MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-87.43 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -87.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 120 22.5 16.5 69 6.0 18.5 168 14 296.4 298.6 292.0 331.1 12.01 2 950 484 21.9 15.1 65 6.8 17.4 181 39 299.4 301.5 292.5 332.9 11.44 3 900 951 18.2 13.6 75 4.6 15.2 189 49 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.3 10.92 4 850 1438 13.8 11.6 87 2.2 12.4 191 51 300.7 302.5 291.9 330.6 10.17 5 800 1948 12.1 1.0 47 11.0 6.2 201 50 304.0 305.0 288.6 319.7 5.15 6 750 2485 9.0 -2.3 45 11.4 3.4 202 50 306.4 307.2 288.6 319.6 4.29 7 700 3054 7.1 -6.1 39 13.1 1.0 203 47 310.3 310.9 289.1 321.2 3.46 8 650 3660 3.7 -4.8 54 8.5 -0.3 205 47 313.2 313.9 290.6 326.3 4.13 9 600 4304 -1.1 -6.7 65 5.7 -3.7 209 51 314.9 315.6 290.9 327.2 3.85 10 550 4991 -6.9 -8.8 86 2.0 -7.7 210 51 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.5 3.57 11 500 5727 -11.8 -14.5 80 2.7 -12.8 216 51 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.9 2.48 12 450 6526 -16.4 -30.8 28 14.3 -19.4 220 55 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.9 0.65 13 400 7402 -21.7 -34.8 30 13.1 -24.0 225 66 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.6 0.50 14 350 8371 -28.9 -32.8 69 3.8 -29.6 229 66 329.7 329.9 292.3 332.3 0.69 15 300 9457 -36.7 -43.0 52 6.3 -37.2 229 61 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.8 0.29 16 250 10691 -47.6 -50.8 70 3.2 -47.7 232 51 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12138 -51.8 -76.5 4 24.6 -52.2 239 77 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 13972 -60.6 -83.2 4 22.5 -60.8 257 43 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16463 -67.3 -86.8 5 19.5 -67.4 242 34 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.19 m Freezing level: 611.35 mb = 4157.53 m = 13640.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.87 mb = 3499.29 m = 11480.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.26 mb = 881.66 m = 2892.54 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 13.29 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.97 mb = 1760.74 m = 5776.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.81 C = 83.85 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.93 C Showalter Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.45 C K Index: 24.16 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 122.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 165.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.88 mb = 1319.52 m = 4329.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 586.88 mb = 4478.52 m = 14693.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 396.88 mb = 7459.21 m = 24472.19 ft B at Equ Level: 122.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.88 mb = 9999.63 m = 32806.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.1 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 233.1 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 392.1 neg: -8.8 tot: 383.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.66 Bulk Shear: 74.03 m/s