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: 42.3,-85.88 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -85.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 978 224 18.5 18.2 98 0.3 18.4 22 1 293.6 296.0 292.3 332.4 13.61 2 950 471 17.1 17.2 100 -0.0 17.2 355 5 294.6 296.9 292.3 332.0 13.07 3 900 932 15.6 15.6 100 -0.0 15.6 197 6 297.6 299.9 292.7 333.8 12.49 4 850 1418 13.6 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 209 23 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.56 5 800 1927 11.3 11.3 100 -0.0 11.3 211 30 303.1 305.1 292.9 334.5 10.54 6 750 2465 8.8 7.6 92 1.2 8.1 203 29 306.1 307.8 292.4 332.7 8.79 7 700 3034 5.7 2.5 80 3.2 3.9 208 30 308.8 310.0 291.4 328.9 6.56 8 650 3635 0.8 -1.6 84 2.4 -0.4 208 39 309.9 310.9 290.6 326.2 5.25 9 600 4273 -3.9 -7.1 78 3.3 -5.3 212 47 311.6 312.3 289.8 323.5 3.73 10 550 4955 -8.2 -12.8 69 4.6 -9.9 212 45 314.4 314.9 289.6 322.8 2.60 11 500 5688 -12.1 -13.4 90 1.3 -12.6 216 53 318.2 318.8 290.9 327.2 2.71 12 450 6487 -16.7 -18.9 83 2.2 -17.4 222 57 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.7 1.90 13 400 7362 -22.1 -24.7 79 2.6 -22.8 225 65 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.7 1.29 14 350 8329 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.7 225 65 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.0 0.74 15 300 9413 -37.2 -40.3 73 3.1 -37.5 231 65 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.38 16 250 10644 -48.1 -51.5 67 3.5 -48.2 242 62 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12071 -59.4 -63.4 60 4.0 -59.5 245 88 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.04 18 150 13872 -58.9 -83.2 3 24.3 -59.2 248 48 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16392 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 247 35 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.24 m Freezing level: 641.33 mb = 3745.81 m = 12289.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.50 mb = 3579.25 m = 11742.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.60 % Est. max temperature: 26.51 C = 79.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.80 mb = 259.30 m = 850.71 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 11.66 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 651.91 m = 2138.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.71 C = 69.28 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 25.69 C K Index: 36.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 333.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.50 mb = 684.77 m = 2246.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.50 mb = 730.94 m = 2398.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 911.50 mb = 824.04 m = 2703.50 ft B at Equ Level: 21.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 761.50 mb = 2337.89 m = 7670.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.2 neg: -43.0 tot: 118.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.94 Bulk Shear: 172.27 m/s