MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.48,-86.12 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 977 249 22.6 16.9 70 5.7 18.8 197 10 297.7 300.0 292.8 334.0 12.51 2 950 497 21.5 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 206 25 299.0 301.3 293.1 335.2 12.41 3 900 963 17.1 15.5 90 1.6 16.0 208 30 299.1 301.4 293.1 335.2 12.37 4 850 1449 13.7 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 217 30 300.4 302.6 292.9 334.5 11.62 5 800 1958 10.7 9.8 95 0.8 10.2 229 31 302.5 304.3 292.0 331.0 9.58 6 750 2494 8.2 6.5 89 1.7 7.2 236 36 305.4 307.0 291.7 330.0 8.13 7 700 3061 5.1 1.6 78 3.5 3.2 233 37 308.1 309.3 290.8 326.9 6.13 8 650 3663 1.9 -11.4 37 13.2 -3.5 234 37 311.1 311.5 288.4 319.0 2.46 9 600 4303 -2.1 -9.6 56 7.5 -5.3 234 40 313.7 314.2 289.8 323.5 3.07 10 550 4989 -6.8 -24.3 24 17.4 -11.6 234 43 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.3 0.98 11 500 5724 -12.3 -13.1 94 0.8 -12.6 230 46 318.0 318.5 290.9 327.2 2.79 12 450 6521 -17.3 -20.8 74 3.6 -18.3 228 44 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.1 1.61 13 400 7393 -23.6 -32.0 46 8.4 -25.1 227 44 324.3 324.5 290.7 326.7 0.65 14 350 8354 -30.6 -33.4 77 2.7 -31.0 222 48 327.5 327.6 291.7 329.8 0.66 15 300 9432 -38.7 -42.0 71 3.3 -39.0 213 50 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10659 -48.3 -52.4 63 4.0 -48.5 241 81 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12094 -56.0 -60.6 56 4.6 -56.1 254 87 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.05 18 150 13914 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 239 57 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 254 43 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.41 m Freezing level: 626.65 mb = 3962.03 m = 12998.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.17 mb = 3342.18 m = 10965.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.26 C = 79.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.88 mb = 973.24 m = 3193.00 ft T: 17.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.77 mb = 1272.58 m = 4175.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 25.97 C K Index: 36.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 691.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.47 mb = 1149.07 m = 3769.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.47 mb = 1493.34 m = 4899.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.47 mb = 10776.39 m = 35355.17 ft B at Equ Level: 686.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.47 mb = 13292.96 m = 43611.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.7 neg: -3.5 tot: 179.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 15.23 Bulk Shear: 45.43 m/s