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: 42.23,-85.96 Latitude: 42.23 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 29 SFC 977 227 18.1 18.0 100 0.1 18.0 349 4 293.2 295.5 292.0 331.3 13.40 2 950 467 16.6 16.4 99 0.2 16.5 3 9 294.0 296.3 291.6 329.7 12.48 3 900 927 14.2 13.5 96 0.7 13.8 337 7 296.2 298.1 291.0 327.5 10.88 4 850 1409 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 168 1 299.2 301.1 291.9 330.5 10.73 5 800 1919 11.6 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 201 22 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.6 10.80 6 750 2457 8.1 7.8 98 0.3 7.9 203 30 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.0 8.88 7 700 3023 4.2 2.9 91 1.3 3.5 198 36 307.1 308.4 291.0 327.7 6.74 8 650 3622 -0.1 -2.7 82 2.6 -1.4 202 40 308.9 309.8 289.9 323.8 4.81 9 600 4258 -4.2 -9.5 66 5.3 -6.4 206 39 311.3 311.9 289.1 321.2 3.10 10 550 4940 -7.0 -10.1 78 3.2 -8.2 214 52 315.8 316.4 290.6 326.2 3.21 11 500 5678 -11.0 -13.6 81 2.6 -12.0 215 60 319.6 320.1 291.3 328.4 2.68 12 450 6480 -15.9 -19.5 74 3.6 -17.0 219 54 323.2 323.6 291.5 329.4 1.81 13 400 7356 -22.2 -25.5 74 3.3 -23.0 217 57 326.1 326.3 291.8 330.3 1.20 14 350 8322 -29.6 -32.8 74 3.2 -30.1 216 62 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.4 0.69 15 300 9403 -38.1 -41.2 72 3.1 -38.4 220 64 331.7 331.7 292.5 333.0 0.34 16 250 10631 -48.4 -51.7 69 3.3 -48.6 217 76 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12058 -58.2 -62.2 60 4.0 -58.3 241 88 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13873 -60.1 -81.4 5 21.3 -60.3 252 41 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16388 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 241 30 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.36 m Freezing level: 651.05 mb = 3609.22 m = 11841.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.25 mb = 3446.56 m = 11307.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.86 % Est. max temperature: 25.99 C = 78.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.32 mb = 233.96 m = 767.57 ft T: 18.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 14.45 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 762.43 m = 2501.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.29 C = 68.52 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: 0.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: -0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 34.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 64.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.53 mb = 725.91 m = 2381.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 686.53 mb = 3180.17 m = 10433.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 546.53 mb = 4989.38 m = 16369.15 ft B at Equ Level: 64.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 416.53 mb = 7055.13 m = 23146.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.6 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 239.6 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 5.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.5 neg: -25.8 tot: 180.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 210.42 m/s