MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.5,-86.51 Latitude: 40.50 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 39 SFC 979 222 22.7 15.2 63 7.5 17.8 182 8 297.6 299.6 291.7 330.0 11.15 2 950 486 23.2 13.6 55 9.5 17.0 202 25 300.7 302.6 292.0 331.3 10.39 3 900 955 19.0 12.9 68 6.1 15.0 212 31 301.0 303.0 292.2 331.8 10.43 4 850 1442 14.3 12.1 87 2.1 12.9 212 33 301.1 303.0 292.3 332.0 10.50 5 800 1951 10.2 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 219 32 302.0 303.8 292.0 331.0 9.79 6 750 2487 7.9 5.3 84 2.6 6.4 230 33 305.2 306.6 291.1 327.8 7.49 7 700 3055 5.5 0.3 69 5.2 2.7 222 31 308.5 309.6 290.5 325.7 5.57 8 650 3656 1.3 -0.7 87 2.0 0.3 213 37 310.4 311.5 291.1 327.8 5.61 9 600 4295 -3.4 -4.0 96 0.6 -3.7 214 37 312.2 313.1 290.9 327.1 4.74 10 550 4980 -6.7 -13.7 58 7.0 -9.3 217 51 316.1 316.6 290.0 324.1 2.42 11 500 5715 -12.9 -19.5 58 6.6 -14.9 213 51 317.4 317.7 289.6 322.8 1.63 12 450 6509 -18.0 -22.5 68 4.5 -19.2 215 57 320.5 320.8 290.3 325.3 1.39 13 400 7381 -22.9 -25.3 81 2.4 -23.4 225 46 325.2 325.5 291.6 329.5 1.22 14 350 8346 -29.5 -35.3 57 5.8 -30.4 223 38 328.9 329.0 292.0 330.9 0.54 15 300 9426 -38.3 -41.4 73 3.1 -38.6 228 48 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10653 -48.5 -52.1 66 3.6 -48.6 236 58 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12083 -57.1 -60.7 64 3.6 -57.2 248 72 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.6 0.05 18 150 13908 -59.4 -84.4 3 25.0 -59.6 235 45 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16420 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 244 45 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.26 m Freezing level: 636.34 mb = 3830.69 m = 12567.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.79 mb = 3695.62 m = 12124.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.76 % Est. max temperature: 26.52 C = 79.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.76 mb = 1178.12 m = 3865.17 ft T: 16.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 6.30 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.02 mb = 1785.04 m = 5856.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.76 C = 80.17 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 34.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 218.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.28 mb = 1629.46 m = 5345.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.28 mb = 1990.16 m = 6529.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.28 mb = 2201.39 m = 7222.32 ft B at Equ Level: 11.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 696.28 mb = 3098.09 m = 10164.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.8 neg: -9.9 tot: 152.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 5.33 Bulk Shear: 40.91 m/s