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: 42.21,-85.85 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -85.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 977 235 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 122 2 293.9 296.4 292.5 332.8 13.64 2 950 474 17.9 17.2 95 0.8 17.4 115 3 295.4 297.7 292.5 332.9 13.07 3 900 937 16.7 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 202 22 298.8 301.2 293.8 338.0 13.46 4 850 1423 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.5 214 34 300.3 302.4 292.8 334.1 11.54 5 800 1931 9.5 8.0 90 1.5 8.6 206 31 301.3 302.9 290.7 326.4 8.45 6 750 2465 7.5 -0.5 57 8.0 3.4 218 35 304.7 305.6 288.6 319.8 4.92 7 700 3031 5.2 -10.6 31 15.7 -1.3 218 38 308.2 308.7 287.4 316.0 2.44 8 650 3630 0.8 -9.4 46 10.2 -3.4 219 46 309.9 310.4 288.4 319.1 2.89 9 600 4268 -3.2 -10.6 56 7.5 -6.2 218 45 312.4 313.0 289.2 321.6 2.84 10 550 4951 -7.7 -12.5 69 4.7 -9.5 217 42 314.9 315.4 289.9 323.6 2.67 11 500 5686 -11.6 -14.2 81 2.6 -12.5 221 45 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.4 2.56 12 450 6485 -16.7 -22.1 63 5.5 -18.1 226 54 322.3 322.6 290.9 327.3 1.44 13 400 7361 -21.9 -27.7 59 5.8 -23.1 225 62 326.6 326.8 291.7 330.1 0.99 14 350 8328 -29.5 -33.7 67 4.2 -30.2 226 64 328.9 329.1 292.0 331.2 0.63 15 300 9410 -37.7 -40.7 73 3.0 -38.0 232 72 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10640 -48.2 -51.6 68 3.4 -48.4 244 79 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12066 -59.5 -63.2 62 3.7 -59.6 247 99 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.04 18 150 13869 -59.1 -79.8 5 20.7 -59.3 248 48 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16388 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 248 35 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.40 m Freezing level: 639.76 mb = 3761.03 m = 12339.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.99 mb = 2868.84 m = 9412.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.86 % Est. max temperature: 25.61 C = 78.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.42 mb = 300.55 m = 986.06 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 21.98 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 986.98 m = 3238.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.78 C = 74.80 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 22.89 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 642.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.05 mb = 739.07 m = 2424.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.05 mb = 1362.75 m = 4470.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.05 mb = 10741.33 m = 35240.15 ft B at Equ Level: 640.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.05 mb = 13621.13 m = 44688.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.7 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 246.7 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.9 neg: -24.1 tot: 267.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 3.97 Bulk Shear: 161.86 m/s