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: 41.80,-88.09 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -88.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 222 20.9 17.1 79 3.8 18.4 234 5 295.8 298.1 292.3 332.2 12.63 2 950 480 18.8 16.5 86 2.3 17.2 232 12 296.3 298.5 292.3 332.3 12.51 3 900 942 14.7 14.6 100 0.1 14.7 236 14 296.6 298.8 291.8 330.4 11.70 4 850 1424 11.5 9.3 87 2.2 10.2 252 15 298.2 299.7 289.8 323.6 8.69 5 800 1929 10.3 -11.8 20 22.0 1.5 253 16 302.1 302.4 284.7 308.2 1.94 6 750 2461 6.3 -8.5 34 14.9 0.1 244 28 303.4 303.9 285.9 311.8 2.67 7 700 3022 1.8 -5.8 57 7.6 -1.6 239 34 304.4 305.1 287.2 315.3 3.53 8 650 3616 -0.8 -1.7 94 0.9 -1.3 224 36 308.0 309.0 290.0 324.1 5.20 9 600 4251 -4.5 -17.8 34 13.4 -8.8 223 41 310.9 311.2 287.5 316.1 1.57 10 550 4930 -8.6 -40.5 6 31.9 -14.2 230 47 313.9 313.9 286.9 314.6 0.20 11 500 5661 -13.5 -33.6 17 20.2 -17.4 232 54 316.6 316.7 288.2 318.2 0.45 12 450 6454 -19.0 -36.7 19 17.7 -21.9 235 57 319.3 319.4 288.9 320.7 0.37 13 400 7319 -24.8 -30.7 58 5.9 -25.9 240 69 322.7 322.8 290.4 325.3 0.74 14 350 8278 -30.7 -41.2 35 10.5 -31.9 245 94 327.3 327.4 291.3 328.4 0.30 15 300 9355 -37.8 -44.2 51 6.4 -38.3 238 108 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.1 0.25 16 250 10586 -48.3 -51.5 69 3.3 -48.4 232 109 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12027 -52.3 -78.8 3 26.4 -52.7 249 80 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.00 18 150 13861 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.3 251 47 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16382 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 257 41 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.64 m Freezing level: 665.97 mb = 3426.21 m = 11240.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 747.69 mb = 2486.29 m = 8157.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.23 % Est. max temperature: 24.81 C = 76.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.03 mb = 698.33 m = 2291.08 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 24.15 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.88 mb = 895.68 m = 2938.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.65 C = 70.96 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.96 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 26.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 195.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 555.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.07 mb = 875.07 m = 2870.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.07 mb = 922.30 m = 3025.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 332.07 mb = 8645.18 m = 28363.09 ft B at Equ Level: 553.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.07 mb = 11960.65 m = 39240.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.6 neg: -16.4 tot: 42.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 8.15 Bulk Shear: 68.19 m/s