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: 40.99,-86 Latitude: 40.99 Longitude: -86.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 975 256 22.2 16.1 68 6.1 18.2 197 6 297.5 299.7 292.3 332.0 11.90 2 950 484 22.6 15.3 63 7.4 17.7 204 20 300.1 302.3 292.8 334.0 11.54 3 900 952 18.3 14.0 76 4.4 15.5 209 30 300.4 302.5 292.6 333.3 11.22 4 850 1438 13.6 13.1 97 0.5 13.3 208 30 300.4 302.5 292.6 333.4 11.23 5 800 1947 10.5 10.5 100 -0.0 10.4 212 32 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.9 9.99 6 750 2483 8.6 4.4 75 4.3 6.2 224 34 306.0 307.3 290.9 327.2 6.99 7 700 3051 5.2 2.0 80 3.1 3.5 224 35 308.2 309.4 291.0 327.6 6.34 8 650 3652 1.7 -7.9 49 9.6 -2.5 227 36 310.9 311.5 289.1 321.2 3.25 9 600 4293 -2.4 -8.7 62 6.3 -5.1 221 36 313.3 314.0 289.9 323.9 3.31 10 550 4978 -6.6 -15.8 48 9.2 -9.8 218 47 316.3 316.7 289.7 323.0 2.03 11 500 5714 -12.3 -18.9 58 6.6 -14.3 217 49 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.72 12 450 6512 -17.4 -25.8 48 8.4 -19.4 216 47 321.3 321.5 290.2 324.9 1.04 13 400 7383 -23.5 -25.5 84 1.9 -24.0 220 46 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.6 1.20 14 350 8344 -30.5 -34.8 66 4.3 -31.2 223 42 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.7 0.57 15 300 9423 -38.4 -42.8 64 4.3 -38.8 235 60 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.29 16 250 10647 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -48.9 232 70 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 17 200 12079 -56.8 -65.6 32 8.8 -56.9 246 68 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 18 150 13899 -58.7 -82.5 3 23.7 -59.0 236 50 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16409 -64.6 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 246 46 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.56 m Freezing level: 629.43 mb = 3915.67 m = 12846.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.91 mb = 3395.19 m = 11138.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.03 C = 78.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.26 mb = 1034.63 m = 3394.41 ft T: 17.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 6.23 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.53 mb = 1492.42 m = 4896.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.31 C = 77.56 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 35.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 430.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.69 mb = 1411.29 m = 4630.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.69 mb = 1661.53 m = 5451.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 757.69 mb = 2398.45 m = 7868.85 ft B at Equ Level: 13.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.69 mb = 12480.63 m = 40946.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 8.85 Bulk Shear: 48.66 m/s