MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250000F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 14Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 42.18,-87.38 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -87.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 993 177 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 7 10 292.1 294.4 291.4 328.8 12.95 2 950 551 15.2 15.2 100 0.0 15.2 8 12 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.2 11.47 3 900 1008 12.2 10.4 88 1.9 11.1 360 13 294.1 295.7 288.5 319.4 8.80 4 850 1484 7.9 7.9 100 0.0 7.9 360 13 294.4 295.9 287.8 317.2 7.89 5 800 1983 6.7 2.5 75 4.1 4.5 348 16 298.2 299.3 287.2 315.2 5.74 6 750 2512 6.2 -2.9 52 9.1 1.8 327 17 303.3 304.0 287.3 315.9 4.12 7 700 3075 3.8 -11.5 32 15.3 -2.3 321 17 306.7 307.1 286.7 313.9 2.26 8 650 3674 1.0 -15.5 28 16.5 -5.0 327 16 310.1 310.4 287.3 315.8 1.76 9 600 4311 -3.4 -21.3 24 17.8 -8.9 325 17 312.1 312.3 287.4 316.0 1.17 10 550 4993 -8.0 -27.7 19 19.8 -12.8 326 18 314.6 314.8 287.8 317.1 0.71 11 500 5725 -13.2 -36.5 12 23.3 -17.4 326 18 317.0 317.0 288.2 318.2 0.34 12 450 6516 -19.8 -40.0 15 20.1 -22.7 324 20 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.3 0.26 13 400 7377 -26.7 -47.6 12 20.9 -28.7 324 20 320.3 320.4 289.0 320.8 0.13 14 350 8328 -32.4 -56.9 7 24.5 -34.0 332 19 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.05 15 300 9403 -37.1 -70.1 2 33.0 -38.3 354 33 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.01 16 250 10647 -42.5 -67.8 5 25.2 -43.4 359 36 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12131 -49.8 -72.0 6 22.2 -50.3 334 14 353.8 353.8 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 13980 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.2 265 14 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16520 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 252 15 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.76 m Freezing level: 639.11 mb = 3812.42 m = 12507.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.62 mb = 2759.53 m = 9053.47 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.54 % Est. max temperature: 21.21 C = 70.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.09 mb = 259.51 m = 851.41 ft T: 17.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 13.58 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 726.67 m = 2384.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.41 C = 66.94 F Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lifted Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: 4.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.09 C Cross Totals Index: 21.08 C K Index: 13.72 Risk: None Sweat Index: 139.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.99 mb = 703.81 m = 2309.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.99 mb = 840.68 m = 2758.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 767.99 mb = 2317.95 m = 7604.75 ft B at Equ Level: 70.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 657.99 mb = 3575.05 m = 11729.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 334.4 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 4.4 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: -12.4 tot: -12.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 6.71 Bulk Shear: 10.63 m/s