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: 40.5,-90.21 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -90.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 197 22.5 17.8 75 4.6 19.3 224 10 297.0 299.4 293.1 335.1 13.17 2 950 498 18.4 16.7 90 1.7 17.3 228 14 295.9 298.1 292.4 332.4 12.69 3 900 959 16.2 12.3 78 3.9 13.7 247 15 298.2 300.0 290.9 327.3 10.01 4 850 1444 14.0 9.9 77 4.1 11.5 244 23 300.8 302.4 291.0 327.5 9.05 5 800 1954 11.7 4.3 60 7.4 7.5 243 29 303.6 304.8 289.8 323.2 6.52 6 750 2490 6.9 3.5 79 3.4 5.1 241 36 304.1 305.3 289.9 323.9 6.57 7 700 3056 5.1 2.8 85 2.3 3.8 235 37 308.1 309.4 291.3 328.7 6.72 8 650 3655 0.1 -5.5 66 5.5 -2.4 230 49 309.0 309.8 289.1 321.3 3.91 9 600 4293 -3.4 -12.9 48 9.5 -7.0 238 52 312.2 312.6 288.7 319.8 2.36 10 550 4975 -7.9 -15.6 54 7.7 -10.5 241 50 314.7 315.1 289.2 321.5 2.06 11 500 5708 -13.0 -40.7 8 27.7 -17.5 244 51 317.2 317.2 288.1 318.0 0.22 12 450 6500 -18.8 -42.0 11 23.2 -22.1 243 59 319.6 319.7 288.9 320.4 0.21 13 400 7367 -24.5 -38.0 27 13.5 -26.4 240 70 323.2 323.3 290.1 324.5 0.36 14 350 8327 -30.5 -48.1 16 17.6 -32.1 234 83 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.2 0.14 15 300 9403 -38.5 -46.7 42 8.1 -39.2 231 90 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.19 16 250 10630 -48.7 -51.9 69 3.2 -48.8 229 99 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.13 17 200 12064 -56.0 -67.9 21 11.9 -56.2 239 97 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13894 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 253 61 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16403 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 231 46 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.82 m Freezing level: 649.22 mb = 3665.08 m = 12024.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.47 mb = 3416.73 m = 11209.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.48 % Est. max temperature: 27.12 C = 80.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.88 mb = 782.06 m = 2565.77 ft T: 17.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 7.77 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.91 mb = 1574.67 m = 5166.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.94 C = 80.50 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 34.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 314.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.04 mb = 1034.79 m = 3394.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.04 mb = 2412.09 m = 7913.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 717.04 mb = 2858.88 m = 9379.41 ft B at Equ Level: 10.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 217.04 mb = 11538.84 m = 37856.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.5 neg: -14.7 tot: 76.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.6 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: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 86.73 m/s