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: 42.34,-86.04 Latitude: 42.34 Longitude: -86.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 979 214 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 314 8 293.1 295.5 292.2 331.6 13.54 2 950 475 17.0 17.0 100 -0.0 17.0 311 14 294.4 296.7 292.1 331.4 12.94 3 900 935 14.5 14.5 100 0.0 14.5 300 15 296.4 298.5 291.7 329.8 11.58 4 850 1417 12.1 12.1 100 0.0 12.1 282 17 298.8 300.8 291.6 329.5 10.50 5 800 1924 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 247 20 301.4 303.1 291.5 329.2 9.41 6 750 2460 8.7 8.7 100 0.0 8.8 236 30 306.0 307.8 292.9 334.6 9.48 7 700 3028 4.5 3.8 95 0.7 4.1 231 39 307.5 308.8 291.6 329.5 7.22 8 650 3627 -0.0 -4.6 71 4.5 -2.1 225 44 308.9 309.7 289.3 322.0 4.19 9 600 4263 -3.7 -8.4 70 4.7 -5.7 223 46 311.9 312.5 289.6 322.6 3.38 10 550 4945 -8.2 -12.0 74 3.8 -9.6 227 43 314.4 314.9 289.8 323.4 2.77 11 500 5680 -11.4 -13.2 86 1.8 -12.1 222 46 319.1 319.6 291.2 328.2 2.76 12 450 6480 -16.4 -17.8 88 1.5 -16.8 229 45 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.8 2.09 13 400 7356 -22.3 -25.1 78 2.8 -23.0 230 41 325.9 326.2 291.8 330.3 1.24 14 350 8324 -28.9 -35.0 56 6.1 -29.9 229 40 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.8 0.56 15 300 9407 -37.8 -41.7 67 3.9 -38.2 238 41 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.33 16 250 10635 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.5 -48.2 239 51 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12064 -59.6 -63.4 61 3.8 -59.7 241 96 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.04 18 150 13868 -59.2 -81.1 4 21.9 -59.4 253 48 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16387 -63.0 -85.5 3 22.5 -63.3 245 33 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.14 m Freezing level: 650.33 mb = 3623.08 m = 11886.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.13 mb = 3416.80 m = 11209.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.97 % Est. max temperature: 24.93 C = 76.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.82 mb = 210.46 m = 690.48 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.71 mb = 667.65 m = 2190.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.36 C = 68.65 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 35.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 170.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.85 mb = 666.40 m = 2186.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.85 mb = 712.36 m = 2337.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 783.85 mb = 2093.35 m = 6867.86 ft B at Equ Level: 31.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 283.85 mb = 9780.13 m = 32086.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.5 neg: -33.6 tot: 33.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 146.79 m/s