MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 51 SFC 983 197 23.0 17.7 72 5.4 19.4 231 9 297.6 300.0 293.2 335.4 13.03 2 950 495 19.1 16.5 85 2.6 17.4 233 12 296.5 298.8 292.4 332.7 12.53 3 900 957 16.3 6.4 52 9.9 10.7 252 12 298.3 299.6 288.1 318.2 6.73 4 850 1441 13.4 9.1 76 4.2 10.8 243 20 300.1 301.7 290.4 325.4 8.58 5 800 1950 11.9 -0.8 41 12.7 5.4 240 25 303.8 304.7 287.9 317.6 4.50 6 750 2486 8.0 -0.2 56 8.2 3.8 241 29 305.2 306.1 288.9 320.5 5.01 7 700 3051 4.1 -0.3 73 4.4 1.9 235 37 307.0 308.0 289.8 323.5 5.36 8 650 3650 0.3 -7.3 56 7.6 -3.0 232 45 309.3 310.0 288.8 320.0 3.39 9 600 4287 -3.8 -11.4 55 7.7 -6.8 236 48 311.7 312.3 288.8 320.3 2.65 10 550 4968 -8.1 -23.8 27 15.7 -12.4 241 48 314.5 314.7 288.1 318.0 1.02 11 500 5700 -13.4 -32.3 19 18.8 -17.3 243 50 316.6 316.7 288.2 318.4 0.51 12 450 6492 -18.7 -35.9 21 17.1 -21.6 243 62 319.7 319.7 289.1 321.1 0.40 13 400 7360 -24.2 -35.2 35 11.0 -26.0 242 76 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.2 0.48 14 350 8321 -30.1 -37.3 49 7.2 -31.0 230 87 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.8 0.44 15 300 9400 -38.2 -47.1 39 8.9 -38.9 228 95 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.18 16 250 10627 -48.8 -52.1 69 3.3 -49.0 226 100 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12061 -55.7 -67.9 21 12.1 -55.9 239 96 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13887 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 249 61 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16403 -65.4 -86.1 4 20.7 -65.6 234 49 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.83 m Freezing level: 646.03 mb = 3700.31 m = 12139.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.94 mb = 3274.40 m = 10742.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.58 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.94 mb = 872.69 m = 2863.11 ft T: 16.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 17.22 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.27 mb = 2157.32 m = 7077.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.76 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: 0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 31.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 154.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.50 mb = 1337.03 m = 4386.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.50 mb = 4214.13 m = 13825.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 415.50 mb = 7079.77 m = 23227.29 ft B at Equ Level: 51.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 355.50 mb = 8208.33 m = 26929.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -10.5 tot: 78.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.66 Bulk Shear: 79.60 m/s