bulk Shear: 142.09 m/s