MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.43,-89.40 Latitude: 40.43 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 38 SFC 983 191 23.0 18.2 75 4.7 19.7 210 9 297.6 300.0 293.5 336.8 13.52 2 950 483 20.0 17.5 85 2.5 18.3 214 15 297.5 299.9 293.4 336.2 13.36 3 900 947 16.1 16.2 100 -0.0 16.1 218 18 298.1 300.5 293.2 335.7 12.94 4 850 1432 13.5 13.5 100 -0.0 13.6 233 20 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.2 11.54 5 800 1941 10.9 2.7 57 8.2 6.5 250 22 302.8 303.9 288.8 320.3 5.81 6 750 2476 7.4 1.1 64 6.3 4.1 243 27 304.6 305.6 289.2 321.3 5.52 7 700 3039 3.1 -8.0 44 11.1 -1.7 234 35 305.9 306.4 287.2 315.2 2.98 8 650 3635 0.2 -16.4 27 16.6 -5.6 235 43 309.2 309.5 286.9 314.5 1.63 9 600 4272 -4.0 -12.0 54 8.0 -7.1 238 47 311.5 312.0 288.6 319.6 2.53 10 550 4953 -8.2 -23.7 28 15.5 -12.4 240 52 314.4 314.6 288.1 317.9 1.03 11 500 5684 -13.3 -30.9 21 17.6 -17.0 239 55 316.8 317.0 288.4 318.9 0.58 12 450 6478 -18.6 -31.4 32 12.8 -21.1 239 57 319.8 319.9 289.3 322.0 0.62 13 400 7343 -25.3 -29.7 67 4.4 -26.1 236 62 322.2 322.3 290.3 325.0 0.82 14 350 8303 -30.8 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.2 244 89 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.5 0.63 15 300 9383 -37.9 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.2 230 93 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.36 16 250 10612 -48.3 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.4 226 108 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12049 -53.8 -75.9 5 22.2 -54.1 246 103 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13884 -57.2 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.4 247 52 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16400 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 250 48 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.39 m Freezing level: 647.42 mb = 3668.27 m = 12034.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.62 mb = 2870.55 m = 9417.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.61 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.64 mb = 789.57 m = 2590.43 ft T: 17.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 16.45 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.59 mb = 903.18 m = 2963.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.19 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -4.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.35 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 26.81 C K Index: 29.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1133.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.63 mb = 874.36 m = 2868.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.63 mb = 1016.65 m = 3335.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.63 mb = 10804.27 m = 35446.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1128.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.63 mb = 13773.19 m = 45187.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.1 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 267.1 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.6 neg: -0.2 tot: 97.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 14.19 Bulk Shear: 79.90 m/s