MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.30,-86.34 Latitude: 41.30 Longitude: -86.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 977 246 24.2 16.8 63 7.5 19.2 209 13 299.4 301.6 293.2 335.5 12.38 2 950 489 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.8 209 19 299.3 301.5 292.9 334.2 11.97 3 900 955 17.2 14.8 86 2.4 15.6 209 22 299.2 301.4 292.7 333.8 11.85 4 850 1441 14.2 11.2 82 3.0 12.3 226 32 301.0 302.8 291.7 330.1 9.88 5 800 1950 10.8 9.6 92 1.2 10.0 224 38 302.7 304.4 291.9 330.7 9.41 6 750 2485 7.5 6.1 91 1.4 6.7 237 47 304.7 306.2 291.3 328.6 7.93 7 700 3051 4.5 0.1 73 4.4 2.2 243 44 307.4 308.5 290.1 324.4 5.51 8 650 3652 1.1 -3.2 73 4.3 -1.0 243 42 310.2 311.1 290.2 324.7 4.65 9 600 4290 -3.0 -13.9 43 10.8 -7.1 242 43 312.6 313.0 288.6 319.7 2.18 10 550 4974 -7.1 -13.7 59 6.6 -9.5 245 46 315.7 316.2 289.9 323.6 2.42 11 500 5709 -12.3 -17.1 68 4.8 -13.9 241 50 318.0 318.4 290.2 324.7 2.00 12 450 6506 -17.3 -28.8 36 11.5 -19.8 241 50 321.5 321.7 290.0 324.3 0.79 13 400 7379 -22.8 -35.3 31 12.5 -24.9 237 55 325.3 325.4 290.9 327.0 0.47 14 350 8343 -29.9 -44.8 22 14.9 -31.4 239 59 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.20 15 300 9419 -39.2 -43.1 67 3.9 -39.5 252 76 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.28 16 250 10642 -49.2 -52.9 65 3.7 -49.4 239 79 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12072 -55.8 -69.2 17 13.4 -56.1 244 68 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13891 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 238 63 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16394 -65.7 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 246 48 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.81 m Freezing level: 636.96 mb = 3818.17 m = 12526.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.43 mb = 3461.62 m = 11356.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.59 mb = 1188.52 m = 3899.29 ft T: 15.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 6.26 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.92 mb = 1490.90 m = 4891.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.01 C = 78.82 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 33.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 573.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.30 mb = 1269.35 m = 4164.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.30 mb = 1821.70 m = 5976.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.30 mb = 10842.30 m = 35571.42 ft B at Equ Level: 565.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.30 mb = 13014.35 m = 42697.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.0 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 267.0 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.4 neg: -1.6 tot: 262.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 6.70 Bulk Shear: 85.64 m/s