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: 41.77,-86.51 Latitude: 41.77 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 223 22.7 17.3 71 5.4 19.0 234 8 297.7 300.0 293.0 334.7 12.77 2 950 480 20.6 16.4 77 4.2 17.8 221 16 298.1 300.3 292.8 334.1 12.41 3 900 945 16.4 15.2 92 1.3 15.6 210 24 298.4 300.6 292.7 333.7 12.12 4 850 1429 12.9 12.9 100 -0.0 12.9 212 30 299.6 301.7 292.3 332.0 11.06 5 800 1937 10.1 8.6 91 1.5 9.2 231 40 301.9 303.5 291.2 328.0 8.80 6 750 2472 7.0 4.8 86 2.3 5.8 233 47 304.2 305.6 290.5 325.9 7.20 7 700 3037 4.2 2.3 87 1.9 3.2 235 46 307.1 308.3 290.8 326.9 6.47 8 650 3637 1.1 1.0 99 0.1 1.0 232 41 310.2 311.4 291.7 329.8 6.34 9 600 4276 -3.4 -7.4 74 4.0 -5.2 238 45 312.1 312.8 289.9 323.7 3.64 10 550 4959 -7.2 -26.1 20 18.9 -12.2 240 50 315.6 315.7 288.2 318.4 0.83 11 500 5694 -12.0 -30.1 21 18.1 -16.0 238 54 318.5 318.6 288.9 320.7 0.63 12 450 6493 -16.6 -39.2 12 22.7 -20.3 236 60 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.5 0.28 13 400 7367 -23.1 -39.5 21 16.4 -25.5 237 62 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.1 0.31 14 350 8326 -32.2 -40.2 45 8.1 -33.1 245 62 325.4 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.33 15 300 9401 -38.9 -42.0 72 3.1 -39.1 238 82 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10624 -49.3 -52.7 68 3.4 -49.4 237 88 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12049 -57.0 -70.7 16 13.7 -57.2 250 97 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.01 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 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 252 53 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.05 m Freezing level: 637.78 mb = 3793.22 m = 12444.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.82 mb = 3738.14 m = 12264.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.84 % Est. max temperature: 25.57 C = 78.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.40 mb = 912.31 m = 2993.10 ft T: 16.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 8.85 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.49 mb = 1140.16 m = 3740.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.93 C = 75.08 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.83 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 35.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 668.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.37 mb = 1054.96 m = 3461.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.37 mb = 1296.97 m = 4255.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.37 mb = 10795.68 m = 35418.48 ft B at Equ Level: 664.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.37 mb = 12956.06 m = 42506.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.1 neg: -9.7 tot: 263.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 6.94 Bulk Shear: 96.38 m/s