MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 20Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 42.64,-84.75 Latitude: 42.64 Longitude: -84.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 271 10.4 4.1 65 6.3 7.2 223 12 285.9 286.9 281.7 300.8 5.28 2 950 452 8.2 2.5 67 5.8 5.4 224 16 285.6 286.4 281.0 299.2 4.81 3 900 895 3.9 1.4 84 2.5 2.7 227 18 285.5 286.3 280.8 298.8 4.70 4 850 1356 -0.5 -1.8 91 1.3 -1.1 236 22 285.6 286.3 279.9 296.8 3.94 5 800 1838 -2.9 -6.7 75 3.8 -4.3 245 29 288.0 288.6 279.8 296.5 2.89 6 750 2346 -6.2 -8.4 84 2.2 -7.0 245 31 289.9 290.4 280.4 297.9 2.71 7 700 2882 -10.1 -12.6 82 2.5 -10.9 241 31 291.3 291.6 280.2 297.5 2.07 8 650 3448 -14.4 -19.2 67 4.7 -15.6 235 33 292.6 292.9 279.8 296.6 1.29 9 600 4050 -18.8 -22.8 70 4.0 -19.6 235 35 294.4 294.6 280.3 297.6 1.02 10 550 4692 -23.0 -26.9 71 3.8 -23.7 244 32 296.8 296.9 281.0 299.2 0.77 11 500 5384 -27.3 -32.2 63 4.9 -28.0 249 33 299.7 299.8 282.0 301.4 0.51 12 450 6133 -33.2 -42.3 40 9.0 -34.0 261 38 301.4 301.5 282.3 302.2 0.21 13 400 6949 -38.6 -55.0 16 16.5 -39.2 266 40 304.9 304.9 283.4 305.1 0.05 14 350 7859 -41.7 -61.5 10 19.8 -42.3 248 36 312.6 312.6 286.3 312.7 0.03 15 300 8902 -42.5 -67.4 5 25.0 -43.2 242 30 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.01 16 250 10134 -42.0 -73.7 2 31.7 -42.9 238 36 343.5 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 17 200 11635 -44.9 -75.8 2 31.0 -45.7 239 38 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.01 18 150 13541 -47.4 -77.7 2 30.3 -48.3 238 28 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.4 0.01 19 100 16194 -53.4 -82.3 2 28.8 -54.1 248 26 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5357.05 m Freezing level: 855.83 mb = 1301.85 m = 4271.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 864.08 mb = 1223.11 m = 4012.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.35 % Est. max temperature: 11.45 C = 52.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.24 mb = 1055.48 m = 3462.81 ft T: 2.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 4.36 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.31 mb = 1202.34 m = 3944.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.03 C = 50.06 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: 2.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: 3.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 52.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 25.53 C K Index: 22.54 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.37 mb = 1201.77 m = 3942.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.37 mb = 1248.42 m = 4095.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 801.37 mb = 1824.61 m = 5986.19 ft B at Equ Level: 5.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 551.37 mb = 4673.66 m = 15333.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.8 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 272.8 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.5 neg: -10.6 tot: 70.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 33.19 m/s