MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.44,-88.25 Latitude: 40.44 Longitude: -88.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 977 241 22.6 17.3 72 5.3 19.0 194 18 297.7 300.0 293.0 334.8 12.80 2 950 486 19.5 16.7 84 2.8 17.6 196 26 296.9 299.2 292.7 333.6 12.69 3 900 950 16.2 15.0 93 1.2 15.4 213 34 298.2 300.3 292.5 333.0 11.99 4 850 1435 13.5 11.4 87 2.1 12.2 216 39 300.3 302.2 291.6 329.8 10.01 5 800 1943 10.9 7.7 81 3.1 9.0 217 40 302.7 304.2 291.0 327.4 8.28 6 750 2479 8.1 5.6 84 2.5 6.7 229 38 305.4 306.8 291.3 328.4 7.64 7 700 3046 4.8 -1.9 62 6.7 1.5 234 39 307.8 308.7 289.5 322.5 4.75 8 650 3646 0.9 -5.8 61 6.7 -2.1 238 42 310.0 310.7 289.4 322.0 3.83 9 600 4285 -2.6 -7.3 70 4.7 -4.7 246 48 313.1 313.8 290.2 324.9 3.69 10 550 4971 -6.6 -16.7 44 10.1 -10.1 247 58 316.2 316.6 289.5 322.5 1.88 11 500 5707 -11.1 -28.4 22 17.3 -15.3 246 61 319.5 319.6 289.4 322.1 0.73 12 450 6506 -17.7 -23.5 61 5.8 -19.2 245 57 320.9 321.2 290.4 325.3 1.28 13 400 7378 -22.6 -25.3 79 2.7 -23.2 234 56 325.6 325.9 291.7 329.9 1.23 14 350 8341 -30.2 -34.1 69 3.8 -30.8 230 61 328.0 328.1 291.7 330.2 0.61 15 300 9416 -39.4 -42.8 70 3.4 -39.7 233 68 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.9 0.29 16 250 10636 -50.2 -53.7 66 3.6 -50.3 240 88 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12068 -54.9 -71.7 11 16.8 -55.1 250 88 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13894 -57.4 -82.5 3 25.1 -57.6 244 62 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16409 -65.2 -86.9 3 21.7 -65.3 241 49 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.80 m Freezing level: 636.81 mb = 3814.36 m = 12514.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.57 mb = 3285.53 m = 10779.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.97 % Est. max temperature: 26.27 C = 79.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.60 mb = 915.43 m = 3003.34 ft T: 16.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 7.44 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1179.15 m = 3868.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.08 C = 75.35 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 22.52 C K Index: 29.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 446.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.59 mb = 1000.81 m = 3283.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.59 mb = 1843.15 m = 6047.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.59 mb = 10909.42 m = 35791.61 ft B at Equ Level: 435.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.59 mb = 12407.60 m = 40706.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 4.16 Bulk Shear: 107.34 m/s