MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.83,-89.68 Latitude: 39.83 Longitude: -89.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 988 171 19.1 15.8 81 3.3 16.9 212 9 293.3 295.3 290.6 326.0 11.48 2 950 507 20.3 14.5 69 5.8 16.5 239 34 297.8 299.7 291.6 329.6 10.97 3 900 971 16.9 15.4 91 1.5 15.9 251 40 298.9 301.2 293.0 334.8 12.30 4 850 1458 14.7 13.3 91 1.4 13.8 245 31 301.5 303.6 293.1 335.1 11.38 5 800 1969 11.8 9.2 84 2.6 10.2 234 29 303.7 305.4 292.0 331.0 9.15 6 750 2507 8.2 7.9 99 0.2 8.0 231 27 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.4 8.98 7 700 3074 5.0 2.7 85 2.4 3.8 232 26 308.1 309.3 291.3 328.4 6.65 8 650 3676 2.1 -1.5 77 3.6 0.3 236 29 311.3 312.3 291.1 327.8 5.28 9 600 4317 -2.3 -5.4 80 3.0 -3.7 233 33 313.4 314.2 290.9 327.0 4.28 10 550 5003 -6.5 -25.2 21 18.7 -11.6 236 38 316.3 316.5 288.5 319.4 0.89 11 500 5740 -11.0 -31.6 17 20.6 -15.5 238 41 319.6 319.7 289.2 321.6 0.55 12 450 6538 -17.9 -24.6 56 6.8 -19.6 232 46 320.7 321.0 290.2 324.7 1.15 13 400 7409 -22.8 -25.4 79 2.6 -23.4 246 52 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.5 1.21 14 350 8375 -29.3 -32.4 75 3.0 -29.8 261 45 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.72 15 300 9456 -38.0 -41.2 72 3.2 -38.4 253 43 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10683 -49.0 -52.4 67 3.5 -49.1 249 47 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12116 -56.0 -62.7 43 6.7 -56.1 255 76 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 18 150 13946 -58.6 -81.1 4 22.5 -58.8 250 53 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16435 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 252 36 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.40 m Freezing level: 626.56 mb = 3976.72 m = 13046.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.81 mb = 3715.75 m = 12190.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.83 C = 82.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.75 mb = 590.94 m = 1938.76 ft T: 19.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 13.02 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.48 mb = 1745.92 m = 5728.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.52 C = 83.34 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.31 C K Index: 36.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 103.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 124.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.88 mb = 1096.57 m = 3597.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 611.88 mb = 4160.14 m = 13648.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 381.88 mb = 7744.34 m = 25407.62 ft B at Equ Level: 102.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 281.88 mb = 9875.54 m = 32399.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.0 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 267.0 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.3 neg: -60.6 tot: 101.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 16.27 Bulk Shear: 6.36 m/s