MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F005.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F005.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 5 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.18,-85.64 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 973 270 18.8 18.7 99 0.1 18.7 90 1 294.2 296.7 292.9 334.3 14.04 2 950 476 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 326 2 295.5 297.9 292.9 334.3 13.53 3 900 940 17.2 16.4 95 0.8 16.7 225 15 299.3 301.7 293.7 337.7 13.18 4 850 1427 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 226 20 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.3 10.88 5 800 1936 10.8 8.3 84 2.5 9.3 227 22 302.7 304.3 291.3 328.4 8.62 6 750 2472 7.8 4.4 79 3.4 5.9 217 24 305.1 306.4 290.7 326.3 7.03 7 700 3039 5.0 1.5 78 3.5 3.1 209 28 308.0 309.2 290.8 326.8 6.11 8 650 3640 1.4 -2.5 75 3.9 -0.5 208 33 310.5 311.5 290.5 325.8 4.90 9 600 4281 -2.3 -6.3 74 4.0 -4.1 209 37 313.5 314.3 290.6 326.2 3.99 10 550 4966 -6.9 -8.4 89 1.5 -7.5 210 38 315.9 316.7 291.1 327.9 3.69 11 500 5704 -11.5 -12.6 92 1.0 -11.9 212 38 319.0 319.5 291.3 328.6 2.91 12 450 6505 -16.3 -17.6 90 1.3 -16.7 211 39 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.13 13 400 7382 -21.4 -22.6 90 1.3 -21.7 217 37 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.6 1.55 14 350 8351 -29.0 -32.5 72 3.5 -29.6 227 44 329.7 329.8 292.3 332.3 0.71 15 300 9433 -38.2 -43.9 55 5.7 -38.7 231 58 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.5 0.26 16 250 10658 -49.4 -54.3 56 4.9 -49.6 234 60 332.6 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.10 17 200 12080 -59.1 -66.3 38 7.3 -59.2 247 83 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 18 150 13885 -60.2 -81.3 5 21.1 -60.4 245 59 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16391 -63.0 -86.7 3 23.7 -63.1 255 33 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.19 m Freezing level: 631.00 mb = 3883.49 m = 12740.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.99 mb = 3553.22 m = 11657.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.53 C = 79.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.91 mb = 279.52 m = 917.06 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 11.39 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1126.46 m = 3695.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.55 C = 76.18 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 674.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.60 mb = 810.81 m = 2660.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.60 mb = 1640.97 m = 5383.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.60 mb = 11513.15 m = 37772.34 ft B at Equ Level: 664.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.60 mb = 13535.33 m = 44406.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.2 neg: -34.8 tot: 5.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 7.25 Bulk Shear: 93.14 m/s