MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.97,-87.94 Latitude: 41.97 Longitude: -87.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 983 208 17.3 11.0 67 6.3 13.5 190 11 291.9 293.4 287.3 315.8 8.41 2 950 496 17.6 11.2 66 6.4 13.7 199 35 295.0 296.6 288.9 320.5 8.81 3 900 959 17.2 13.3 78 3.9 14.7 227 40 299.3 301.2 291.9 330.7 10.74 4 850 1445 13.4 12.0 91 1.5 12.5 235 36 300.2 302.1 291.9 330.8 10.40 5 800 1953 10.6 6.2 74 4.4 8.0 240 29 302.4 303.8 290.2 324.7 7.45 6 750 2489 8.8 -5.7 35 14.4 2.1 237 24 306.1 306.7 287.6 316.5 3.34 7 700 3057 6.7 -15.9 18 22.7 -1.7 233 23 310.0 310.3 287.1 315.1 1.57 8 650 3661 4.2 -24.5 10 28.8 -4.6 227 24 313.8 313.9 287.6 316.5 0.81 9 600 4307 -0.4 -6.8 62 6.4 -3.4 232 30 315.6 316.3 291.1 327.9 3.82 10 550 4997 -5.7 -11.6 63 6.0 -8.0 232 35 317.4 317.9 290.8 326.7 2.86 11 500 5734 -11.7 -15.7 72 4.0 -13.0 222 34 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.3 2.26 12 450 6533 -17.2 -18.6 89 1.4 -17.6 232 32 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.3 1.96 13 400 7404 -23.8 -34.6 36 10.8 -25.6 236 33 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.9 0.51 14 350 8366 -30.1 -46.6 19 16.4 -31.7 241 35 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.17 15 300 9444 -38.3 -44.6 51 6.3 -38.8 233 46 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.4 0.24 16 250 10674 -47.2 -58.0 28 10.8 -47.6 231 47 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.06 17 200 12119 -55.2 -67.8 20 12.5 -55.5 240 47 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13932 -60.8 -79.2 7 18.4 -61.0 251 41 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16421 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 240 26 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.12 m Freezing level: 604.79 mb = 4244.87 m = 13926.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.05 mb = 2801.40 m = 9190.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.96 % Est. max temperature: 26.32 C = 79.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.06 mb = 1006.16 m = 3301.00 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 15.67 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 755.47 mb = 2428.40 m = 7967.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.01 C = 87.82 F Cap Strength: 5.46 C Lifted Index: 2.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.62 C Showalter Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 14.42 Risk: None Sweat Index: 249.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7231.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.35 mb = 1322.35 m = 4338.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 286.9 neg: -20.3 tot: 266.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.11 Bulk Shear: 25.77 m/s