MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.28,-84.66 Latitude: 42.28 Longitude: -84.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 969 302 20.3 19.2 93 1.1 19.5 288 6 296.1 298.7 293.9 338.1 14.59 2 950 470 20.2 18.1 88 2.0 18.8 252 10 297.6 300.2 293.8 338.0 13.93 3 900 938 19.3 14.9 75 4.5 16.4 211 25 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.5 11.90 4 850 1427 15.3 12.8 85 2.5 13.7 207 31 302.2 304.2 293.0 334.8 11.02 5 800 1939 12.2 11.0 92 1.2 11.4 222 38 304.1 306.1 293.0 335.0 10.34 6 750 2476 7.8 7.3 97 0.5 7.5 235 36 305.1 306.7 292.0 330.9 8.60 7 700 3042 3.9 2.0 88 1.9 2.9 240 33 306.8 308.0 290.6 326.1 6.34 8 650 3642 1.3 -5.6 60 6.9 -1.9 237 37 310.4 311.1 289.5 322.6 3.87 9 600 4281 -2.6 -13.7 42 11.1 -6.8 237 45 313.1 313.5 288.8 320.3 2.21 10 550 4966 -6.1 -19.9 33 13.8 -10.5 237 44 316.9 317.1 289.3 321.7 1.44 11 500 5704 -11.3 -21.4 43 10.0 -14.3 237 42 319.2 319.5 290.0 324.0 1.39 12 450 6504 -16.8 -22.8 60 5.9 -18.4 241 44 322.1 322.3 290.8 326.8 1.36 13 400 7377 -23.1 -26.7 73 3.5 -23.9 240 51 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.7 1.08 14 350 8340 -30.4 -34.0 71 3.6 -31.0 229 51 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.61 15 300 9417 -39.0 -42.5 69 3.5 -39.2 229 61 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.30 16 250 10638 -49.6 -53.6 63 4.0 -49.8 240 82 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 17 200 12062 -57.9 -66.7 32 8.8 -58.0 255 89 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 18 150 13886 -57.8 -79.8 4 22.0 -58.1 235 60 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16395 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 250 37 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.89 m Freezing level: 633.55 mb = 3852.13 m = 12638.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.92 mb = 3397.53 m = 11146.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.53 mb = 438.37 m = 1438.20 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 14.73 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.16 mb = 1495.40 m = 4906.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.84 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.83 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 37.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1056.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.69 mb = 1162.49 m = 3813.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.69 mb = 2025.69 m = 6645.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.69 mb = 11404.60 m = 37416.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1052.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.69 mb = 13814.76 m = 45323.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 5.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.1 neg: -0.2 tot: 226.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.43 Bulk Rich Number: 14.35 Bulk Shear: 73.64 m/s