MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.43,-88.39 Latitude: 40.43 Longitude: -88.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 979 225 21.1 16.2 74 4.9 17.9 199 15 296.1 298.2 291.9 330.5 11.93 2 950 483 18.5 15.6 83 2.9 16.5 202 26 295.9 298.1 291.7 329.9 11.78 3 900 946 16.1 16.1 100 0.0 16.1 223 37 298.1 300.5 293.2 335.5 12.88 4 850 1431 13.0 12.2 95 0.9 12.5 225 39 299.8 301.7 291.9 330.7 10.53 5 800 1940 11.3 6.6 73 4.8 8.5 234 39 303.2 304.6 290.6 326.1 7.64 6 750 2476 8.5 3.6 71 4.9 5.8 238 37 305.8 307.0 290.5 325.8 6.61 7 700 3043 5.2 -5.4 46 10.6 0.3 237 37 308.3 309.0 288.6 319.7 3.64 8 650 3643 1.0 -7.7 52 8.7 -2.8 241 38 310.1 310.7 288.9 320.5 3.29 9 600 4281 -3.5 -7.7 73 4.2 -5.3 245 43 312.0 312.7 289.8 323.4 3.56 10 550 4964 -7.5 -12.7 66 5.2 -9.5 240 50 315.2 315.7 289.9 323.7 2.61 11 500 5699 -12.1 -20.4 50 8.3 -14.6 238 55 318.3 318.6 289.8 323.4 1.51 12 450 6496 -17.6 -23.6 59 6.0 -19.1 241 59 321.1 321.3 290.4 325.4 1.26 13 400 7368 -22.9 -24.8 85 1.9 -23.4 235 52 325.2 325.4 291.6 329.6 1.28 14 350 8331 -30.3 -32.7 79 2.5 -30.6 227 55 328.0 328.1 291.9 330.5 0.70 15 300 9409 -38.8 -41.7 74 2.9 -39.0 224 58 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.33 16 250 10633 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.7 236 80 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12061 -56.1 -67.9 22 11.8 -56.3 248 82 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.02 18 150 13888 -57.7 -77.4 6 19.8 -57.9 247 58 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.01 19 100 16403 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 248 50 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.96 m Freezing level: 639.08 mb = 3782.72 m = 12410.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.96 mb = 3101.95 m = 10176.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.64 % Est. max temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.58 mb = 846.07 m = 2775.77 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 15.85 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1132.28 m = 3714.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.81 C = 74.85 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.11 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 26.61 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 336.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.62 mb = 921.20 m = 3022.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.62 mb = 3071.03 m = 10075.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.62 mb = 9462.50 m = 31044.58 ft B at Equ Level: 336.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.62 mb = 12136.90 m = 39818.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 4.43 Bulk Shear: 75.99 m/s