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: 40.53,-86.25 Latitude: 40.53 Longitude: -86.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 978 247 23.2 17.0 68 6.2 19.0 203 13 298.3 300.6 293.0 334.8 12.56 2 950 498 21.7 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 207 26 299.2 301.4 293.2 335.5 12.44 3 900 964 17.3 15.1 87 2.2 15.8 210 32 299.3 301.5 292.9 334.5 12.06 4 850 1451 14.1 11.7 85 2.4 12.6 228 32 300.9 302.8 292.0 330.9 10.20 5 800 1960 10.3 8.5 89 1.8 9.2 234 31 302.2 303.8 291.2 328.1 8.75 6 750 2495 7.6 6.7 94 0.9 7.1 235 41 304.8 306.3 291.6 329.6 8.24 7 700 3062 5.1 4.3 95 0.8 4.6 236 42 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.9 7.45 8 650 3663 1.5 -5.2 61 6.7 -1.6 235 40 310.7 311.5 289.8 323.3 4.01 9 600 4303 -2.1 -20.6 23 18.5 -8.0 237 44 313.6 313.9 288.0 317.8 1.23 10 550 4988 -6.8 -27.2 18 20.4 -12.0 238 46 316.1 316.2 288.3 318.7 0.75 11 500 5723 -12.3 -28.0 26 15.8 -16.0 235 49 318.1 318.3 289.0 320.8 0.76 12 450 6521 -16.9 -25.7 47 8.8 -19.1 233 51 321.9 322.1 290.5 325.6 1.05 13 400 7394 -23.0 -26.3 74 3.3 -23.7 231 50 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.1 1.12 14 350 8357 -31.2 -36.9 57 5.7 -32.0 243 54 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.3 0.46 15 300 9431 -38.9 -42.6 68 3.6 -39.3 243 71 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.30 16 250 10658 -48.3 -53.3 56 5.1 -48.4 240 77 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.11 17 200 12096 -55.1 -71.0 12 15.9 -55.3 255 90 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 18 150 13918 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 243 58 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16423 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 253 46 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.00 m Freezing level: 629.11 mb = 3930.75 m = 12896.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.58 mb = 3507.78 m = 11508.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.44 % Est. max temperature: 26.38 C = 79.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.39 mb = 1036.63 m = 3400.97 ft T: 16.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 7.32 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.47 mb = 1396.11 m = 4580.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.18 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.93 C Showalter Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 37.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 665.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.64 mb = 1207.52 m = 3961.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.64 mb = 1654.22 m = 5427.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.64 mb = 10666.70 m = 34995.31 ft B at Equ Level: 660.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.64 mb = 13138.52 m = 43104.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.4 neg: -2.7 tot: 201.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 11.44 Bulk Shear: 58.16 m/s