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: 41.66,-87.87 Latitude: 41.66 Longitude: -87.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 981 206 21.3 17.5 79 3.9 18.8 208 5 296.1 298.5 292.6 333.4 12.93 2 950 480 19.2 16.8 86 2.4 17.6 220 12 296.7 299.0 292.7 333.6 12.80 3 900 943 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 231 13 297.1 299.3 292.3 332.2 12.12 4 850 1425 11.6 10.6 93 1.0 11.0 256 16 298.3 300.1 290.6 326.0 9.48 5 800 1930 9.3 4.7 73 4.6 6.7 247 17 301.0 302.3 289.0 320.9 6.68 6 750 2463 6.5 -1.7 56 8.2 2.4 247 19 303.6 304.4 287.9 317.3 4.49 7 700 3025 2.1 -4.3 62 6.4 -0.8 230 28 304.8 305.6 287.8 317.1 3.97 8 650 3619 -0.6 -15.8 31 15.2 -5.9 227 41 308.3 308.6 286.7 313.8 1.72 9 600 4254 -3.8 -25.7 16 21.9 -9.7 232 44 311.7 311.9 286.9 314.4 0.79 10 550 4935 -8.2 -27.5 20 19.2 -13.0 237 50 314.3 314.5 287.7 316.8 0.73 11 500 5667 -13.1 -28.9 25 15.8 -16.7 235 53 317.1 317.2 288.6 319.5 0.70 12 450 6462 -18.3 -35.6 21 17.2 -21.3 235 58 320.2 320.2 289.3 321.7 0.41 13 400 7329 -24.2 -33.4 42 9.2 -25.7 235 70 323.6 323.7 290.5 325.6 0.57 14 350 8290 -30.2 -42.5 29 12.2 -31.6 244 88 328.0 328.0 291.4 329.0 0.26 15 300 9367 -38.2 -43.0 61 4.8 -38.7 240 104 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.6 0.29 16 250 10596 -48.5 -51.7 69 3.3 -48.6 233 109 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12034 -52.7 -72.8 7 20.1 -53.1 252 79 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13866 -58.8 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 250 46 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16388 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.5 -62.3 258 41 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.93 m Freezing level: 661.39 mb = 3483.57 m = 11428.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.76 mb = 2877.64 m = 9440.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.66 % Est. max temperature: 24.55 C = 76.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.60 mb = 693.45 m = 2275.07 ft T: 17.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 19.80 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.76 mb = 888.09 m = 2913.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.25 C = 72.05 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.17 C Showalter Index: 0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 28.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 660.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.87 mb = 858.78 m = 2817.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.87 mb = 905.99 m = 2972.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 303.87 mb = 9277.67 m = 30438.18 ft B at Equ Level: 658.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.87 mb = 12569.87 m = 41239.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.8 neg: -5.5 tot: 73.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 9.32 Bulk Shear: 70.87 m/s