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: 40.83,-86.47 Latitude: 40.83 Longitude: -86.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 982 230 19.8 14.4 71 5.4 16.3 202 11 294.5 296.4 290.2 324.7 10.54 2 950 511 18.5 13.6 73 4.9 15.4 223 26 296.0 297.9 290.6 325.9 10.37 3 900 976 17.1 13.8 81 3.3 14.9 244 23 299.1 301.1 292.1 331.4 11.06 4 850 1462 14.0 11.5 85 2.5 12.4 223 23 300.8 302.6 291.8 330.4 10.06 5 800 1971 10.2 6.0 75 4.2 7.8 223 27 302.1 303.4 290.0 324.0 7.37 6 750 2506 8.1 6.8 92 1.2 7.3 226 26 305.3 306.9 291.8 330.3 8.30 7 700 3074 5.7 0.5 69 5.2 2.9 239 33 308.8 309.9 290.7 326.4 5.68 8 650 3676 2.3 -8.7 44 11.0 -2.5 234 37 311.5 312.1 289.1 321.2 3.04 9 600 4316 -2.6 -17.4 31 14.8 -7.6 231 41 313.2 313.5 288.3 318.5 1.63 10 550 5001 -6.2 -29.9 13 23.7 -12.0 233 42 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.7 0.58 11 500 5738 -11.3 -38.1 9 26.8 -16.3 236 42 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.3 0.29 12 450 6536 -17.6 -38.7 14 21.1 -21.0 236 44 321.1 321.1 289.4 322.2 0.30 13 400 7407 -23.2 -25.4 82 2.3 -23.7 241 43 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.1 1.21 14 350 8371 -30.4 -35.4 61 5.0 -31.1 253 46 327.8 327.9 291.6 329.8 0.54 15 300 9448 -38.8 -42.7 67 3.8 -39.2 244 49 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.7 0.30 16 250 10670 -50.0 -53.7 65 3.7 -50.1 249 64 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 17 200 12099 -55.0 -70.2 13 15.3 -55.2 262 77 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 13931 -58.8 -82.2 3 23.3 -59.1 244 48 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16420 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 243 42 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.97 m Freezing level: 626.59 mb = 3975.99 m = 13044.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.94 mb = 3394.59 m = 11136.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.20 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.77 mb = 921.15 m = 3022.12 ft T: 17.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 11.76 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.09 mb = 1752.42 m = 5749.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.77 C = 80.19 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: 0.76 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.09 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 31.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5605.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.78 mb = 1227.51 m = 4027.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.0 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 262.0 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.1 neg: -6.8 tot: 125.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.85 Bulk Shear: 21.35 m/s