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: 41.39,-87.01 Latitude: 41.39 Longitude: -87.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SFC 976 217 16.7 15.7 94 1.0 16.0 198 5 291.9 293.9 290.2 324.6 11.54 2 950 444 15.3 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 216 14 292.8 294.8 290.5 325.8 11.62 3 900 905 15.6 11.9 79 3.7 13.3 239 12 297.6 299.4 290.6 326.1 9.80 4 850 1388 12.6 5.8 63 6.7 8.8 232 13 299.3 300.6 288.6 319.5 6.84 5 800 1892 8.4 -0.8 52 9.3 3.8 235 10 300.1 300.9 286.6 313.6 4.50 6 750 2421 3.9 -0.5 73 4.3 1.7 256 10 300.8 301.7 287.3 315.6 4.93 7 700 2978 -0.0 -2.3 85 2.2 -1.1 256 14 302.4 303.3 287.6 316.5 4.62 8 650 3569 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.2 223 37 307.7 308.7 290.1 324.4 5.42 9 600 4205 -3.9 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.9 188 41 311.6 312.5 290.7 326.6 4.77 10 550 4888 -7.4 -7.5 100 0.0 -7.5 204 59 315.3 316.0 291.2 328.0 3.97 11 500 5625 -11.3 -11.9 96 0.5 -11.6 206 71 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.3 3.08 12 450 6427 -16.1 -16.9 94 0.8 -16.3 214 77 323.1 323.5 291.9 330.7 2.27 13 400 7303 -22.2 -23.7 88 1.4 -22.6 216 72 326.1 326.4 292.0 331.0 1.42 14 350 8270 -29.1 -31.3 81 2.3 -29.5 219 74 329.6 329.7 292.4 332.5 0.80 15 300 9353 -38.0 -42.1 65 4.1 -38.4 219 76 331.8 331.9 292.5 333.0 0.31 16 250 10579 -48.7 -55.2 47 6.5 -48.9 216 83 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.09 17 200 12018 -53.1 -66.6 18 13.5 -53.4 230 76 348.7 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 13865 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 230 47 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16385 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 248 32 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.54 m Freezing level: 700.50 mb = 2972.61 m = 9752.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 719.44 mb = 2756.98 m = 9045.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.77 % Est. max temperature: 24.46 C = 76.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.06 mb = 345.43 m = 1133.30 ft T: 15.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.27 C/km ThetaE index: 12.47 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.77 mb = 1458.72 m = 4785.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.19 C = 75.54 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: 2.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: 5.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.11 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 17.19 C K Index: 27.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 167.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 115.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.30 mb = 939.36 m = 3081.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.30 mb = 1981.98 m = 6502.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 621.30 mb = 3927.72 m = 12886.06 ft B at Equ Level: 115.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 471.30 mb = 6074.81 m = 19930.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.2 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 241.2 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -25.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.5 neg: -44.4 tot: -15.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.82 Bulk Shear: 63.83 m/s