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: 41.18,-86.07 Latitude: 41.18 Longitude: -86.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 976 250 22.5 16.4 68 6.1 18.4 199 12 297.7 299.9 292.4 332.7 12.09 2 950 488 21.4 15.9 71 5.5 17.7 203 25 298.9 301.1 292.7 333.9 12.02 3 900 954 17.3 15.1 87 2.3 15.8 206 30 299.4 301.5 292.9 334.5 12.04 4 850 1440 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.6 223 33 300.8 302.7 291.9 330.8 10.20 5 800 1950 10.4 9.6 95 0.8 9.9 226 36 302.3 304.0 291.8 330.3 9.44 6 750 2484 6.8 6.2 96 0.6 6.5 234 38 303.9 305.4 291.1 327.8 7.95 7 700 3050 5.2 -1.8 61 7.0 1.7 236 43 308.3 309.2 289.7 323.2 4.80 8 650 3650 1.0 -9.8 44 10.8 -3.4 236 42 310.1 310.6 288.4 319.1 2.80 9 600 4289 -2.5 -20.1 24 17.7 -8.1 238 41 313.3 313.5 287.9 317.6 1.29 10 550 4973 -6.9 -28.9 15 22.0 -12.3 240 45 315.9 316.0 288.1 318.1 0.64 11 500 5708 -12.1 -36.9 11 24.9 -16.7 239 50 318.3 318.4 288.6 319.5 0.32 12 450 6506 -16.7 -37.2 15 20.5 -20.3 235 54 322.2 322.3 289.8 323.5 0.35 13 400 7380 -22.9 -39.6 20 16.7 -25.3 233 58 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.31 14 350 8341 -31.4 -45.5 24 14.1 -32.7 241 65 326.4 326.5 290.9 327.2 0.19 15 300 9414 -39.0 -42.3 71 3.3 -39.2 245 89 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.31 16 250 10641 -48.7 -52.5 64 3.8 -48.8 238 90 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.2 0.12 17 200 12074 -54.6 -69.2 15 14.6 -54.9 251 85 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13899 -58.2 -82.1 3 23.8 -58.5 243 54 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16409 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 257 40 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.02 m Freezing level: 635.42 mb = 3836.60 m = 12587.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3245.24 m = 10646.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.41 % Est. max temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.68 mb = 1023.67 m = 3358.46 ft T: 16.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 16.96 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1428.61 m = 4686.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 30.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 555.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.68 mb = 1216.42 m = 3990.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.68 mb = 1765.98 m = 5793.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.68 mb = 10437.10 m = 34242.02 ft B at Equ Level: 554.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.68 mb = 12824.95 m = 42076.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.0 neg: -1.4 tot: 242.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 7.85 Bulk Shear: 70.79 m/s