MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.73,-89.63 Latitude: 39.73 Longitude: -89.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 985 178 25.7 16.5 57 9.2 19.4 215 13 300.1 302.3 293.2 335.4 12.03 2 950 493 21.1 15.6 71 5.5 17.4 216 16 298.6 300.7 292.5 332.9 11.78 3 900 958 16.5 14.8 90 1.7 15.4 218 17 298.5 300.6 292.5 333.0 11.84 4 850 1443 13.4 13.3 100 0.1 13.3 234 27 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.4 11.35 5 800 1953 12.1 6.0 66 6.1 8.6 243 27 304.1 305.4 290.6 326.2 7.36 6 750 2491 8.9 2.6 65 6.2 5.5 239 31 306.2 307.4 290.3 325.0 6.18 7 700 3058 4.6 -1.1 67 5.6 1.7 235 35 307.6 308.5 289.7 323.2 5.06 8 650 3657 0.7 -13.6 33 14.3 -4.7 241 42 309.8 310.2 287.6 316.5 2.06 9 600 4293 -3.6 -19.9 27 16.2 -8.7 245 50 311.9 312.2 287.5 316.3 1.32 10 550 4975 -7.7 -33.7 10 26.0 -13.2 244 56 314.9 315.0 287.5 316.4 0.40 11 500 5709 -12.5 -34.2 15 21.6 -16.8 240 60 317.8 317.8 288.5 319.3 0.42 12 450 6504 -17.6 -35.2 20 17.5 -20.8 236 61 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.6 0.43 13 400 7375 -23.8 -40.6 20 16.9 -26.0 235 65 324.1 324.2 290.3 325.2 0.28 14 350 8334 -31.2 -50.8 13 19.7 -32.7 236 76 326.7 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.10 15 300 9408 -39.3 -44.9 55 5.6 -39.7 239 89 330.0 330.1 292.0 330.9 0.23 16 250 10632 -48.3 -51.6 69 3.3 -48.5 238 105 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12075 -53.5 -73.0 8 19.5 -53.8 245 89 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.01 18 150 13910 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.3 247 66 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.5 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.6 238 47 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.64 m Freezing level: 641.42 mb = 3766.36 m = 12356.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.54 mb = 3214.87 m = 10547.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.94 mb = 1334.34 m = 4377.69 ft T: 14.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 17.10 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.50 mb = 1319.00 m = 4327.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 33.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 577.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.62 mb = 1210.41 m = 3971.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 728.62 mb = 2728.57 m = 8951.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.62 mb = 10149.64 m = 33298.95 ft B at Equ Level: 576.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.62 mb = 12448.60 m = 40841.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 113.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 6.64 Bulk Shear: 87.07 m/s