MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.18,-88.32 Latitude: 41.18 Longitude: -88.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 985 180 17.8 14.5 81 3.2 15.7 199 9 292.2 294.1 289.5 322.4 10.62 2 950 491 20.2 14.3 69 5.9 16.4 233 33 297.7 299.7 291.5 329.3 10.87 3 900 956 17.1 14.6 85 2.5 15.5 252 35 299.2 301.3 292.6 333.3 11.68 4 850 1443 14.2 13.5 95 0.8 13.7 242 30 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.9 11.50 5 800 1953 11.1 10.7 98 0.4 10.9 227 29 303.0 304.9 292.6 333.2 10.17 6 750 2489 8.2 6.9 91 1.3 7.4 227 30 305.5 307.0 291.9 330.6 8.33 7 700 3057 5.1 -0.2 69 5.3 2.3 225 32 308.1 309.1 290.2 324.7 5.38 8 650 3658 2.4 -16.4 23 18.8 -4.4 230 37 311.7 312.0 287.8 317.1 1.63 9 600 4299 -2.2 -19.3 26 17.0 -7.8 226 42 313.5 313.8 288.1 318.2 1.39 10 550 4984 -6.7 -30.8 13 24.1 -12.3 232 43 316.2 316.3 288.1 318.1 0.53 11 500 5720 -11.5 -34.3 13 22.7 -16.2 235 47 319.0 319.0 288.9 320.5 0.42 12 450 6518 -17.1 -37.7 15 20.5 -20.6 236 48 321.7 321.7 289.6 322.9 0.33 13 400 7390 -22.9 -34.3 34 11.4 -24.8 238 48 325.3 325.4 290.9 327.2 0.52 14 350 8355 -29.9 -35.9 56 5.9 -30.7 248 60 328.4 328.5 291.8 330.3 0.51 15 300 9433 -39.0 -42.3 71 3.3 -39.3 246 67 330.4 330.4 292.2 331.5 0.31 16 250 10655 -49.6 -54.0 60 4.4 -49.8 239 59 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 17 200 12088 -56.0 -69.7 16 13.8 -56.2 243 65 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13916 -58.0 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 248 48 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16408 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 250 37 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.69 m Freezing level: 623.93 mb = 3992.29 m = 13097.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.75 mb = 3259.55 m = 10693.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.80 mb = 592.61 m = 1944.22 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 17.81 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.27 mb = 1721.92 m = 5649.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 25.02 C K Index: 33.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 168.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.01 mb = 1147.16 m = 3763.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 545.01 mb = 5054.16 m = 16581.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 415.01 mb = 7117.47 m = 23351.01 ft B at Equ Level: 40.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 345.01 mb = 8455.56 m = 27740.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.4 neg: -31.1 tot: 145.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.89 Bulk Shear: 14.42 m/s