MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.37,-86.77 Latitude: 40.37 Longitude: -86.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 982 204 21.8 17.6 77 4.2 18.9 196 6 296.5 298.8 292.8 334.0 12.99 2 950 494 21.0 17.2 79 3.8 18.4 211 25 298.5 300.8 293.4 336.5 13.09 3 900 959 17.0 15.6 92 1.3 16.1 214 32 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.4 12.50 4 850 1445 13.3 12.9 98 0.3 13.0 219 34 300.0 302.1 292.4 332.5 11.09 5 800 1954 10.8 9.2 90 1.6 9.8 220 32 302.6 304.3 291.7 329.9 9.17 6 750 2490 7.6 5.8 88 1.8 6.5 222 33 304.8 306.3 291.2 328.1 7.72 7 700 3056 4.9 -1.3 64 6.2 1.7 220 36 307.9 308.8 289.8 323.2 4.96 8 650 3657 1.6 -9.9 42 11.5 -3.2 224 33 310.7 311.2 288.6 319.6 2.76 9 600 4295 -3.3 -15.1 40 11.8 -7.5 228 36 312.3 312.6 288.3 318.7 1.96 10 550 4976 -8.8 -13.3 69 4.6 -10.4 227 37 313.7 314.2 289.3 321.8 2.48 11 500 5709 -12.5 -13.8 90 1.3 -13.0 215 45 317.8 318.3 290.7 326.4 2.63 12 450 6505 -17.7 -19.5 86 1.8 -18.3 211 44 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.1 1.81 13 400 7375 -23.9 -26.3 81 2.3 -24.5 225 37 323.9 324.1 291.1 327.8 1.12 14 350 8335 -31.0 -34.0 74 3.1 -31.4 209 43 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.61 15 300 9412 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.8 220 52 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10638 -48.4 -51.8 68 3.4 -48.6 236 76 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.13 17 200 12076 -54.2 -63.6 31 9.4 -54.4 258 80 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.04 18 150 13913 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 241 44 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.2 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.4 254 46 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.34 m Freezing level: 634.10 mb = 3859.67 m = 12662.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.54 mb = 3260.81 m = 10698.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.25 C = 79.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.07 mb = 741.23 m = 2431.84 ft T: 18.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 17.84 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1130.57 m = 3709.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.67 C = 76.41 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.46 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 931.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.35 mb = 1012.75 m = 3322.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.35 mb = 1253.65 m = 4112.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.35 mb = 10918.86 m = 35822.58 ft B at Equ Level: 918.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.35 mb = 13526.89 m = 44379.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.6 neg: -5.4 tot: 145.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 30.10 Bulk Shear: 30.93 m/s