MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.25,-88.69 Latitude: 41.25 Longitude: -88.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 979 217 20.9 18.2 85 2.7 19.1 215 11 295.8 298.2 293.0 334.7 13.53 2 950 480 18.4 17.3 94 1.1 17.7 214 19 295.8 298.2 292.7 333.9 13.21 3 900 942 15.7 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 232 26 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.2 12.59 4 850 1427 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 232 32 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.8 11.24 5 800 1936 10.7 10.3 98 0.4 10.4 229 37 302.5 304.4 292.2 331.9 9.90 6 750 2473 7.9 7.7 98 0.2 7.8 228 39 305.2 306.8 292.2 331.7 8.82 7 700 3039 4.2 3.4 94 0.8 3.8 231 40 307.2 308.5 291.3 328.5 7.01 8 650 3638 0.4 -5.2 66 5.6 -2.1 232 43 309.4 310.2 289.3 322.0 4.00 9 600 4275 -3.3 -14.8 41 11.5 -7.5 240 49 312.3 312.7 288.3 318.9 2.02 10 550 4956 -8.2 -19.2 41 11.0 -11.6 242 54 314.3 314.6 288.5 319.4 1.52 11 500 5689 -13.1 -25.9 33 12.8 -16.3 239 59 317.0 317.2 288.8 320.2 0.93 12 450 6482 -18.3 -24.3 59 6.0 -19.7 234 68 320.3 320.5 290.1 324.4 1.19 13 400 7353 -23.4 -29.6 57 6.2 -24.6 228 75 324.5 324.7 291.0 327.5 0.82 14 350 8313 -31.2 -45.3 24 14.1 -32.6 226 75 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.3 0.19 15 300 9385 -40.2 -46.6 50 6.5 -40.6 230 85 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.19 16 250 10601 -50.0 -53.9 64 3.8 -50.2 237 99 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.10 17 200 12034 -54.8 -72.1 10 17.3 -55.1 242 77 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.01 18 150 13870 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -57.0 243 56 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16390 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 246 44 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.13 m Freezing level: 644.57 mb = 3707.07 m = 12162.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.15 mb = 3415.52 m = 11205.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.28 % Est. max temperature: 26.03 C = 78.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.68 mb = 554.96 m = 1820.71 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 15.35 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 838.73 m = 2751.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.39 C = 72.30 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 26.25 C K Index: 38.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 859.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.86 mb = 773.98 m = 2539.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.86 mb = 1009.51 m = 3312.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.86 mb = 11057.00 m = 36275.82 ft B at Equ Level: 838.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.86 mb = 13344.96 m = 43782.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 9.56 Bulk Shear: 89.82 m/s