MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.89,-89.11 Latitude: 40.89 Longitude: -89.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 978 226 19.8 18.9 94 0.9 19.2 230 7 294.8 297.4 293.2 335.4 14.16 2 950 474 18.2 17.1 93 1.1 17.4 245 20 295.6 298.0 292.5 332.9 12.98 3 900 935 15.3 12.9 85 2.5 13.7 256 19 297.3 299.2 291.0 327.5 10.41 4 850 1419 14.1 -2.4 32 16.4 6.1 277 23 300.9 301.6 286.2 312.3 3.78 5 800 1927 10.4 -1.9 42 12.4 4.4 281 24 302.3 303.0 287.1 314.9 4.14 6 750 2459 6.2 -8.8 33 15.0 -0.1 273 23 303.3 303.8 285.8 311.4 2.61 7 700 3020 2.2 -3.3 67 5.5 -0.4 252 21 304.9 305.7 288.1 318.0 4.27 8 650 3615 -0.8 -10.0 50 9.2 -4.5 239 28 308.1 308.6 287.7 316.8 2.75 9 600 4249 -4.5 -13.0 51 8.5 -7.7 239 37 310.9 311.3 288.2 318.4 2.34 10 550 4929 -8.8 -19.3 42 10.5 -12.0 238 51 313.6 313.9 288.3 318.7 1.51 11 500 5657 -15.2 -21.9 57 6.7 -17.0 234 56 314.5 314.7 288.4 318.9 1.33 12 450 6453 -17.3 -19.0 86 1.8 -17.8 219 64 321.5 321.9 291.1 328.0 1.89 13 400 7326 -22.8 -24.8 84 2.0 -23.2 219 79 325.4 325.6 291.7 329.9 1.28 14 350 8291 -29.2 -32.3 75 3.1 -29.7 225 78 329.4 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.73 15 300 9373 -38.6 -41.8 72 3.1 -38.9 226 84 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10596 -48.6 -52.2 66 3.6 -48.7 224 93 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12034 -53.5 -68.6 14 15.0 -53.8 239 70 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 13876 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.4 252 56 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16397 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 250 43 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.87 m Freezing level: 663.12 mb = 3458.69 m = 11347.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 751.09 mb = 2447.10 m = 8028.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.93 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.80 mb = 340.87 m = 1118.33 ft T: 19.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 23.02 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.48 mb = 1533.40 m = 5030.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.11 C = 79.00 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.00 C Showalter Index: 5.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.15 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.28 C Cross Totals Index: 12.87 C K Index: 21.42 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 101.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 327.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.34 mb = 960.15 m = 3150.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.34 mb = 2217.08 m = 7273.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 422.34 mb = 6922.99 m = 22712.96 ft B at Equ Level: 327.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.34 mb = 10797.06 m = 35422.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.6 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 274.6 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.4 neg: -10.0 tot: 43.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 8.94 Bulk Shear: 36.70 m/s