MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.75,-86.22 Latitude: 40.75 Longitude: -86.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 983 203 25.3 16.7 59 8.6 19.5 199 13 300.0 302.2 293.3 335.9 12.26 2 950 497 22.9 15.9 65 6.9 18.2 202 24 300.4 302.6 293.3 335.8 12.08 3 900 965 18.4 15.0 81 3.3 16.1 204 27 300.4 302.6 293.2 335.7 12.02 4 850 1452 14.3 12.7 90 1.6 13.3 224 31 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.3 10.94 5 800 1962 10.8 9.5 91 1.3 10.0 238 34 302.7 304.4 291.8 330.4 9.33 6 750 2498 7.6 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 244 33 304.8 306.3 291.5 329.0 8.06 7 700 3064 4.9 1.9 81 3.0 3.2 244 37 307.9 309.1 290.9 327.1 6.26 8 650 3665 1.2 -4.6 65 5.8 -1.5 241 45 310.3 311.1 289.8 323.5 4.19 9 600 4304 -2.8 -13.0 45 10.2 -6.7 236 46 312.9 313.4 288.9 320.5 2.35 10 550 4988 -7.7 -15.1 55 7.5 -10.3 238 51 315.0 315.4 289.4 322.1 2.15 11 500 5721 -13.4 -18.8 64 5.4 -15.0 238 53 316.7 317.0 289.5 322.5 1.73 12 450 6515 -18.4 -27.1 46 8.7 -20.4 236 57 320.1 320.3 289.8 323.3 0.92 13 400 7383 -24.3 -33.7 42 9.4 -25.9 240 65 323.4 323.5 290.4 325.4 0.55 14 350 8342 -31.2 -39.4 44 8.2 -32.1 249 78 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.1 0.36 15 300 9416 -39.1 -43.9 61 4.8 -39.5 250 81 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.3 0.26 16 250 10639 -49.1 -52.5 67 3.4 -49.2 257 95 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12069 -56.9 -65.0 35 8.1 -57.0 252 84 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 13898 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.7 241 58 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16409 -65.8 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.0 246 48 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.18 m Freezing level: 634.77 mb = 3859.78 m = 12663.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.84 mb = 3469.88 m = 11383.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.33 % Est. max temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.47 mb = 1288.65 m = 4227.81 ft T: 15.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 15.33 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.05 mb = 1471.57 m = 4827.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.51 C = 79.72 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 26.12 C K Index: 37.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1020.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.32 mb = 1369.25 m = 4492.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.32 mb = 1618.95 m = 5311.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.32 mb = 11082.04 m = 36357.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1012.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.32 mb = 13759.06 m = 45140.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.3 neg: -0.4 tot: 201.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.18 Bulk Rich Number: 11.96 Bulk Shear: 85.28 m/s