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: 42.27,-85.56 Latitude: 42.27 Longitude: -85.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 248 18.7 18.5 99 0.2 18.5 89 3 293.9 296.4 292.6 333.5 13.86 2 950 474 17.6 17.6 100 0.0 17.7 90 3 295.1 297.5 292.7 333.7 13.46 3 900 937 16.6 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 199 16 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.37 4 850 1423 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.3 208 29 301.0 303.3 293.4 336.6 12.09 5 800 1934 11.4 11.3 100 0.1 11.4 203 30 303.3 305.3 293.0 334.8 10.60 6 750 2471 7.8 4.6 80 3.1 6.0 210 32 305.0 306.3 290.7 326.5 7.11 7 700 3035 4.1 -6.3 47 10.4 -0.5 217 37 307.1 307.7 288.0 317.7 3.42 8 650 3634 0.8 -11.3 40 12.1 -4.0 219 45 309.9 310.3 288.1 317.8 2.49 9 600 4271 -3.8 -8.8 68 5.0 -5.9 210 43 311.7 312.3 289.4 322.2 3.28 10 550 4953 -7.9 -10.2 83 2.3 -8.8 213 37 314.8 315.4 290.3 325.1 3.21 11 500 5689 -11.4 -16.4 67 5.0 -13.1 218 38 319.1 319.5 290.6 326.2 2.12 12 450 6489 -16.7 -21.6 66 4.9 -18.0 227 51 322.3 322.6 291.0 327.5 1.51 13 400 7364 -22.4 -25.6 75 3.1 -23.2 224 61 325.8 326.1 291.7 330.0 1.19 14 350 8328 -29.7 -31.9 81 2.2 -30.0 220 61 328.7 328.9 292.1 331.5 0.76 15 300 9410 -38.0 -40.8 75 2.8 -38.3 223 66 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.36 16 250 10637 -48.3 -51.7 68 3.3 -48.5 236 81 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12067 -59.3 -63.3 60 4.0 -59.4 248 91 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.04 18 150 13874 -59.3 -80.5 5 21.2 -59.5 247 48 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16390 -62.4 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.6 251 32 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.32 m Freezing level: 641.29 mb = 3745.03 m = 12286.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.11 mb = 2987.40 m = 9801.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.74 % Est. max temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.63 mb = 271.83 m = 891.82 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 19.82 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 789.23 m = 2589.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.24 C = 72.04 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.12 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 25.65 C K Index: 29.46 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 747.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.96 mb = 711.61 m = 2334.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.96 mb = 1736.25 m = 5696.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.96 mb = 10926.56 m = 35847.87 ft B at Equ Level: 745.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.96 mb = 13509.46 m = 44321.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.5 neg: -5.2 tot: 233.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 5.06 Bulk Shear: 147.65 m/s