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: 41.93,-88.61 Latitude: 41.93 Longitude: -88.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 968 263 16.5 15.9 96 0.6 16.1 144 3 292.3 294.4 290.5 325.7 11.79 2 950 425 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 192 14 294.7 297.1 292.4 332.4 13.17 3 900 886 14.5 13.7 95 0.8 14.0 206 10 296.4 298.4 291.2 328.1 10.98 4 850 1367 11.6 6.8 73 4.7 8.9 220 6 298.3 299.6 288.6 319.8 7.33 5 800 1871 7.8 -0.5 56 8.3 3.7 199 6 299.5 300.3 286.5 313.3 4.62 6 750 2399 3.7 -3.9 57 7.6 0.3 196 10 300.6 301.3 286.1 312.2 3.81 7 700 2954 -0.8 -2.1 91 1.3 -1.4 204 17 301.6 302.5 287.3 315.8 4.68 8 650 3540 -6.2 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.7 206 19 301.9 302.6 286.1 312.3 3.38 9 600 4163 -8.9 -10.9 85 2.1 -9.6 226 25 305.9 306.4 286.9 314.5 2.76 10 550 4834 -11.3 -16.6 65 5.4 -12.9 236 30 310.7 311.1 287.7 316.9 1.89 11 500 5561 -14.0 -17.7 73 3.7 -15.1 233 44 316.0 316.4 289.5 322.3 1.90 12 450 6356 -17.4 -19.6 83 2.2 -18.0 209 59 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.5 1.80 13 400 7231 -22.2 -24.5 82 2.2 -22.8 203 78 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.7 1.31 14 350 8197 -29.4 -32.0 78 2.6 -29.8 204 89 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.75 15 300 9279 -38.4 -41.3 74 2.9 -38.7 205 95 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.5 0.34 16 250 10500 -49.8 -53.2 68 3.3 -50.0 205 101 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.11 17 200 11945 -48.5 -74.0 4 25.5 -49.1 235 77 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 18 150 13814 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 247 68 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00 19 100 16363 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.8 260 26 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5573.06 m Freezing level: 708.61 mb = 2858.72 m = 9378.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.25 mb = 2482.22 m = 8143.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.87 % Est. max temperature: 23.14 C = 73.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.08 mb = 334.90 m = 1098.75 ft T: 16.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 20.20 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 944.64 m = 3099.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.75 C = 69.35 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.55 C Showalter Index: 2.54 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 31.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 138.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 643.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.49 mb = 824.70 m = 2705.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.49 mb = 1254.16 m = 4114.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 451.49 mb = 6330.80 m = 20770.08 ft B at Equ Level: 642.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 221.49 mb = 11284.24 m = 37021.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.9 neg: -24.7 tot: 75.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 28.56 Bulk Shear: 22.51 m/s