MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-85.96 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 976 235 18.2 18.2 100 0.0 18.2 356 5 293.4 295.8 292.2 331.9 13.55 2 950 466 17.1 17.0 99 0.1 17.0 17 8 294.5 296.8 292.1 331.5 12.90 3 900 927 15.4 14.9 97 0.5 15.0 42 6 297.3 299.5 292.2 331.8 11.89 4 850 1412 14.1 13.6 97 0.5 13.7 194 13 300.9 303.0 293.0 334.9 11.56 5 800 1921 10.1 5.7 74 4.4 7.6 201 25 301.9 303.2 289.8 323.4 7.21 6 750 2455 7.6 -1.4 53 9.0 3.1 205 30 304.8 305.7 288.4 318.9 4.60 7 700 3021 5.1 -2.5 58 7.6 1.4 210 36 308.1 309.0 289.5 322.3 4.55 8 650 3620 -0.1 -5.5 67 5.3 -2.6 207 37 308.8 309.5 289.0 321.1 3.91 9 600 4257 -3.6 -7.3 76 3.6 -5.2 208 39 311.9 312.6 289.9 323.6 3.69 10 550 4942 -6.4 -10.5 72 4.1 -8.1 218 53 316.5 317.1 290.7 326.7 3.12 11 500 5680 -11.4 -14.1 80 2.7 -12.3 215 55 319.2 319.7 291.0 327.7 2.57 12 450 6482 -16.0 -19.4 75 3.4 -17.0 219 53 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.4 1.84 13 400 7358 -22.3 -25.5 75 3.2 -23.0 216 57 326.0 326.3 291.8 330.3 1.20 14 350 8324 -29.6 -32.9 73 3.3 -30.2 216 63 328.8 329.0 292.1 331.3 0.68 15 300 9405 -38.0 -41.1 73 3.1 -38.4 221 65 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10633 -48.3 -51.6 69 3.3 -48.5 221 78 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12060 -58.3 -62.1 62 3.8 -58.3 242 91 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.05 18 150 13873 -60.2 -81.6 4 21.4 -60.4 252 40 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16388 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 242 31 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.20 m Freezing level: 651.27 mb = 3604.93 m = 11827.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.58 mb = 3224.80 m = 10579.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.14 C = 79.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.75 mb = 237.23 m = 778.29 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 15.98 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 809.22 m = 2654.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.42 C = 70.55 F Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lifted Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.93 C K Index: 31.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 184.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.05 mb = 729.76 m = 2394.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.05 mb = 1857.46 m = 6093.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 706.05 mb = 2950.54 m = 9680.13 ft B at Equ Level: 30.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 226.05 mb = 11277.38 m = 36998.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.2 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 241.2 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.7 neg: -8.2 tot: 279.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 221.20 m/s