MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-87.48 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -87.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 989 132 17.0 16.5 97 0.4 16.7 14 1 291.0 293.2 290.3 325.0 12.05 2 950 472 15.9 15.7 99 0.2 15.8 190 9 293.3 295.5 290.9 327.2 11.90 3 900 933 14.6 14.0 96 0.6 14.3 193 44 296.6 298.6 291.5 329.1 11.26 4 850 1414 11.7 10.1 90 1.6 10.7 205 57 298.4 300.1 290.3 325.2 9.15 5 800 1922 10.9 9.3 90 1.6 9.9 205 61 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.1 9.22 6 750 2457 7.7 4.2 79 3.5 5.8 203 58 304.9 306.2 290.5 325.8 6.92 7 700 3022 4.3 1.5 82 2.8 2.8 208 59 307.3 308.4 290.6 326.0 6.11 8 650 3623 1.3 0.8 97 0.5 1.1 209 60 310.4 311.6 291.7 329.9 6.27 9 600 4265 -1.6 -1.7 99 0.1 -1.7 208 61 314.2 315.3 292.2 332.0 5.63 10 550 4953 -6.2 -6.2 100 0.1 -6.2 204 62 316.8 317.6 291.9 330.8 4.37 11 500 5691 -11.4 -12.0 95 0.6 -11.6 210 67 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.2 3.05 12 450 6493 -15.9 -16.7 94 0.8 -16.2 219 69 323.2 323.7 292.0 331.0 2.30 13 400 7372 -21.0 -22.8 85 1.8 -21.5 219 66 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.53 14 350 8343 -28.3 -32.6 67 4.3 -29.0 223 61 330.6 330.8 292.6 333.2 0.71 15 300 9431 -36.2 -41.3 59 5.1 -36.8 231 54 334.3 334.3 293.2 335.6 0.34 16 250 10667 -47.2 -51.3 62 4.2 -47.3 229 52 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.14 17 200 12111 -52.1 -70.5 9 18.4 -52.5 244 75 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 13952 -59.3 -79.6 6 20.3 -59.5 256 38 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16455 -64.9 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 256 39 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.60 m Freezing level: 627.90 mb = 3906.40 m = 12816.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.49 mb = 3867.09 m = 12687.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.87 % Est. max temperature: 25.25 C = 77.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.02 mb = 181.54 m = 595.59 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 4.30 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 947.23 m = 3107.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.55 C = 72.59 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: 1.08 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: 2.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.45 C K Index: 30.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6668.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.19 mb = 633.32 m = 2077.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.1 at 55.0 knts Storm direction: 236.1 at 41.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 572.7 neg: -32.6 tot: 540.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 180.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 291.43 m/s