MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.59,-89.92 Latitude: 40.59 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 986 176 19.6 15.0 75 4.6 16.7 182 9 293.9 295.9 290.3 325.2 10.95 2 950 500 21.7 15.7 69 6.0 17.7 208 34 299.2 301.4 292.8 334.0 11.92 3 900 967 18.2 14.8 81 3.4 16.0 221 37 300.3 302.4 293.1 335.1 11.87 4 850 1454 14.0 12.3 89 1.7 12.9 226 36 300.8 302.8 292.3 332.1 10.64 5 800 1964 11.8 5.6 66 6.2 8.3 241 25 303.7 305.1 290.3 325.3 7.17 6 750 2502 8.9 5.3 78 3.6 6.8 251 22 306.2 307.6 291.4 328.9 7.47 7 700 3071 6.2 2.2 75 4.0 4.1 253 21 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.2 6.43 8 650 3675 2.7 -0.7 79 3.3 0.9 230 22 312.0 313.0 291.6 329.5 5.62 9 600 4318 -1.6 -9.5 55 7.9 -5.0 231 31 314.2 314.8 290.0 324.2 3.09 10 550 5005 -5.7 -23.3 23 17.6 -10.8 236 35 317.3 317.5 289.0 320.9 1.06 11 500 5744 -10.8 -35.2 11 24.4 -15.7 240 36 319.8 319.9 289.1 321.2 0.38 12 450 6544 -16.5 -41.8 9 25.3 -20.4 239 36 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.2 0.22 13 400 7417 -23.2 -40.9 18 17.6 -25.6 236 37 324.8 324.8 290.5 325.8 0.27 14 350 8379 -30.1 -49.8 13 19.6 -31.9 241 41 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.12 15 300 9459 -37.7 -56.8 12 19.0 -38.8 245 42 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.06 16 250 10689 -47.7 -58.3 29 10.5 -48.1 241 47 335.1 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.06 17 200 12133 -54.7 -70.6 12 15.9 -55.0 236 54 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.01 18 150 13947 -59.8 -84.7 3 24.9 -60.0 251 52 367.1 367.1 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16433 -67.8 -84.5 8 16.7 -67.9 250 33 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.21 m Freezing level: 619.19 mb = 4071.26 m = 13357.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.33 mb = 3770.59 m = 12370.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.67 mb = 761.76 m = 2499.17 ft T: 19.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 9.79 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1563.26 m = 5128.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.12 C = 80.82 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 33.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 202.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.04 mb = 1226.48 m = 4023.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 618.04 mb = 4080.02 m = 13385.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.04 mb = 9050.01 m = 29691.26 ft B at Equ Level: 201.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.04 mb = 11574.48 m = 37973.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 245.2 neg: -11.4 tot: 233.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 8.41 Bulk Shear: 24.03 m/s