MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 43.86,-87.98 Latitude: 43.86 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 971 284 17.8 13.1 74 4.7 14.8 194 13 293.4 295.1 289.2 321.4 9.78 2 950 475 17.9 12.6 71 5.3 14.6 202 31 295.3 297.1 289.8 323.2 9.67 3 900 939 17.8 13.2 74 4.6 14.8 225 43 299.9 301.8 292.0 331.1 10.64 4 850 1426 13.9 11.1 83 2.8 12.1 234 43 300.7 302.5 291.6 329.7 9.83 5 800 1934 10.0 9.3 96 0.7 9.6 243 38 301.8 303.5 291.5 329.2 9.25 6 750 2470 7.9 6.6 91 1.3 7.1 246 33 305.2 306.7 291.6 329.8 8.17 7 700 3037 5.6 1.5 75 4.1 3.4 238 37 308.7 309.8 291.0 327.4 6.09 8 650 3639 1.4 -1.6 80 3.0 -0.2 233 38 310.5 311.5 290.8 326.8 5.23 9 600 4278 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 228 39 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.4 5.30 10 550 4965 -7.3 -10.0 81 2.7 -8.4 227 42 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.0 3.26 11 500 5700 -11.8 -33.7 14 21.9 -16.3 232 49 318.6 318.7 288.8 320.2 0.44 12 450 6498 -17.0 -43.2 8 26.3 -20.8 233 51 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.6 0.19 13 400 7370 -23.2 -44.4 13 21.1 -25.8 234 47 324.8 324.8 290.4 325.5 0.18 14 350 8333 -30.1 -48.9 14 18.8 -31.8 235 49 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.13 15 300 9410 -39.0 -51.4 26 12.5 -39.7 232 55 330.4 330.5 291.9 330.9 0.11 16 250 10636 -47.9 -60.5 22 12.6 -48.3 226 60 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.04 17 200 12079 -54.7 -69.4 15 14.7 -55.0 233 59 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.02 18 150 13893 -60.7 -80.2 6 19.4 -60.9 244 47 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16387 -65.6 -87.7 3 22.0 -65.8 260 31 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.79 m Freezing level: 630.69 mb = 3886.15 m = 12749.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.22 mb = 3611.62 m = 11849.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.87 % Est. max temperature: 25.69 C = 78.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.32 mb = 888.60 m = 2915.33 ft T: 17.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 3.00 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.52 mb = 1813.83 m = 5950.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.90 C = 78.61 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: 0.74 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.30 C Showalter Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.97 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5488.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.60 mb = 1349.75 m = 4428.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.9 neg: -9.2 tot: 297.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 41.18 m/s