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: 42.41,-83.95 Latitude: 42.41 Longitude: -83.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 971 279 24.1 16.3 62 7.8 18.8 170 9 299.8 302.0 293.1 335.2 12.09 2 950 470 23.9 15.2 58 8.7 18.1 184 21 301.4 303.6 293.2 335.4 11.51 3 900 940 19.7 14.1 70 5.6 16.0 190 28 301.8 303.9 293.1 335.1 11.28 4 850 1429 15.1 12.9 87 2.1 13.7 192 31 301.9 303.9 293.0 334.6 11.08 5 800 1940 11.3 8.7 84 2.6 9.7 215 36 303.2 304.8 291.6 329.6 8.86 6 750 2476 8.1 6.6 90 1.5 7.2 222 32 305.3 306.8 291.7 329.9 8.16 7 700 3043 4.5 1.3 80 3.2 2.8 229 34 307.5 308.6 290.6 326.0 6.03 8 650 3643 0.8 -5.6 62 6.5 -2.1 234 40 309.9 310.6 289.4 322.1 3.86 9 600 4282 -2.6 -14.0 41 11.4 -6.8 238 44 313.1 313.6 288.8 320.2 2.17 10 550 4968 -5.9 -21.2 29 15.3 -10.6 237 45 317.1 317.4 289.2 321.5 1.28 11 500 5707 -10.8 -22.3 38 11.6 -14.1 236 45 319.9 320.2 290.0 324.3 1.27 12 450 6507 -16.4 -25.3 46 8.9 -18.6 241 50 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.5 1.09 13 400 7382 -22.8 -27.5 66 4.7 -23.8 240 51 325.3 325.5 291.4 328.9 1.00 14 350 8345 -30.0 -33.5 72 3.5 -30.6 234 51 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.6 0.64 15 300 9424 -38.9 -42.3 70 3.4 -39.2 240 56 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.31 16 250 10644 -49.8 -53.6 64 3.9 -49.9 246 74 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.10 17 200 12066 -58.6 -65.9 39 7.3 -58.7 258 86 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.03 18 150 13885 -57.9 -80.2 4 22.3 -58.2 238 64 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16397 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.1 253 37 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.15 m Freezing level: 637.63 mb = 3800.97 m = 12470.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.57 mb = 3378.55 m = 11084.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.58 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.76 mb = 1271.88 m = 4172.80 ft T: 16.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 9.69 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.41 mb = 1727.42 m = 5667.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 35.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 659.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.48 mb = 1584.19 m = 5197.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.48 mb = 1944.92 m = 6380.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.48 mb = 11189.92 m = 36711.89 ft B at Equ Level: 655.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.48 mb = 13497.76 m = 44283.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.1 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 256.1 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.9 neg: -5.7 tot: 296.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 7.21 Bulk Shear: 91.38 m/s