MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.18,-85.82 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 974 251 15.8 15.4 97 0.4 15.5 356 5 291.1 293.2 289.8 323.3 11.37 2 950 462 14.3 13.4 94 0.9 13.7 357 8 291.7 293.5 288.9 320.7 10.22 3 900 919 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.2 337 4 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.7 10.62 4 850 1401 12.9 12.9 100 0.0 12.9 168 9 299.6 301.6 292.2 332.0 11.04 5 800 1908 9.5 7.2 86 2.3 8.2 199 27 301.3 302.7 290.3 325.0 8.00 6 750 2440 6.1 3.8 85 2.3 4.8 195 35 303.2 304.4 289.8 323.4 6.73 7 700 3003 2.7 1.4 91 1.2 2.0 193 37 305.5 306.6 289.9 323.9 6.07 8 650 3599 -0.9 -0.9 100 0.0 -0.9 200 39 307.9 309.0 290.2 324.9 5.50 9 600 4236 -3.5 -3.6 100 0.0 -3.6 186 47 312.0 312.9 291.0 327.4 4.90 10 550 4920 -7.0 -7.2 99 0.1 -7.1 194 46 315.7 316.5 291.4 328.8 4.06 11 500 5657 -12.1 -13.1 93 0.9 -12.5 200 49 318.2 318.8 291.0 327.5 2.80 12 450 6457 -16.3 -17.8 88 1.5 -16.8 204 58 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.8 2.09 13 400 7334 -21.8 -23.8 84 2.0 -22.4 214 63 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.5 1.40 14 350 8302 -29.1 -31.7 78 2.6 -29.6 218 68 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.3 0.77 15 300 9385 -37.6 -40.6 73 3.0 -37.9 216 68 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.37 16 250 10614 -48.6 -51.9 68 3.4 -48.7 224 79 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12045 -55.0 -61.0 48 6.0 -55.2 239 92 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.05 18 150 13869 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 241 38 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16391 -61.4 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 238 31 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.29 m Freezing level: 662.59 mb = 3448.99 m = 11315.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.66 mb = 3407.59 m = 11179.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.12 % Est. max temperature: 25.06 C = 77.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.33 mb = 299.92 m = 983.97 ft T: 15.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 8.56 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.91 mb = 1530.39 m = 5020.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.36 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: 2.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 36.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6852.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.87 mb = 762.03 m = 2500.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.6 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 225.6 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 5.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.1 neg: -22.7 tot: 157.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 218.93 m/s