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: 41.65,-86.28 Latitude: 41.65 Longitude: -86.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 979 227 23.4 17.0 67 6.5 19.1 198 11 298.4 300.7 293.0 334.8 12.52 2 950 489 20.7 16.0 75 4.7 17.6 201 20 298.2 300.4 292.7 333.5 12.15 3 900 954 17.2 14.1 82 3.1 15.1 215 28 299.2 301.3 292.3 332.2 11.28 4 850 1439 13.0 12.2 95 0.8 12.5 215 30 299.8 301.7 291.9 330.7 10.55 5 800 1948 11.3 8.2 81 3.1 9.5 229 32 303.2 304.8 291.4 328.8 8.57 6 750 2484 7.6 6.1 90 1.5 6.7 233 37 304.8 306.3 291.3 328.5 7.87 7 700 3050 4.0 1.1 81 2.9 2.5 235 43 306.9 308.0 290.3 325.1 5.95 8 650 3650 1.8 -1.9 76 3.7 -0.1 235 46 311.0 312.0 290.9 327.0 5.11 9 600 4290 -2.8 -6.6 75 3.8 -4.5 234 49 312.9 313.6 290.3 325.2 3.88 10 550 4974 -6.9 -14.1 56 7.2 -9.5 228 49 315.9 316.3 289.8 323.5 2.33 11 500 5710 -12.3 -18.1 62 5.9 -14.1 229 48 318.1 318.4 290.0 324.2 1.83 12 450 6507 -17.4 -24.0 56 6.6 -19.0 239 50 321.4 321.7 290.5 325.7 1.22 13 400 7380 -23.2 -26.3 76 3.0 -23.9 237 57 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.7 1.12 14 350 8340 -31.2 -35.1 69 3.9 -31.8 232 64 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.55 15 300 9415 -38.9 -42.0 72 3.1 -39.2 237 73 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10640 -49.2 -52.4 69 3.2 -49.3 240 87 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.4 0.12 17 200 12065 -57.7 -65.2 38 7.6 -57.8 250 93 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 18 150 13889 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 225 54 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16399 -65.7 -85.9 4 20.3 -65.8 256 49 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.53 m Freezing level: 630.54 mb = 3898.83 m = 12791.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.89 mb = 3626.24 m = 11896.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.52 % Est. max temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.52 mb = 1044.03 m = 3425.24 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 9.66 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.30 mb = 1317.30 m = 4321.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 24.44 C K Index: 34.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 448.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.79 mb = 1205.04 m = 3953.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.79 mb = 1451.31 m = 4761.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 828.79 mb = 1651.49 m = 5418.21 ft B at Equ Level: 4.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 788.79 mb = 2065.45 m = 6776.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 5.56 Bulk Shear: 80.68 m/s