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: 40.91,-86.29 Latitude: 40.91 Longitude: -86.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 977 241 22.1 16.6 71 5.5 18.4 216 4 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.8 12.28 2 950 484 22.3 15.3 64 7.0 17.7 215 18 299.9 302.0 292.7 333.8 11.59 3 900 951 18.3 14.1 77 4.2 15.5 211 28 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.4 11.29 4 850 1438 13.7 13.0 96 0.7 13.2 209 30 300.5 302.5 292.6 333.1 11.12 5 800 1947 10.9 11.0 100 -0.0 10.9 212 34 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.5 10.33 6 750 2484 7.8 7.8 100 0.1 7.8 221 35 305.1 306.7 292.2 331.8 8.88 7 700 3050 4.6 0.8 76 3.8 2.6 223 37 307.6 308.7 290.4 325.5 5.81 8 650 3651 1.2 -3.7 70 4.9 -1.2 222 37 310.3 311.2 290.1 324.4 4.48 9 600 4290 -2.5 -6.9 72 4.4 -4.4 218 38 313.2 314.0 290.4 325.4 3.81 10 550 4976 -6.9 -10.4 76 3.4 -8.3 217 45 315.9 316.5 290.6 326.1 3.15 11 500 5711 -12.6 -16.0 76 3.4 -13.7 215 51 317.7 318.2 290.3 325.1 2.20 12 450 6508 -17.5 -24.5 55 6.9 -19.3 214 47 321.2 321.4 290.3 325.2 1.17 13 400 7379 -23.4 -28.1 65 4.7 -24.4 223 42 324.6 324.8 291.1 327.9 0.94 14 350 8341 -29.8 -35.6 57 5.8 -30.7 225 44 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.4 0.52 15 300 9420 -38.6 -42.0 71 3.4 -38.9 237 61 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10645 -48.8 -52.2 68 3.4 -48.9 234 70 333.5 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12075 -57.0 -64.3 39 7.3 -57.1 249 72 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 13900 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.5 236 47 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 246 46 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.01 m Freezing level: 633.58 mb = 3860.79 m = 12666.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.36 mb = 3461.40 m = 11356.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.38 % Est. max temperature: 26.38 C = 79.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.46 mb = 937.28 m = 3075.02 ft T: 18.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 9.08 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.51 mb = 1482.44 m = 4863.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.52 C = 77.93 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 35.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 465.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.96 mb = 1368.50 m = 4489.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.96 mb = 1926.46 m = 6320.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.96 mb = 10331.36 m = 33895.12 ft B at Equ Level: 463.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.96 mb = 12674.73 m = 41583.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.7 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 246.7 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 4.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.0 neg: -1.1 tot: 151.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 7.99 Bulk Shear: 58.25 m/s