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: 41.10,-86.16 Latitude: 41.10 Longitude: -86.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 977 245 22.6 16.6 69 6.0 18.5 198 13 297.7 299.9 292.6 333.2 12.24 2 950 489 21.4 16.1 72 5.2 17.8 202 25 298.9 301.1 292.9 334.4 12.21 3 900 955 17.2 15.1 88 2.1 15.8 205 31 299.2 301.4 292.9 334.5 12.09 4 850 1441 14.5 10.5 77 3.9 12.0 223 34 301.3 303.0 291.5 329.2 9.44 5 800 1950 10.3 9.0 92 1.2 9.5 228 38 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.0 9.07 6 750 2485 7.1 5.7 90 1.5 6.3 236 39 304.3 305.8 291.0 327.3 7.66 7 700 3051 5.2 -1.6 61 6.8 1.8 235 43 308.3 309.2 289.8 323.3 4.86 8 650 3652 1.2 -10.5 41 11.7 -3.6 237 42 310.3 310.8 288.3 318.7 2.63 9 600 4290 -2.5 -22.2 20 19.7 -8.4 238 42 313.2 313.4 287.7 316.9 1.08 10 550 4974 -7.0 -30.1 14 23.0 -12.5 240 45 315.7 315.8 288.0 317.7 0.57 11 500 5709 -12.3 -32.6 17 20.4 -16.4 239 49 318.1 318.2 288.7 319.9 0.49 12 450 6507 -16.9 -38.5 13 21.6 -20.4 235 52 322.1 322.1 289.7 323.2 0.31 13 400 7380 -22.9 -40.0 20 17.1 -25.3 233 56 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.3 0.29 14 350 8341 -31.5 -42.2 34 10.8 -32.6 243 63 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.4 0.27 15 300 9415 -38.8 -42.1 71 3.3 -39.1 248 90 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.31 16 250 10642 -48.7 -52.5 65 3.7 -48.9 236 90 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 17 200 12075 -54.3 -69.5 14 15.2 -54.6 252 85 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.9 0.02 18 150 13901 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.4 -58.5 243 54 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 257 41 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.87 m Freezing level: 633.76 mb = 3859.24 m = 12661.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.51 mb = 3244.53 m = 10644.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.44 % Est. max temperature: 26.52 C = 79.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.76 mb = 1004.87 m = 3296.77 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 17.67 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.92 mb = 1491.55 m = 4893.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: 30.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 587.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.48 mb = 1199.83 m = 3936.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.48 mb = 1748.38 m = 5736.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.48 mb = 10655.17 m = 34957.49 ft B at Equ Level: 581.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.48 mb = 12762.57 m = 41871.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.6 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 262.6 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 250.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 8.07 Bulk Shear: 72.81 m/s