MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.75,-86.54 Latitude: 41.75 Longitude: -86.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 978 226 22.6 17.3 72 5.3 19.0 233 8 297.6 299.9 293.0 334.6 12.77 2 950 480 20.6 16.4 77 4.2 17.8 221 17 298.1 300.3 292.8 334.1 12.41 3 900 945 16.6 15.1 90 1.6 15.6 209 24 298.7 300.9 292.7 333.8 12.05 4 850 1430 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 212 31 299.6 301.7 292.3 332.0 11.06 5 800 1938 10.3 8.2 87 2.1 9.0 231 41 302.1 303.7 291.0 327.6 8.56 6 750 2473 7.2 4.8 85 2.4 5.8 234 47 304.4 305.7 290.6 326.1 7.21 7 700 3038 4.1 1.8 85 2.4 2.9 234 46 307.1 308.2 290.6 326.1 6.23 8 650 3637 0.9 0.9 100 0.0 0.9 232 41 310.0 311.2 291.6 329.5 6.31 9 600 4276 -3.6 -6.8 78 3.2 -5.0 239 43 312.0 312.7 290.0 324.1 3.82 10 550 4959 -7.1 -25.1 22 18.0 -12.0 240 49 315.6 315.8 288.3 318.7 0.90 11 500 5694 -12.0 -28.4 24 16.4 -15.9 238 54 318.4 318.5 289.0 321.0 0.74 12 450 6493 -16.5 -39.6 12 23.0 -20.3 236 60 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.5 0.27 13 400 7366 -23.1 -41.7 17 18.6 -25.6 238 61 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.9 0.25 14 350 8325 -32.2 -41.3 40 9.1 -33.2 246 63 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.29 15 300 9401 -38.8 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.1 237 81 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10624 -49.3 -52.6 68 3.3 -49.4 237 88 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12048 -57.1 -69.8 19 12.7 -57.3 249 97 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13876 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 242 56 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16387 -64.9 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 252 53 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.57 m Freezing level: 639.68 mb = 3769.23 m = 12366.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.41 mb = 3731.13 m = 12241.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.14 % Est. max temperature: 25.67 C = 78.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.91 mb = 898.21 m = 2946.84 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 8.55 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.46 mb = 1169.71 m = 3837.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.11 C = 75.39 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 35.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 672.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.71 mb = 1071.15 m = 3514.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.71 mb = 1313.69 m = 4309.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.71 mb = 10839.58 m = 35562.49 ft B at Equ Level: 666.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.71 mb = 13017.30 m = 42707.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.5 neg: -12.6 tot: 268.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 7.10 Bulk Shear: 94.76 m/s