MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-85.64 Latitude: 42.16 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 31 SFC 973 265 19.2 19.1 100 0.1 19.2 68 4 294.6 297.2 293.3 336.0 14.46 2 950 471 18.3 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 96 7 295.7 298.3 293.3 335.8 13.93 3 900 936 17.5 16.2 92 1.3 16.7 207 25 299.6 301.9 293.7 337.5 13.00 4 850 1423 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 207 29 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.7 12.56 5 800 1934 11.4 9.3 87 2.1 10.2 216 33 303.4 305.1 292.0 330.9 9.24 6 750 2470 7.3 3.0 74 4.3 5.0 217 35 304.6 305.7 289.9 323.8 6.35 7 700 3035 4.4 -6.8 44 11.1 -0.6 220 40 307.3 307.9 287.9 317.6 3.29 8 650 3634 0.9 -9.0 47 9.9 -3.3 217 44 310.0 310.6 288.6 319.5 2.98 9 600 4272 -3.9 -6.3 83 2.4 -5.0 210 41 311.6 312.3 290.0 324.2 3.97 10 550 4954 -7.4 -9.9 82 2.5 -8.4 218 36 315.3 315.9 290.5 325.9 3.28 11 500 5690 -11.3 -15.6 70 4.3 -12.8 220 41 319.3 319.7 290.8 326.9 2.27 12 450 6490 -16.7 -20.6 72 3.9 -17.9 227 57 322.2 322.5 291.1 327.8 1.65 13 400 7365 -22.3 -25.7 74 3.4 -23.1 220 61 326.0 326.2 291.7 330.1 1.18 14 350 8331 -29.7 -32.5 76 2.8 -30.2 216 61 328.7 328.9 292.1 331.3 0.71 15 300 9413 -37.9 -40.5 76 2.6 -38.2 223 66 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.37 16 250 10641 -48.5 -51.4 71 2.9 -48.6 243 86 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12067 -59.2 -62.9 62 3.7 -59.3 251 99 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.04 18 150 13873 -58.6 -79.9 5 21.3 -58.9 247 47 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16390 -63.1 -86.8 3 23.7 -63.3 249 34 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.91 m Freezing level: 640.33 mb = 3757.56 m = 12327.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.32 mb = 2972.93 m = 9753.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.05 C = 80.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.31 mb = 271.98 m = 892.32 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 21.07 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1134.18 m = 3721.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.93 C = 76.87 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 26.09 C K Index: 29.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 954.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.43 mb = 808.57 m = 2652.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.43 mb = 1742.33 m = 5716.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.43 mb = 11503.42 m = 37740.43 ft B at Equ Level: 949.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.43 mb = 13938.77 m = 45730.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 332.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 332.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.82 Bulk Rich Number: 5.66 Bulk Shear: 168.84 m/s