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: 41.19,-87.69 Latitude: 41.19 Longitude: -87.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 982 202 19.3 17.7 91 1.6 18.2 212 6 294.0 296.3 292.1 331.4 13.11 2 950 486 19.5 16.0 81 3.4 17.2 223 24 296.9 299.1 292.3 332.1 12.16 3 900 950 16.2 14.6 90 1.6 15.1 225 27 298.2 300.3 292.3 332.1 11.65 4 850 1434 12.1 12.1 100 0.0 12.1 228 25 298.9 300.8 291.6 329.5 10.49 5 800 1940 10.1 6.8 80 3.3 8.2 237 21 301.9 303.3 290.3 325.1 7.78 6 750 2474 7.1 -5.9 39 13.0 1.2 238 25 304.3 304.9 286.9 314.4 3.28 7 700 3037 2.4 -2.1 72 4.5 0.2 232 34 305.1 306.0 288.6 319.5 4.69 8 650 3632 -0.6 -5.1 72 4.5 -2.7 227 40 308.3 309.0 289.0 320.8 4.02 9 600 4267 -4.0 -10.7 59 6.7 -6.7 232 46 311.5 312.0 288.9 320.5 2.81 10 550 4949 -8.0 -17.7 46 9.7 -11.1 236 48 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.4 1.73 11 500 5682 -12.8 -31.1 20 18.3 -16.7 234 51 317.5 317.6 288.6 319.5 0.57 12 450 6475 -19.2 -24.3 64 5.1 -20.4 226 51 319.1 319.3 289.7 323.2 1.19 13 400 7342 -23.4 -26.1 78 2.7 -24.0 233 63 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.5 1.13 14 350 8309 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.8 229 79 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.73 15 300 9389 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.0 220 74 330.8 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10614 -48.5 -52.0 67 3.4 -48.7 236 96 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12046 -54.2 -71.9 10 17.7 -54.5 249 81 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13881 -58.2 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 251 43 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 257 44 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.30 m Freezing level: 660.31 mb = 3508.89 m = 11511.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.59 mb = 3075.68 m = 10090.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.62 % Est. max temperature: 25.23 C = 77.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.63 mb = 399.38 m = 1310.29 ft T: 19.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 17.67 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1116.85 m = 3664.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.70 C = 74.65 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.62 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.87 C K Index: 32.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 493.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.20 mb = 948.05 m = 3110.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.20 mb = 1283.54 m = 4211.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.20 mb = 8202.34 m = 26910.24 ft B at Equ Level: 491.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.20 mb = 12201.24 m = 40029.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.6 neg: -19.9 tot: 119.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 12.43 Bulk Shear: 39.72 m/s