MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.48,-90.26 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 984 196 22.7 17.8 74 4.8 19.4 224 10 297.2 299.6 293.2 335.3 13.17 2 950 498 18.5 16.7 90 1.7 17.3 228 14 295.9 298.2 292.4 332.6 12.72 3 900 960 16.2 12.0 76 4.1 13.6 247 15 298.2 300.0 290.9 326.9 9.86 4 850 1445 14.0 9.8 76 4.2 11.4 243 23 300.8 302.4 290.9 327.3 8.98 5 800 1954 11.5 4.5 62 7.0 7.6 243 29 303.4 304.7 289.8 323.3 6.61 6 750 2490 6.7 3.6 80 3.1 5.0 240 36 303.9 305.1 289.9 323.8 6.62 7 700 3057 5.4 3.0 84 2.4 4.0 235 37 308.4 309.7 291.5 329.2 6.78 8 650 3656 0.1 -3.9 74 4.0 -1.7 230 49 309.1 310.0 289.6 322.9 4.42 9 600 4293 -3.3 -14.7 41 11.4 -7.4 238 52 312.3 312.6 288.4 318.9 2.04 10 550 4976 -8.0 -14.2 61 6.2 -10.2 241 50 314.6 315.1 289.4 322.2 2.31 11 500 5708 -12.9 -38.0 10 25.0 -17.3 245 50 317.3 317.3 288.2 318.3 0.29 12 450 6501 -18.9 -39.0 15 20.1 -22.0 243 60 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.6 0.29 13 400 7367 -24.5 -38.0 28 13.5 -26.4 240 70 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.6 0.36 14 350 8327 -30.5 -47.5 17 17.0 -32.0 234 83 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.15 15 300 9404 -38.5 -46.1 45 7.6 -39.1 232 90 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.20 16 250 10631 -48.7 -51.9 69 3.2 -48.8 229 99 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12065 -56.0 -67.9 21 11.9 -56.2 239 97 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13894 -57.1 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 253 61 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16404 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 230 46 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.87 m Freezing level: 647.99 mb = 3681.58 m = 12078.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.06 mb = 3470.82 m = 11387.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.74 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.44 mb = 805.15 m = 2641.54 ft T: 16.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 8.38 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1577.05 m = 5173.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 34.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 308.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.40 mb = 1050.76 m = 3447.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.40 mb = 2320.98 m = 7614.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 725.40 mb = 2763.68 m = 9067.09 ft B at Equ Level: 12.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.40 mb = 11587.81 m = 38017.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.9 neg: -13.9 tot: 76.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 3.58 Bulk Shear: 86.22 m/s