MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.14,-88.01 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -88.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 195 19.8 19.2 96 0.6 19.4 198 9 294.5 297.1 293.3 335.7 14.43 2 950 477 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 211 22 295.4 297.8 293.0 334.8 13.74 3 900 939 15.7 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 228 33 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.3 12.61 4 850 1424 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 242 31 300.1 302.2 292.7 333.5 11.40 5 800 1932 9.7 9.2 97 0.4 9.4 251 27 301.4 303.1 291.3 328.6 9.18 6 750 2466 6.5 5.1 91 1.4 5.7 242 30 303.6 305.0 290.5 325.7 7.36 7 700 3030 4.6 -2.6 59 7.2 1.1 237 36 307.6 308.4 289.2 321.5 4.50 8 650 3630 0.4 -8.7 51 9.1 -3.4 233 40 309.4 310.0 288.4 319.1 3.05 9 600 4267 -3.4 -10.3 59 6.9 -6.2 236 45 312.2 312.8 289.2 321.6 2.91 10 550 4949 -7.7 -24.8 24 17.1 -12.3 241 49 315.0 315.2 288.1 318.2 0.93 11 500 5683 -13.1 -21.3 50 8.2 -15.4 239 62 317.1 317.3 289.3 321.8 1.40 12 450 6479 -17.8 -27.1 44 9.3 -19.9 237 68 320.9 321.1 290.0 324.1 0.93 13 400 7348 -23.7 -26.9 75 3.1 -24.4 238 68 324.1 324.4 291.1 327.9 1.06 14 350 8312 -30.1 -32.8 78 2.6 -30.5 222 63 328.1 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.69 15 300 9389 -39.2 -42.2 73 3.0 -39.4 231 73 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10608 -50.0 -53.5 66 3.5 -50.1 229 74 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.10 17 200 12039 -55.3 -69.9 15 14.5 -55.6 246 81 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13868 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 248 55 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16398 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 250 44 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.51 m Freezing level: 644.87 mb = 3694.95 m = 12122.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.09 mb = 3168.98 m = 10396.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.90 % Est. max temperature: 25.87 C = 78.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.80 mb = 264.65 m = 868.25 ft T: 19.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 16.67 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 640.41 m = 2101.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.50 C = 70.69 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 26.45 C K Index: 32.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 905.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.14 mb = 657.81 m = 2158.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.14 mb = 703.90 m = 2309.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.14 mb = 11001.31 m = 36093.08 ft B at Equ Level: 896.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.14 mb = 13256.47 m = 43491.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.1 neg: -9.4 tot: 196.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 11.99 Bulk Shear: 75.49 m/s