MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-88.01 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -88.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 178 25.1 18.3 66 6.8 20.4 199 13 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.8 13.50 2 950 503 21.3 17.1 77 4.2 18.5 200 21 298.8 301.2 293.5 336.7 13.02 3 900 969 17.5 15.3 87 2.2 16.0 204 27 299.5 301.7 293.1 335.2 12.21 4 850 1456 14.9 11.9 82 3.0 13.0 211 25 301.8 303.7 292.4 332.4 10.36 5 800 1968 12.2 9.1 82 3.0 10.3 229 23 304.1 305.8 292.1 331.4 9.12 6 750 2506 9.6 3.4 65 6.2 6.1 238 26 307.0 308.2 290.8 326.9 6.53 7 700 3076 6.2 -2.2 55 8.4 2.0 242 35 309.4 310.3 289.9 323.9 4.66 8 650 3678 1.1 -0.9 86 2.0 0.1 239 42 310.2 311.3 291.0 327.4 5.52 9 600 4317 -2.7 -6.0 78 3.3 -4.2 236 45 313.0 313.8 290.5 325.9 4.06 10 550 5002 -7.6 -8.5 93 0.9 -7.9 235 48 315.1 315.8 290.8 326.9 3.66 11 500 5736 -12.4 -14.2 86 1.9 -13.0 233 48 317.9 318.4 290.7 326.3 2.54 12 450 6533 -17.2 -23.3 59 6.1 -18.8 237 53 321.6 321.9 290.6 326.1 1.30 13 400 7407 -22.6 -28.1 61 5.5 -23.8 242 51 325.6 325.8 291.4 328.9 0.94 14 350 8371 -30.2 -34.7 65 4.5 -30.9 233 56 328.0 328.2 291.7 330.2 0.58 15 300 9449 -38.3 -41.4 73 3.1 -38.5 238 57 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 16 250 10676 -48.8 -52.2 68 3.3 -49.0 236 69 333.4 333.5 292.8 333.9 0.12 17 200 12116 -54.4 -63.8 31 9.4 -54.6 250 98 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.04 18 150 13942 -58.9 -81.7 4 22.8 -59.1 248 71 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16433 -66.7 -87.2 4 20.5 -66.8 246 46 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.34 m Freezing level: 635.27 mb = 3866.32 m = 12684.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.08 mb = 3689.40 m = 12104.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.83 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.86 mb = 1036.70 m = 3401.21 ft T: 17.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 14.88 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.52 mb = 1420.95 m = 4661.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.08 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.29 C Showalter Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 841.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.49 mb = 1126.66 m = 3696.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.49 mb = 2860.86 m = 9385.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.49 mb = 10979.96 m = 36023.04 ft B at Equ Level: 838.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.49 mb = 13592.75 m = 44595.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.8 neg: -6.3 tot: 126.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 13.11 Bulk Shear: 64.16 m/s