MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.66,-89.50 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 983 203 19.8 16.5 81 3.3 17.6 204 10 294.4 296.6 291.4 329.0 12.08 2 950 496 17.5 15.4 88 2.0 16.1 220 22 294.9 297.0 291.3 328.5 11.69 3 900 957 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 244 24 297.3 299.6 292.5 332.9 12.29 4 850 1443 14.0 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 233 28 300.9 303.1 293.3 336.0 11.95 5 800 1953 12.0 10.2 89 1.8 10.9 224 41 304.0 305.8 292.6 333.3 9.83 6 750 2492 9.0 4.0 71 5.0 6.2 227 47 306.3 307.6 290.9 327.0 6.80 7 700 3060 4.9 0.1 71 4.8 2.4 234 48 308.0 309.0 290.3 325.0 5.52 8 650 3659 0.6 -2.0 82 2.7 -0.7 229 46 309.7 310.7 290.4 325.5 5.07 9 600 4297 -3.8 -6.2 84 2.4 -4.9 224 47 311.7 312.4 290.1 324.3 4.01 10 550 4978 -8.0 -9.0 93 1.0 -8.5 229 47 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.8 3.51 11 500 5713 -13.3 -15.3 85 2.0 -13.9 237 44 316.9 317.3 290.2 324.6 2.33 12 450 6507 -17.9 -20.0 84 2.1 -18.6 241 58 320.7 321.0 290.7 326.6 1.74 13 400 7379 -23.5 -26.3 78 2.7 -24.1 233 68 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.3 1.12 14 350 8339 -30.7 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 230 72 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.63 15 300 9415 -38.9 -42.0 72 3.1 -39.1 232 75 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10638 -49.5 -52.8 68 3.4 -49.6 232 91 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12070 -56.0 -67.2 23 11.2 -56.2 246 93 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.02 18 150 13904 -56.2 -81.8 3 25.6 -56.5 248 52 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16412 -66.1 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.2 235 48 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.30 m Freezing level: 642.78 mb = 3751.26 m = 12307.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.00 mb = 3523.40 m = 11559.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.00 mb = 622.93 m = 2043.70 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 11.03 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.38 mb = 1349.40 m = 4427.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.57 C = 78.03 F Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.42 C Showalter Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 27.32 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 259.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.60 mb = 829.45 m = 2721.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 678.60 mb = 3310.89 m = 10862.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 338.60 mb = 8570.05 m = 28116.63 ft B at Equ Level: 259.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.60 mb = 11499.27 m = 37726.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.2 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 260.2 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.9 neg: -6.6 tot: 187.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 3.90 Bulk Shear: 66.67 m/s