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: 41.43,-88.95 Latitude: 41.43 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 52 SFC 984 192 18.6 14.0 75 4.6 15.7 186 11 293.1 295.0 289.5 322.5 10.29 2 950 493 20.8 14.3 66 6.5 16.6 201 40 298.3 300.3 291.7 329.9 10.85 3 900 960 18.2 13.5 74 4.6 15.1 220 40 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.2 10.89 4 850 1447 14.1 12.2 88 1.9 12.9 228 38 300.9 302.8 292.2 331.9 10.54 5 800 1957 11.6 7.5 76 4.0 9.2 245 26 303.5 305.0 291.1 327.9 8.18 6 750 2494 8.6 6.1 85 2.4 7.2 255 20 305.9 307.3 291.6 329.8 7.92 7 700 3062 5.8 1.7 75 4.1 3.6 253 19 308.9 310.1 291.2 328.0 6.21 8 650 3666 2.8 -2.5 68 5.3 0.2 234 19 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.6 4.91 9 600 4309 -1.5 -6.0 72 4.4 -3.6 233 28 314.3 315.1 291.0 327.4 4.08 10 550 4996 -6.1 -17.2 41 11.1 -9.9 235 32 316.9 317.2 289.6 322.9 1.80 11 500 5734 -11.0 -23.8 34 12.8 -14.5 236 34 319.6 319.8 289.8 323.4 1.12 12 450 6534 -16.7 -30.8 29 14.0 -19.7 236 35 322.2 322.3 290.1 324.5 0.65 13 400 7407 -23.1 -34.4 35 11.3 -25.1 236 36 324.9 325.0 290.8 326.8 0.52 14 350 8370 -30.5 -41.2 34 10.8 -31.7 234 39 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.8 0.30 15 300 9448 -38.0 -57.7 11 19.7 -38.9 246 44 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 16 250 10678 -47.4 -59.1 25 11.8 -47.7 239 46 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.9 0.05 17 200 12123 -55.0 -68.5 17 13.6 -55.2 237 54 345.7 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 13938 -59.5 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.7 251 48 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16419 -66.2 -85.6 5 19.4 -66.3 243 32 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.44 m Freezing level: 617.61 mb = 4082.64 m = 13394.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.41 mb = 3698.05 m = 12132.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.95 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.27 mb = 777.14 m = 2549.64 ft T: 19.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 6.88 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 800.59 mb = 1950.37 m = 6398.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.86 C = 83.95 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: 0.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 33.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5564.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.74 mb = 1330.25 m = 4364.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 307.9 neg: -7.3 tot: 300.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 34.12 m/s