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: 40.64,-89.58 Latitude: 40.64 Longitude: -89.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 984 177 20.3 19.5 95 0.8 19.8 217 3 294.8 297.4 293.5 336.8 14.68 2 950 484 19.8 16.1 79 3.7 17.3 242 15 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.5 12.17 3 900 947 15.8 14.4 91 1.4 14.9 243 15 297.8 299.9 292.0 331.3 11.52 4 850 1431 13.1 2.0 47 11.1 7.2 261 15 299.8 300.8 287.2 315.4 5.20 5 800 1936 10.0 -4.1 37 14.1 3.4 256 19 301.8 302.5 286.2 312.6 3.53 6 750 2469 6.6 -9.0 32 15.7 0.1 243 26 303.8 304.3 285.9 311.8 2.57 7 700 3031 2.4 -12.6 32 15.0 -3.3 226 30 305.1 305.5 285.9 311.7 2.07 8 650 3624 -1.0 -28.4 10 27.4 -7.9 229 36 307.9 308.0 285.2 309.8 0.57 9 600 4258 -4.6 -24.2 20 19.6 -9.9 229 43 310.9 311.0 286.7 313.9 0.90 10 550 4938 -8.9 -27.7 20 18.9 -13.4 235 45 313.6 313.7 287.4 316.0 0.71 11 500 5667 -14.0 -28.6 28 14.5 -17.3 237 46 315.9 316.0 288.2 318.4 0.72 12 450 6459 -19.4 -27.4 49 8.0 -21.1 241 55 318.9 319.0 289.3 322.0 0.90 13 400 7323 -24.7 -27.6 77 2.9 -25.3 240 71 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.4 0.99 14 350 8290 -28.4 -31.4 75 3.1 -28.9 230 91 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.79 15 300 9374 -37.4 -40.6 72 3.2 -37.8 226 90 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10606 -47.7 -51.0 69 3.3 -47.9 227 98 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12047 -51.9 -74.0 5 22.0 -52.3 244 78 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13883 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 254 48 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16399 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 254 49 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.11 m Freezing level: 664.48 mb = 3452.56 m = 11327.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 748.85 mb = 2481.91 m = 8142.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.85 mb = 269.82 m = 885.23 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 26.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1114.15 m = 3655.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.01 C = 75.21 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: 4.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.15 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.05 C K Index: 14.12 Risk: None Sweat Index: 99.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 641.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.57 mb = 941.91 m = 3090.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.57 mb = 1573.53 m = 5162.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.57 mb = 8175.24 m = 26821.32 ft B at Equ Level: 635.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.57 mb = 12189.88 m = 39992.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.8 neg: -14.9 tot: 43.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 12.00 Bulk Shear: 53.49 m/s