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: 42.48,-85.91 Latitude: 42.48 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 37 SFC 979 223 18.3 18.2 99 0.1 18.2 263 1 293.3 295.7 292.2 331.8 13.55 2 950 476 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 312 10 294.1 296.4 291.8 330.4 12.71 3 900 936 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 296 11 296.0 298.1 291.3 328.7 11.32 4 850 1419 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 203 9 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.9 11.70 5 800 1930 11.4 11.4 100 -0.0 11.4 177 23 303.3 305.3 293.0 335.0 10.67 6 750 2466 7.5 7.5 100 0.0 7.5 177 29 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.9 8.71 7 700 3034 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 178 34 307.8 309.2 292.0 331.3 7.72 8 650 3633 -0.1 -0.1 100 0.0 -0.1 181 34 308.9 310.0 290.9 327.0 5.86 9 600 4270 -3.7 -3.7 100 0.0 -3.7 182 37 311.8 312.7 290.9 327.0 4.84 10 550 4954 -7.3 -7.4 100 0.0 -7.4 181 38 315.4 316.1 291.2 328.2 4.00 11 500 5690 -11.7 -11.7 100 0.0 -11.7 183 37 318.8 319.4 291.5 329.0 3.12 12 450 6491 -16.2 -16.3 100 0.0 -16.3 193 35 322.8 323.3 291.9 330.9 2.39 13 400 7369 -21.2 -21.3 100 0.0 -21.2 205 34 327.4 327.7 292.6 333.5 1.75 14 350 8340 -28.0 -28.0 100 -0.0 -28.0 219 37 331.0 331.3 293.0 335.0 1.10 15 300 9429 -36.4 -36.7 97 0.4 -36.4 227 46 334.1 334.2 293.4 336.2 0.55 16 250 10664 -47.5 -50.8 69 3.2 -47.7 230 61 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12094 -59.4 -63.4 59 4.0 -59.5 236 94 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.04 18 150 13894 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 252 47 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16420 -62.4 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.6 245 31 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.50 m Freezing level: 650.64 mb = 3625.37 m = 11894.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.00 mb = 3620.56 m = 11878.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.69 C = 80.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.04 mb = 236.48 m = 775.84 ft T: 18.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 4.15 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 638.62 m = 2095.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.85 C = 67.73 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.43 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 39.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.94 mb = 676.07 m = 2218.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.94 mb = 721.99 m = 2368.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.94 mb = 1097.78 m = 3601.60 ft B at Equ Level: 18.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 832.94 mb = 1590.16 m = 5217.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.3 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 214.3 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 5.8 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.1 neg: -57.2 tot: 49.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 146.43 m/s