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: 42.08,-88.11 Latitude: 42.08 Longitude: -88.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 975 244 19.3 18.3 93 1.1 18.6 233 7 294.6 297.1 292.7 333.7 13.66 2 950 467 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 233 15 294.8 297.1 292.4 332.6 13.21 3 900 928 15.1 14.0 93 1.1 14.4 256 19 297.1 299.1 291.6 329.6 11.25 4 850 1411 12.0 11.2 94 0.9 11.5 253 21 298.7 300.5 291.0 327.5 9.85 5 800 1917 9.3 8.9 98 0.3 9.0 234 21 301.0 302.7 291.0 327.6 9.00 6 750 2450 6.1 3.4 83 2.7 4.6 235 27 303.1 304.4 289.6 322.7 6.52 7 700 3012 2.8 -3.3 64 6.1 -0.1 231 29 305.5 306.3 288.3 318.7 4.28 8 650 3608 0.5 -23.1 15 23.6 -6.5 227 42 309.6 309.7 286.2 312.6 0.92 9 600 4244 -3.8 -32.5 9 28.7 -10.4 229 47 311.7 311.8 286.5 313.2 0.41 10 550 4926 -7.5 -23.1 27 15.6 -11.9 234 57 315.1 315.3 288.3 318.8 1.08 11 500 5659 -12.8 -27.3 29 14.5 -16.3 233 65 317.4 317.6 288.8 320.3 0.82 12 450 6455 -17.8 -35.4 20 17.7 -20.8 232 74 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.4 0.41 13 400 7325 -23.5 -39.5 22 16.0 -25.7 232 86 324.5 324.6 290.5 325.7 0.31 14 350 8285 -31.8 -37.6 56 5.8 -32.5 233 92 325.9 325.9 291.0 327.5 0.43 15 300 9355 -40.2 -43.2 73 3.0 -40.4 227 96 328.8 328.8 291.7 329.8 0.28 16 250 10571 -49.9 -56.3 47 6.4 -50.1 230 104 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.07 17 200 12012 -53.6 -74.1 6 20.5 -53.9 240 66 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 13844 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 247 53 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16373 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 254 38 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.41 m Freezing level: 643.95 mb = 3685.32 m = 12090.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.04 mb = 3000.11 m = 9842.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.91 % Est. max temperature: 24.55 C = 76.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.03 mb = 377.33 m = 1237.94 ft T: 18.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 14.96 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 880.44 m = 2888.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.54 C = 70.77 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 29.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 447.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.00 mb = 778.17 m = 2553.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.00 mb = 1108.50 m = 3636.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 271.00 mb = 10033.04 m = 32916.39 ft B at Equ Level: 444.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 201.00 mb = 11979.36 m = 39301.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.4 neg: -7.5 tot: 84.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 5.35 Bulk Shear: 83.65 m/s