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,-85.91 Latitude: 42.30 Longitude: -85.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 224 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 326 2 293.4 295.8 292.2 331.8 13.48 2 950 473 17.1 17.2 100 -0.0 17.2 323 7 294.6 296.9 292.3 332.0 13.07 3 900 934 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 235 7 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.5 12.66 4 850 1419 12.6 12.2 97 0.4 12.3 223 22 299.3 301.2 291.7 330.1 10.53 5 800 1926 10.6 10.2 97 0.5 10.3 212 30 302.5 304.3 292.2 331.5 9.79 6 750 2462 7.6 4.1 78 3.5 5.6 203 29 304.8 306.1 290.5 325.6 6.86 7 700 3028 4.7 -4.0 53 8.6 0.5 205 32 307.7 308.4 288.8 320.3 4.07 8 650 3627 0.4 -5.2 66 5.6 -2.2 205 39 309.4 310.2 289.3 321.9 3.98 9 600 4265 -3.0 -9.4 61 6.4 -5.7 211 47 312.7 313.3 289.6 322.7 3.12 10 550 4949 -7.7 -15.4 54 7.7 -10.4 212 45 315.0 315.4 289.3 321.9 2.10 11 500 5683 -11.9 -13.6 87 1.8 -12.5 216 55 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.4 2.67 12 450 6482 -16.6 -19.6 77 3.0 -17.5 222 56 322.4 322.8 291.3 328.5 1.80 13 400 7358 -22.1 -24.8 78 2.7 -22.7 224 63 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.8 1.28 14 350 8325 -29.2 -32.1 76 2.9 -29.6 226 63 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.74 15 300 9409 -37.1 -40.3 72 3.2 -37.4 232 59 333.1 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.38 16 250 10641 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.6 -48.2 241 58 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12067 -59.4 -63.4 60 4.0 -59.5 244 87 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.04 18 150 13870 -59.4 -81.0 4 21.6 -59.6 249 49 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16390 -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: 5649.57 m Freezing level: 644.09 mb = 3702.17 m = 12146.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.07 mb = 3143.41 m = 10312.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.38 % Est. max temperature: 25.62 C = 78.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.92 mb = 259.73 m = 852.11 ft T: 18.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.21 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.88 mb = 729.04 m = 2391.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.34 C = 70.41 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 27.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 330.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.54 mb = 685.98 m = 2250.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.54 mb = 1206.50 m = 3958.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 341.54 mb = 8497.09 m = 27877.24 ft B at Equ Level: 328.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.54 mb = 12338.03 m = 40478.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 5.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.0 neg: -45.7 tot: 64.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.97 Bulk Shear: 167.65 m/s