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,-85.83 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -85.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 976 242 18.7 18.3 97 0.4 18.5 114 3 293.9 296.4 292.5 333.0 13.70 2 950 474 17.9 17.2 96 0.7 17.5 112 4 295.4 297.8 292.6 333.1 13.12 3 900 937 16.8 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 201 22 298.8 301.3 293.9 338.2 13.52 4 850 1423 13.7 13.8 100 -0.0 13.7 213 34 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.9 11.71 5 800 1932 10.0 9.0 94 0.9 9.4 206 32 301.8 303.4 291.3 328.6 9.06 6 750 2466 7.4 0.1 60 7.3 3.6 218 35 304.6 305.5 288.8 320.2 5.13 7 700 3032 5.0 -10.4 32 15.4 -1.3 219 38 308.1 308.5 287.4 316.0 2.48 8 650 3631 0.7 -9.0 48 9.7 -3.4 219 46 309.8 310.3 288.5 319.3 2.98 9 600 4269 -3.2 -10.4 58 7.2 -6.1 217 45 312.4 312.9 289.3 321.7 2.89 10 550 4952 -7.7 -12.2 70 4.4 -9.4 216 41 314.9 315.4 289.9 323.8 2.73 11 500 5686 -11.6 -14.4 80 2.8 -12.6 221 44 318.9 319.3 290.9 327.2 2.51 12 450 6486 -16.6 -22.3 62 5.6 -18.1 227 55 322.4 322.6 290.9 327.3 1.43 13 400 7362 -21.9 -27.6 60 5.7 -23.1 225 62 326.5 326.7 291.7 330.1 0.99 14 350 8328 -29.5 -33.5 68 4.0 -30.2 225 64 329.0 329.1 292.1 331.3 0.64 15 300 9410 -37.8 -40.8 73 3.0 -38.1 231 72 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10640 -48.1 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.3 244 80 334.5 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12066 -59.5 -63.2 62 3.7 -59.6 248 98 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.04 18 150 13870 -59.0 -81.1 4 22.1 -59.2 247 48 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16388 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 248 35 404.9 404.9 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.27 m Freezing level: 640.96 mb = 3746.12 m = 12290.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.49 mb = 2875.30 m = 9433.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.89 C = 78.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.27 mb = 292.44 m = 959.43 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 22.24 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 990.28 m = 3248.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.80 C = 74.85 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 25.38 C K Index: 23.72 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 686.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.76 mb = 741.26 m = 2431.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.76 mb = 1365.36 m = 4479.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.76 mb = 10748.89 m = 35264.97 ft B at Equ Level: 685.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.76 mb = 13633.25 m = 44727.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.4 neg: -18.4 tot: 272.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 4.23 Bulk Shear: 162.19 m/s