MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.66,-89.32 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -89.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 980 230 19.7 16.1 80 3.6 17.3 201 10 294.5 296.7 291.3 328.4 11.83 2 950 493 17.6 15.2 86 2.4 16.0 215 20 295.0 297.1 291.2 328.0 11.50 3 900 954 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 239 22 297.4 299.6 292.6 333.1 12.34 4 850 1439 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 230 33 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.8 11.69 5 800 1950 12.6 7.3 70 5.3 9.4 223 41 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.6 8.02 6 750 2490 9.1 2.8 64 6.4 5.6 222 45 306.5 307.7 290.5 325.5 6.24 7 700 3057 4.7 0.6 75 4.1 2.5 229 45 307.6 308.7 290.3 325.2 5.72 8 650 3656 0.2 -0.1 98 0.2 0.0 224 41 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.2 5.86 9 600 4294 -3.9 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.1 226 42 311.6 312.5 290.6 326.1 4.62 10 550 4976 -7.9 -13.5 64 5.6 -9.9 235 46 314.7 315.1 289.6 322.7 2.45 11 500 5709 -12.5 -35.1 13 22.5 -16.9 240 51 317.8 317.8 288.5 319.2 0.39 12 450 6503 -18.4 -22.0 73 3.6 -19.3 245 58 320.1 320.4 290.3 325.1 1.46 13 400 7376 -22.4 -24.3 85 1.9 -22.8 229 67 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.34 14 350 8340 -30.0 -32.4 79 2.4 -30.3 223 70 328.4 328.5 292.0 331.0 0.72 15 300 9416 -39.3 -42.3 73 3.0 -39.6 229 75 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10638 -49.7 -53.0 69 3.2 -49.9 232 85 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12067 -56.5 -67.2 25 10.8 -56.6 245 93 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13897 -56.1 -81.8 3 25.6 -56.5 247 55 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.4 0.00 19 100 16407 -65.6 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 240 48 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.18 m Freezing level: 648.08 mb = 3680.41 m = 12074.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.76 mb = 3658.79 m = 12003.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.10 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.57 mb = 678.75 m = 2226.83 ft T: 16.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 9.62 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.97 mb = 1261.90 m = 4140.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.25 C Cross Totals Index: 26.26 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 223.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 110.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.16 mb = 867.94 m = 2847.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 694.16 mb = 3124.62 m = 10251.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 404.16 mb = 7298.90 m = 23946.25 ft B at Equ Level: 222.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 224.16 mb = 11336.32 m = 37192.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.9 neg: -11.2 tot: 154.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 73.15 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.28,-89.40 Latitude: 40.28 Longitude: -89.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 984 198 19.9 16.5 81 3.4 17.7 202 11 294.5 296.6 291.5 329.0 12.07 2 950 498 17.4 15.8 91 1.5 16.4 214 22 294.8 297.0 291.5 329.2 12.00 3 900 960 16.1 13.5 85 2.6 14.5 229 29 298.1 300.1 291.7 329.8 10.90 4 850 1446 15.4 10.5 72 4.9 12.3 217 35 302.3 304.0 291.7 330.2 9.40 5 800 1958 12.6 5.3 61 7.3 8.4 218 41 304.6 305.9 290.5 325.7 6.98 6 750 2497 9.4 2.3 61 7.1 5.5 227 46 306.7 307.9 290.3 325.2 6.03 7 700 3064 4.7 0.6 75 4.1 2.5 228 50 307.7 308.8 290.3 325.2 5.71 8 650 3664 0.4 -2.0 84 2.4 -0.8 231 42 309.4 310.4 290.3 325.2 5.07 9 600 4301 -4.3 -6.8 82 2.5 -5.4 240 38 311.1 311.8 289.7 323.2 3.81 10 550 4982 -8.0 -9.4 89 1.4 -8.6 242 45 314.6 315.3 290.5 325.6 3.40 11 500 5717 -12.2 -14.0 87 1.7 -12.8 241 56 318.2 318.7 290.8 326.7 2.60 12 450 6513 -17.7 -20.0 82 2.3 -18.4 233 55 320.9 321.3 290.8 326.8 1.73 13 400 7386 -22.7 -24.9 82 2.2 -23.2 227 58 325.4 325.7 291.7 329.9 1.26 14 350 8350 -29.8 -32.3 79 2.5 -30.2 229 61 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.73 15 300 9427 -39.1 -42.9 67 3.8 -39.4 233 67 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.4 0.29 16 250 10650 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.6 234 78 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12080 -56.8 -66.5 28 9.8 -56.9 247 91 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 18 150 13910 -56.0 -82.0 2 26.0 -56.3 247 56 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.4 -87.4 3 22.1 -65.5 238 47 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.99 m Freezing level: 645.86 mb = 3716.42 m = 12192.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.98 mb = 3515.87 m = 11534.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.75 % Est. max temperature: 28.45 C = 83.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.03 mb = 634.03 m = 2080.14 ft T: 16.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 5.00 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.02 mb = 1968.09 m = 6456.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.06 C = 86.11 F Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lifted Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.58 C Showalter Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.60 C Cross Totals Index: 22.67 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 136.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 179.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.16 mb = 949.27 m = 3114.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.16 mb = 3465.05 m = 11368.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 416.16 mb = 7092.45 m = 23268.93 ft B at Equ Level: 135.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 286.16 mb = 9744.19 m = 31968.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.1 neg: -2.7 tot: 248.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.81 Bulk Shear: 75.64 m/s