MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.62,-89.66 Latitude: 40.62 Longitude: -89.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 985 157 21.2 18.9 87 2.3 19.6 152 8 295.6 298.1 293.3 336.0 14.05 2 950 472 18.8 17.8 94 1.0 18.2 177 12 296.3 298.7 293.2 335.6 13.65 3 900 935 15.4 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 225 11 297.4 299.7 292.6 333.2 12.36 4 850 1418 13.4 3.4 50 10.1 8.0 241 6 300.2 301.3 287.9 317.3 5.73 5 800 1926 10.7 0.6 50 10.1 5.5 252 10 302.6 303.5 288.0 317.7 5.01 6 750 2460 7.0 -2.2 52 9.2 2.5 238 21 304.2 305.0 287.9 317.5 4.33 7 700 3023 3.4 -7.3 46 10.6 -1.3 231 29 306.2 306.8 287.5 316.1 3.16 8 650 3619 -0.2 -13.3 37 13.1 -5.1 229 37 308.8 309.1 287.3 315.5 2.11 9 600 4255 -4.3 -11.2 58 6.9 -7.0 229 40 311.2 311.7 288.7 319.9 2.71 10 550 4935 -9.0 -17.0 52 8.0 -11.6 229 39 313.4 313.8 288.6 319.5 1.84 11 500 5665 -13.8 -17.9 71 4.1 -15.0 226 38 316.2 316.6 289.5 322.5 1.87 12 450 6462 -16.8 -18.4 87 1.6 -17.3 208 48 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.99 13 400 7335 -23.0 -25.9 77 2.9 -23.7 210 56 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.2 1.16 14 350 8301 -29.3 -32.3 76 3.0 -29.8 215 61 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9384 -38.0 -41.2 72 3.2 -38.4 220 70 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10609 -48.9 -52.3 68 3.4 -49.1 225 84 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12042 -55.7 -67.2 23 11.4 -55.9 238 71 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13872 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.4 -58.5 254 47 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16398 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 255 37 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.25 m Freezing level: 652.63 mb = 3587.81 m = 11770.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.79 mb = 2829.49 m = 9283.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.05 % Est. max temperature: 26.48 C = 79.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.57 mb = 448.62 m = 1471.82 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 18.64 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.82 mb = 785.67 m = 2577.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.66 C = 72.79 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.45 C Showalter Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.21 C Cross Totals Index: 17.12 C K Index: 19.92 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 90.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 718.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.12 mb = 736.23 m = 2415.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.12 mb = 876.83 m = 2876.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.12 mb = 10709.17 m = 35134.64 ft B at Equ Level: 714.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.12 mb = 13222.57 m = 43380.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.5 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 257.5 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.6 neg: -23.1 tot: 43.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 64.85 m/s