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: 41.8,-86.48 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -86.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 979 219 22.6 17.2 72 5.4 18.9 236 8 297.5 299.8 292.9 334.4 12.72 2 950 480 20.5 16.4 77 4.1 17.8 222 16 298.0 300.2 292.8 334.1 12.44 3 900 945 16.1 15.3 95 0.8 15.6 211 24 298.1 300.3 292.7 333.7 12.24 4 850 1429 12.9 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 209 29 299.7 301.7 292.3 332.2 11.11 5 800 1938 9.9 9.8 99 0.2 9.8 228 37 301.7 303.5 291.7 329.9 9.53 6 750 2472 7.1 5.7 90 1.5 6.3 233 46 304.3 305.7 291.0 327.4 7.66 7 700 3036 4.1 1.1 81 3.0 2.5 236 45 307.0 308.1 290.3 325.1 5.92 8 650 3637 1.0 -0.2 92 1.1 0.4 233 42 310.1 311.2 291.2 328.1 5.82 9 600 4275 -3.4 -11.2 55 7.8 -6.5 238 47 312.1 312.7 289.0 320.8 2.70 10 550 4958 -7.0 -28.3 17 21.3 -12.3 240 53 315.7 315.9 288.1 318.1 0.68 11 500 5694 -11.6 -34.1 14 22.5 -16.2 238 55 318.9 318.9 288.9 320.4 0.43 12 450 6493 -16.6 -36.9 16 20.3 -20.2 236 60 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.6 0.36 13 400 7366 -23.1 -37.3 26 14.2 -25.3 237 62 325.0 325.0 290.7 326.4 0.39 14 350 8326 -32.1 -39.9 46 7.8 -32.9 246 64 325.5 325.6 290.8 326.8 0.34 15 300 9401 -38.9 -42.1 72 3.1 -39.2 239 82 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10624 -49.3 -52.7 67 3.4 -49.4 237 88 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12049 -56.8 -71.5 14 14.8 -57.0 250 96 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.01 18 150 13875 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 243 55 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16387 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 252 53 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.24 m Freezing level: 639.04 mb = 3776.69 m = 12390.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.30 mb = 3669.97 m = 12040.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.58 C = 78.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.12 mb = 896.04 m = 2939.72 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 9.25 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1089.41 m = 3574.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.64 C = 74.56 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.58 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 653.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.05 mb = 1019.88 m = 3346.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.05 mb = 1260.79 m = 4136.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.05 mb = 10699.36 m = 35102.45 ft B at Equ Level: 651.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.05 mb = 13191.53 m = 43278.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.0 neg: -7.1 tot: 265.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 6.65 Bulk Shear: 98.14 m/s