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: 41.32,-86.12 Latitude: 41.32 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 976 254 24.0 16.4 63 7.6 18.9 213 10 299.2 301.4 292.9 334.6 12.11 2 950 485 22.7 15.5 64 7.2 17.9 215 19 300.2 302.4 293.0 334.6 11.73 3 900 953 18.2 14.5 79 3.7 15.8 213 24 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.3 11.61 4 850 1440 13.6 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 213 27 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.54 5 800 1949 11.1 11.0 99 0.1 11.0 223 32 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.7 10.35 6 750 2486 7.1 7.0 99 0.1 7.1 234 38 304.3 305.9 291.6 329.5 8.40 7 700 3051 3.6 3.5 99 0.1 3.5 232 47 306.5 307.8 291.1 327.8 7.03 8 650 3649 0.7 -1.3 86 2.0 -0.3 235 47 309.8 310.8 290.7 326.4 5.36 9 600 4288 -2.6 -9.8 58 7.2 -5.6 232 46 313.1 313.7 289.6 322.8 3.02 10 550 4973 -6.6 -25.4 21 18.8 -11.7 230 47 316.3 316.4 288.5 319.3 0.88 11 500 5708 -11.9 -33.7 14 21.8 -16.3 241 52 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.1 0.44 12 450 6506 -16.9 -38.1 14 21.3 -20.4 241 58 322.0 322.1 289.8 323.2 0.32 13 400 7380 -22.9 -38.8 22 15.9 -25.2 237 64 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.5 0.33 14 350 8343 -30.1 -44.0 25 13.9 -31.6 233 67 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.0 0.22 15 300 9420 -38.8 -45.1 51 6.4 -39.2 233 71 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.6 0.23 16 250 10645 -49.4 -52.6 69 3.2 -49.5 238 82 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12074 -56.5 -67.2 25 10.7 -56.7 243 80 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 18 150 13896 -57.5 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 243 63 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16404 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 260 45 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.06 m Freezing level: 638.98 mb = 3789.70 m = 12433.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.59 mb = 3604.42 m = 11825.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.25 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.92 mb = 1213.30 m = 3980.61 ft T: 15.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 15.33 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1420.30 m = 4659.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.13 C = 77.23 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.29 C Showalter Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.43 C K Index: 38.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 626.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.37 mb = 1386.20 m = 4547.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.37 mb = 1535.61 m = 5038.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.37 mb = 10896.46 m = 35749.12 ft B at Equ Level: 621.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.37 mb = 13089.32 m = 42943.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.4 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 261.4 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 215.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 8.32 Bulk Shear: 75.33 m/s