MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.82,-88.95 Latitude: 40.82 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SFC 975 225 18.2 17.8 97 0.4 17.9 214 8 293.5 295.9 292.0 331.3 13.27 2 950 446 16.9 16.9 100 0.0 16.9 227 16 294.4 296.6 292.0 331.0 12.82 3 900 907 14.8 7.6 62 7.3 10.6 282 11 296.8 298.1 288.1 318.0 7.26 4 850 1386 10.4 4.6 67 5.8 7.2 295 7 297.0 298.1 287.2 315.3 6.25 5 800 1887 5.8 2.6 80 3.2 4.1 293 5 297.4 298.4 286.9 314.4 5.77 6 750 2411 1.0 0.4 96 0.6 0.7 271 3 297.6 298.6 286.5 313.2 5.26 7 700 2962 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.0 233 8 300.4 301.2 286.9 314.4 4.66 8 650 3550 -4.7 -5.2 96 0.5 -5.0 227 15 303.6 304.4 287.3 315.9 3.99 9 600 4182 -3.9 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.1 188 48 311.6 312.5 290.6 326.1 4.62 10 550 4866 -6.7 -7.4 94 0.8 -7.0 188 59 316.2 316.9 291.4 329.0 3.98 11 500 5605 -10.8 -11.9 91 1.1 -11.2 200 57 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.0 3.06 12 450 6409 -15.4 -16.8 89 1.4 -15.9 199 63 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.6 2.27 13 400 7287 -21.5 -23.5 84 1.9 -22.0 202 70 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.44 14 350 8257 -29.0 -31.5 79 2.5 -29.4 201 73 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.6 0.79 15 300 9339 -38.2 -41.0 74 2.9 -38.4 207 77 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.35 16 250 10563 -49.8 -52.9 70 3.1 -49.9 207 84 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12005 -49.8 -75.0 4 25.3 -50.3 231 102 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13867 -55.1 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 250 49 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 19 100 16397 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 244 36 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.66 m Freezing level: 733.07 mb = 2597.60 m = 8522.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 737.27 mb = 2547.75 m = 8358.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.08 % Est. max temperature: 21.89 C = 71.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.97 mb = 277.33 m = 909.87 ft T: 17.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.36 C/km ThetaE index: 18.10 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1256.32 m = 4121.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.65 C = 70.98 F Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lifted Index: 3.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.06 C Showalter Index: 8.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.52 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.16 C Cross Totals Index: 15.36 C K Index: 25.46 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 125.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 282.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.70 mb = 1079.13 m = 3540.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.70 mb = 1418.58 m = 4654.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 606.70 mb = 4094.23 m = 13432.35 ft B at Equ Level: 281.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 436.70 mb = 6632.79 m = 21760.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.5 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 232.5 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -7.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.2 neg: -11.4 tot: 36.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 6.57 Bulk Shear: 43.06 m/s