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: 41.51,-86.18 Latitude: 41.51 Longitude: -86.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 977 252 20.8 19.2 90 1.7 19.7 221 5 295.9 298.5 293.7 337.4 14.44 2 950 497 19.8 17.6 87 2.2 18.4 233 15 297.3 299.8 293.4 336.4 13.48 3 900 961 16.3 15.9 98 0.3 16.1 232 22 298.3 300.6 293.2 335.4 12.77 4 850 1446 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.3 233 29 300.0 302.1 292.6 333.2 11.33 5 800 1954 9.6 8.8 95 0.8 9.1 235 31 301.4 303.0 291.1 327.8 8.92 6 750 2489 7.2 7.1 99 0.1 7.1 240 31 304.4 305.9 291.6 329.7 8.46 7 700 3054 4.1 4.1 100 0.0 4.1 245 34 307.1 308.4 291.6 329.5 7.37 8 650 3653 -0.2 -0.2 100 0.0 -0.2 243 39 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.7 5.81 9 600 4291 -3.2 -3.3 99 0.1 -3.3 236 43 312.4 313.3 291.2 328.1 5.00 10 550 4974 -8.3 -9.7 89 1.4 -8.9 236 49 314.2 314.9 290.2 324.9 3.32 11 500 5706 -13.5 -25.3 36 11.8 -16.4 233 58 316.6 316.8 288.8 320.0 0.98 12 450 6500 -18.3 -38.3 16 19.9 -21.5 235 62 320.2 320.2 289.2 321.3 0.31 13 400 7368 -24.2 -34.7 37 10.5 -25.9 239 66 323.6 323.7 290.4 325.4 0.50 14 350 8326 -31.7 -44.7 27 12.9 -33.0 240 73 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.7 0.20 15 300 9396 -40.2 -45.9 54 5.8 -40.6 243 84 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 16 250 10614 -49.7 -55.6 50 5.9 -50.0 248 100 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.08 17 200 12047 -55.7 -72.1 11 16.3 -56.0 246 76 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.01 18 150 13874 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 240 62 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16398 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 247 47 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.32 m Freezing level: 652.21 mb = 3626.52 m = 11897.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.47 mb = 3622.29 m = 11884.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.20 % Est. max temperature: 25.51 C = 77.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.15 mb = 459.44 m = 1507.32 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 9.65 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 927.98 m = 3044.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.10 C = 73.57 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C K Index: 39.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1275.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.46 mb = 862.20 m = 2828.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.46 mb = 1004.33 m = 3295.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.46 mb = 10998.42 m = 36083.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1275.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.46 mb = 14065.39 m = 46145.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 133.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 15.83 Bulk Shear: 80.56 m/s