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: 41.80,-88.09 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -88.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 978 222 21.8 16.8 73 5.0 18.5 223 6 296.8 299.1 292.4 332.7 12.43 2 950 476 19.3 16.2 82 3.1 17.2 225 10 296.7 299.0 292.3 332.1 12.26 3 900 939 15.0 14.9 100 0.0 15.0 228 14 296.9 299.1 292.1 331.5 11.95 4 850 1421 12.2 6.3 67 5.9 8.9 255 18 298.9 300.2 288.6 319.7 7.06 5 800 1927 10.1 -5.1 34 15.3 3.1 253 19 301.9 302.5 286.0 311.9 3.26 6 750 2460 6.9 -5.0 42 11.9 1.4 245 27 304.0 304.7 287.0 314.8 3.50 7 700 3022 2.1 -4.2 63 6.2 -0.8 234 31 304.8 305.5 287.8 317.1 4.00 8 650 3615 -0.9 -15.0 33 14.1 -6.0 227 39 307.9 308.2 286.6 313.8 1.83 9 600 4250 -3.8 -39.5 4 35.7 -10.7 231 41 311.7 311.7 286.2 312.5 0.21 10 550 4931 -8.2 -34.4 10 26.2 -13.6 235 50 314.3 314.4 287.3 315.7 0.38 11 500 5663 -13.0 -33.1 17 20.2 -17.0 235 58 317.2 317.3 288.4 318.9 0.47 12 450 6457 -18.5 -36.3 19 17.8 -21.5 236 61 319.9 320.0 289.2 321.3 0.38 13 400 7324 -24.2 -38.6 25 14.4 -26.2 236 73 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.8 0.34 14 350 8282 -31.7 -37.4 57 5.7 -32.4 241 82 326.0 326.0 291.0 327.6 0.44 15 300 9358 -39.1 -52.1 24 13.0 -39.8 243 106 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.10 16 250 10580 -48.7 -53.5 58 4.7 -48.9 235 120 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.11 17 200 12028 -52.5 -77.0 4 24.5 -52.8 245 74 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13858 -58.8 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.0 249 50 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16381 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 256 40 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.76 m Freezing level: 665.79 mb = 3428.03 m = 11246.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.98 mb = 2815.38 m = 9236.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.93 % Est. max temperature: 25.19 C = 77.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.16 mb = 852.20 m = 2795.90 ft T: 15.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 20.81 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.07 mb = 966.34 m = 3170.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.03 C = 71.66 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: 3.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 19.27 C K Index: 25.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 519.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.56 mb = 952.29 m = 3124.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.56 mb = 999.39 m = 3278.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 303.56 mb = 9275.21 m = 30430.10 ft B at Equ Level: 516.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.56 mb = 11913.47 m = 39085.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.1 neg: -4.2 tot: 57.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 6.34 Bulk Shear: 81.85 m/s