MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.07,-88.22 Latitude: 40.07 Longitude: -88.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 980 224 21.9 16.5 71 5.4 18.3 208 11 296.8 299.0 292.2 331.9 12.15 2 950 489 19.7 16.0 79 3.7 17.3 212 21 297.2 299.4 292.3 332.4 12.14 3 900 953 16.3 15.0 92 1.3 15.5 214 34 298.4 300.5 292.6 333.4 12.03 4 850 1438 13.5 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 224 31 300.3 302.4 292.9 334.2 11.56 5 800 1948 10.9 9.6 91 1.4 10.1 226 28 302.8 304.5 291.9 330.8 9.41 6 750 2484 8.5 3.0 68 5.5 5.5 234 28 305.8 307.0 290.3 325.1 6.35 7 700 3051 4.5 -0.2 71 4.7 2.1 234 32 307.5 308.5 290.0 324.1 5.40 8 650 3650 0.8 -7.7 53 8.4 -2.9 238 37 309.8 310.4 288.8 320.3 3.30 9 600 4288 -2.9 -19.3 27 16.3 -8.2 241 41 312.7 313.0 287.9 317.3 1.38 10 550 4972 -7.1 -18.6 39 11.6 -10.8 239 47 315.7 316.0 289.0 321.1 1.60 11 500 5707 -12.1 -25.7 31 13.7 -15.5 229 51 318.3 318.5 289.2 321.6 0.94 12 450 6504 -18.5 -24.4 60 5.9 -19.9 228 52 320.0 320.2 290.0 324.1 1.18 13 400 7369 -24.9 -28.6 71 3.8 -25.6 229 52 322.7 322.9 290.5 325.9 0.90 14 350 8331 -30.3 -33.3 75 3.0 -30.7 208 59 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.66 15 300 9409 -38.5 -41.6 72 3.2 -38.7 210 53 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10635 -48.5 -52.1 67 3.5 -48.7 237 85 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.12 17 200 12070 -55.7 -61.2 51 5.4 -55.9 248 95 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.05 18 150 13908 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 245 51 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 247 43 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.16 m Freezing level: 639.80 mb = 3780.42 m = 12402.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.21 mb = 3294.82 m = 10809.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.77 mb = 907.76 m = 2978.18 ft T: 16.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 16.93 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.19 mb = 1268.24 m = 4160.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.73 C = 76.52 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.60 C Cross Totals Index: 25.61 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 469.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.10 mb = 1037.46 m = 3403.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.10 mb = 2750.36 m = 9023.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 296.10 mb = 9497.22 m = 31158.47 ft B at Equ Level: 468.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.10 mb = 12530.21 m = 41109.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.4 neg: -8.6 tot: 146.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 9.45 Bulk Shear: 49.65 m/s