MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.64,-88.79 Latitude: 41.64 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -17 SFC 973 218 18.1 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 148 5 293.6 296.0 292.3 332.3 13.59 2 950 422 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 180 15 294.9 297.3 292.6 333.1 13.33 3 900 883 14.6 14.0 96 0.6 14.3 205 10 296.6 298.6 291.5 329.1 11.25 4 850 1365 11.3 9.8 91 1.4 10.4 221 7 297.9 299.6 290.0 324.2 8.99 5 800 1869 8.2 3.6 73 4.6 5.7 177 10 299.8 301.0 288.2 318.2 6.20 6 750 2398 3.8 -2.6 63 6.4 0.8 202 14 300.8 301.5 286.6 313.5 4.22 7 700 2953 -1.4 -3.5 86 2.1 -2.4 205 16 300.9 301.7 286.6 313.6 4.22 8 650 3538 -4.9 -7.2 84 2.3 -5.9 222 21 303.4 304.0 286.7 313.9 3.41 9 600 4165 -7.1 -10.7 76 3.5 -8.5 232 30 307.9 308.4 287.7 316.8 2.82 10 550 4840 -10.5 -13.7 78 3.1 -11.6 236 34 311.6 312.0 288.5 319.4 2.42 11 500 5567 -14.2 -16.8 81 2.6 -15.0 234 44 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.5 2.05 12 450 6361 -17.5 -20.1 80 2.6 -18.2 214 53 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.2 1.72 13 400 7236 -22.1 -25.1 77 2.9 -22.8 203 71 326.2 326.4 291.9 330.6 1.25 14 350 8203 -29.1 -32.0 76 2.9 -29.6 202 84 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.75 15 300 9285 -38.5 -41.4 74 2.9 -38.8 206 94 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.34 16 250 10506 -50.0 -53.3 69 3.2 -50.2 206 99 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 17 200 11951 -48.8 -76.0 3 27.2 -49.3 234 82 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13819 -54.0 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 242 65 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 19 100 16372 -60.9 -88.1 2 27.2 -61.2 261 28 410.0 410.0 306.5 410.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.85 m Freezing level: 713.67 mb = 2800.83 m = 9188.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 736.97 mb = 2538.64 m = 8328.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.79 % Est. max temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.45 mb = 213.39 m = 700.08 ft T: -9999.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 19.56 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 772.57 m = 2534.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.73 C = 69.31 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.98 C Showalter Index: -0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 33.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 748.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.77 mb = 716.09 m = 2349.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.77 mb = 856.71 m = 2810.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 412.77 mb = 7002.23 m = 22972.90 ft B at Equ Level: 747.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.77 mb = 11862.19 m = 38917.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.7 neg: -24.9 tot: 84.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 21.16 Bulk Shear: 35.38 m/s