MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.14,-87.85 Latitude: 42.14 Longitude: -87.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 975 201 12.1 10.9 93 1.1 11.4 304 12 287.3 288.7 285.6 310.8 8.43 2 950 420 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.9 310 22 287.2 288.6 285.2 309.7 8.05 3 900 867 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.1 330 42 289.9 291.2 285.8 311.2 7.55 4 850 1339 6.3 6.3 100 0.0 6.3 324 21 292.8 294.1 286.4 313.1 7.08 5 800 1834 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 4.0 315 18 295.5 296.6 286.8 314.1 6.40 6 750 2355 0.3 -0.3 95 0.6 -0.0 300 26 296.9 297.8 285.9 311.6 4.98 7 700 2907 -2.2 -4.1 87 1.9 -3.0 271 25 300.0 300.8 286.1 312.2 4.03 8 650 3491 -5.7 -7.2 89 1.5 -6.3 259 21 302.5 303.1 286.4 313.0 3.43 9 600 4114 -8.7 -9.9 91 1.2 -9.2 264 18 306.1 306.6 287.2 315.5 3.00 10 550 4786 -12.2 -13.4 91 1.2 -12.6 225 18 309.6 310.1 287.9 317.5 2.48 11 500 5506 -16.9 -18.7 86 1.8 -17.4 213 15 312.4 312.8 288.2 318.2 1.75 12 450 6291 -21.1 -23.0 84 1.9 -21.5 169 21 316.8 317.0 289.2 321.3 1.34 13 400 7150 -27.2 -29.4 82 2.2 -27.6 171 30 319.6 319.7 289.5 322.5 0.83 14 350 8096 -34.1 -42.7 42 8.6 -34.9 199 46 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.25 15 300 9165 -38.8 -66.0 4 27.2 -39.8 188 60 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.8 0.02 16 250 10406 -42.2 -67.3 5 25.0 -43.1 200 71 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.02 17 200 11898 -44.7 -75.7 2 31.0 -45.6 221 45 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.01 18 150 13784 -54.2 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 230 49 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16351 -61.2 -87.0 2 25.8 -61.5 261 27 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5514.81 m Freezing level: 743.97 mb = 2421.71 m = 7945.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.12 mb = 2354.00 m = 7722.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.35 % Est. max temperature: 18.84 C = 65.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.75 mb = 343.32 m = 1126.36 ft T: 10.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 2.48 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 630.08 m = 2067.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.22 C = 55.80 F Cap Strength: 4.21 C Lifted Index: 4.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.53 C Showalter Index: 3.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.24 C K Index: 27.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.67 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.08 mb = 666.72 m = 2187.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.08 mb = 711.75 m = 2335.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 907.08 mb = 802.55 m = 2632.99 ft B at Equ Level: 17.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 827.08 mb = 1561.89 m = 5124.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.1 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 308.1 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.4 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.1 neg: -65.3 tot: -17.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.67 Bulk Shear: 27.10 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.43,-87.85 Latitude: 42.43 Longitude: -87.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -11 SFC 974 212 11.4 10.5 94 0.9 10.9 312 17 286.7 288.2 285.2 309.7 8.22 2 950 417 9.7 9.6 100 0.1 9.7 318 30 287.0 288.4 285.0 309.2 7.93 3 900 866 8.9 7.6 92 1.2 8.2 325 37 290.6 291.9 285.8 311.4 7.30 4 850 1338 6.4 4.3 86 2.1 5.3 329 18 292.9 294.0 285.5 310.6 6.14 5 800 1833 3.1 1.4 88 1.7 2.2 336 15 294.5 295.4 285.3 309.9 5.29 6 750 2353 0.7 0.1 96 0.6 0.4 316 14 297.3 298.3 286.2 312.5 5.13 7 700 2906 -2.0 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 286 19 300.2 301.1 286.6 313.8 4.50 8 650 3490 -5.9 -6.9 92 1.0 -6.2 263 28 302.3 303.0 286.4 313.1 3.51 9 600 4114 -8.6 -9.5 93 0.9 -9.0 280 12 306.1 306.7 287.3 315.8 3.09 10 550 4785 -12.2 -13.4 91 1.2 -12.6 241 13 309.6 310.0 287.9 317.5 2.47 11 500 5507 -16.4 -18.0 88 1.6 -16.9 212 9 313.0 313.3 288.4 319.1 1.85 12 450 6291 -21.3 -23.3 84 2.0 -21.8 177 20 316.4 316.7 289.0 320.8 1.30 13 400 7152 -26.3 -28.4 82 2.2 -26.7 168 28 320.8 321.0 290.0 324.0 0.92 14 350 8099 -35.0 -37.5 78 2.5 -35.3 192 46 321.5 321.6 289.7 323.1 0.43 15 300 9161 -39.4 -53.9 20 14.4 -40.2 192 56 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.08 16 250 10402 -42.9 -71.5 3 28.6 -43.7 198 72 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.01 17 200 11892 -44.7 -75.7 2 31.0 -45.5 220 49 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 18 150 13777 -54.0 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 233 52 376.9 376.9 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 16346 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 255 33 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5517.47 m Freezing level: 737.20 mb = 2494.85 m = 8185.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 743.11 mb = 2427.33 m = 7963.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.09 % Est. max temperature: 18.32 C = 64.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.70 mb = 324.08 m = 1063.23 ft T: 10.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 1.51 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.17 mb = 1087.81 m = 3568.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.32 C = 61.38 F Cap Strength: 4.39 C Lifted Index: 5.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.93 C Showalter Index: 5.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.63 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.87 C Cross Totals Index: 20.76 C K Index: 26.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 95.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12479.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.07 mb = 764.96 m = 2509.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.4 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 318.4 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.6 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -45.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.7 neg: -6.6 tot: 47.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.66 Bulk Shear: 34.22 m/s