MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.30,-86.89 Latitude: 40.30 Longitude: -86.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 215 25.9 17.4 59 8.5 20.1 206 13 300.7 303.0 293.9 338.4 12.84 2 950 498 21.8 16.4 71 5.4 18.1 206 18 299.3 301.5 293.2 335.5 12.43 3 900 965 17.2 15.3 88 1.9 16.0 208 21 299.3 301.5 293.1 335.1 12.26 4 850 1451 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 216 26 300.0 302.0 292.4 332.8 11.20 5 800 1961 13.6 6.9 64 6.6 9.6 230 34 305.6 307.1 291.5 329.3 7.83 6 750 2502 10.8 -0.1 47 11.0 5.1 239 41 308.4 309.3 290.0 324.0 5.05 7 700 3073 6.5 -1.6 56 8.1 2.4 235 40 309.6 310.5 290.2 324.7 4.86 8 650 3675 1.8 -2.6 73 4.4 -0.4 234 42 311.0 311.9 290.6 326.3 4.87 9 600 4316 -2.6 -9.5 59 6.9 -5.5 233 48 313.1 313.7 289.7 323.1 3.11 10 550 5002 -6.5 -16.4 45 9.9 -9.9 233 51 316.4 316.8 289.6 322.8 1.93 11 500 5737 -12.8 -18.3 64 5.5 -14.5 227 53 317.4 317.8 289.8 323.5 1.81 12 450 6532 -17.4 -20.9 74 3.5 -18.4 231 48 321.3 321.7 290.8 326.8 1.61 13 400 7405 -22.9 -25.7 78 2.8 -23.5 234 43 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.4 1.18 14 350 8371 -29.6 -32.5 76 2.9 -30.1 231 49 328.8 328.9 292.1 331.4 0.71 15 300 9452 -37.9 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.2 233 61 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.36 16 250 10680 -48.6 -51.7 70 3.1 -48.7 237 75 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12107 -57.8 -64.8 41 6.9 -58.0 250 96 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 18 150 13928 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 246 50 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16415 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 233 50 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.09 m Freezing level: 629.36 mb = 3939.90 m = 12926.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.63 mb = 3592.97 m = 11787.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.48 mb = 1287.46 m = 4223.90 ft T: 14.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.41 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1234.66 m = 4050.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.92 C = 76.85 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 31.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 666.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.97 mb = 1214.28 m = 3983.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.97 mb = 1263.06 m = 4143.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 828.97 mb = 1661.68 m = 5451.65 ft B at Equ Level: 7.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 808.97 mb = 1867.35 m = 6126.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.2 neg: -11.9 tot: 158.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 8.23 Bulk Shear: 80.95 m/s