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: 41.09,-89.21 Latitude: 41.09 Longitude: -89.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 982 196 21.2 17.5 80 3.6 18.7 219 6 295.8 298.2 292.6 333.1 12.95 2 950 481 19.4 16.6 84 2.7 17.5 231 14 296.9 299.1 292.6 333.4 12.64 3 900 944 15.3 15.3 100 0.0 15.3 236 14 297.3 299.5 292.4 332.6 12.21 4 850 1427 12.4 10.7 90 1.7 11.4 245 15 299.1 300.9 290.9 327.2 9.57 5 800 1933 9.9 -5.5 33 15.4 2.9 253 19 301.7 302.3 285.8 311.4 3.16 6 750 2466 6.6 -8.8 32 15.4 0.1 243 28 303.8 304.2 286.0 311.9 2.62 7 700 3028 2.4 -9.7 40 12.1 -2.5 224 32 305.1 305.6 286.5 313.3 2.61 8 650 3622 -0.2 -32.8 6 32.5 -7.9 225 33 308.7 308.8 285.3 310.0 0.37 9 600 4256 -4.4 -38.4 5 34.0 -11.0 225 37 311.1 311.1 286.0 311.9 0.23 10 550 4935 -9.0 -30.5 16 21.4 -13.8 231 44 313.4 313.5 287.2 315.3 0.55 11 500 5664 -13.9 -31.4 21 17.4 -17.5 233 50 316.0 316.1 288.1 318.0 0.56 12 450 6456 -19.5 -38.2 17 18.7 -22.3 236 56 318.8 318.8 288.7 319.9 0.32 13 400 7318 -25.2 -34.3 42 9.1 -26.6 240 70 322.2 322.3 290.0 324.1 0.52 14 350 8281 -29.3 -32.3 76 2.9 -29.8 239 99 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9365 -37.5 -40.4 74 2.9 -37.7 229 100 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.38 16 250 10595 -48.3 -51.6 69 3.3 -48.4 226 101 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12033 -52.4 -74.1 6 21.7 -52.8 246 81 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13872 -57.9 -83.2 3 25.3 -58.2 252 48 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16393 -63.3 -85.7 3 22.4 -63.5 256 48 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.28 m Freezing level: 654.69 mb = 3566.35 m = 11700.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 747.40 mb = 2494.25 m = 8183.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.99 % Est. max temperature: 25.34 C = 77.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.19 mb = 652.29 m = 2140.05 ft T: 17.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 21.95 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 908.69 m = 2981.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.53 C = 72.55 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.90 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.68 C K Index: 24.95 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 734.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.62 mb = 871.73 m = 2859.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.62 mb = 1013.53 m = 3325.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 342.62 mb = 8431.00 m = 27660.41 ft B at Equ Level: 734.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.62 mb = 12613.98 m = 41383.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.9 neg: -15.1 tot: 23.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 14.10 Bulk Shear: 52.07 m/s