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: 42.41,-88.03 Latitude: 42.41 Longitude: -88.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 238 11.0 10.1 94 0.9 10.5 316 16 286.6 288.0 284.9 308.9 8.01 2 950 419 9.4 9.4 100 -0.0 9.4 319 27 286.7 288.1 284.8 308.5 7.81 3 900 868 8.4 7.4 93 1.0 7.8 331 42 290.1 291.4 285.5 310.5 7.17 4 850 1339 6.6 4.1 84 2.5 5.3 318 13 293.1 294.2 285.5 310.6 6.05 5 800 1834 3.4 0.6 82 2.8 2.0 323 11 294.8 295.7 285.1 309.4 5.00 6 750 2355 0.7 -0.5 92 1.2 0.1 297 16 297.3 298.2 286.0 311.9 4.92 7 700 2906 -2.5 -3.3 94 0.8 -2.9 278 25 299.7 300.5 286.3 312.7 4.30 8 650 3491 -5.7 -6.8 92 1.1 -6.1 267 24 302.5 303.2 286.5 313.4 3.54 9 600 4113 -9.4 -10.5 92 1.1 -9.8 265 14 305.2 305.8 286.8 314.2 2.87 10 550 4783 -12.1 -13.2 91 1.1 -12.5 218 13 309.8 310.3 288.1 317.9 2.52 11 500 5505 -16.6 -18.1 88 1.5 -17.0 186 7 312.8 313.2 288.4 318.9 1.84 12 450 6289 -21.5 -23.4 85 1.9 -22.0 178 21 316.1 316.4 288.9 320.5 1.29 13 400 7148 -26.8 -28.8 83 2.1 -27.2 167 36 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.3 0.88 14 350 8094 -34.4 -38.0 70 3.5 -34.8 190 49 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.8 0.41 15 300 9155 -40.3 -51.0 31 10.7 -40.9 190 53 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.0 0.12 16 250 10394 -42.4 -69.5 4 27.1 -43.3 199 68 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.01 17 200 11887 -44.5 -75.6 2 31.0 -45.4 222 48 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.01 18 150 13774 -54.0 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 234 54 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 16345 -61.3 -88.4 2 27.1 -61.6 254 33 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5512.80 m Freezing level: 738.92 mb = 2477.21 m = 8127.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 747.71 mb = 2379.54 m = 7806.79 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.78 % Est. max temperature: 18.44 C = 65.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.32 mb = 355.56 m = 1166.51 ft T: 9.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 1.15 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.02 mb = 1184.83 m = 3887.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.52 C = 61.74 F Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lifted Index: 5.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.78 C Showalter Index: 5.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 20.68 C K Index: 26.53 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 82.47 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11626.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.86 mb = 786.36 m = 2579.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.1 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 312.1 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 4.5 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.0 neg: -20.7 tot: 10.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 46.26 m/s