MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.29,-86.87 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -86.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 981 216 25.5 17.5 61 8.0 20.1 211 14 300.3 302.7 293.9 338.3 12.94 2 950 498 22.2 16.5 70 5.7 18.3 212 20 299.7 301.9 293.4 336.2 12.51 3 900 965 17.6 15.6 88 2.0 16.3 213 22 299.6 301.9 293.3 336.0 12.44 4 850 1451 13.6 13.5 100 0.1 13.6 220 26 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.55 5 800 1960 11.3 7.1 76 4.1 8.8 230 34 303.1 304.6 290.8 326.9 7.94 6 750 2497 9.1 3.5 68 5.6 6.0 237 43 306.4 307.7 290.7 326.5 6.58 7 700 3066 6.2 -1.0 60 7.1 2.5 240 43 309.3 310.3 290.3 325.2 5.10 8 650 3669 2.5 -7.1 49 9.6 -1.8 234 42 311.8 312.4 289.6 322.8 3.46 9 600 4311 -1.8 -10.7 51 8.9 -5.4 233 41 314.1 314.6 289.8 323.2 2.83 10 550 4998 -6.6 -17.4 42 10.8 -10.2 238 44 316.3 316.6 289.4 322.2 1.77 11 500 5732 -13.0 -20.5 53 7.5 -15.2 244 47 317.2 317.5 289.5 322.3 1.50 12 450 6526 -17.9 -20.8 78 2.9 -18.7 231 46 320.7 321.0 290.6 326.2 1.62 13 400 7399 -23.0 -25.0 84 2.0 -23.5 237 47 325.1 325.3 291.6 329.5 1.25 14 350 8364 -29.4 -32.5 75 3.1 -29.9 234 52 329.1 329.3 292.2 331.8 0.71 15 300 9447 -37.6 -41.3 69 3.6 -38.0 239 59 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.34 16 250 10675 -48.3 -52.3 64 3.9 -48.5 247 80 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12104 -58.1 -65.0 41 6.8 -58.3 253 89 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 18 150 13919 -58.4 -82.8 3 24.4 -58.6 246 55 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16409 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 244 51 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.75 m Freezing level: 620.88 mb = 4043.09 m = 13264.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.72 mb = 3413.93 m = 11200.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.41 % Est. max temperature: 26.64 C = 79.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.54 mb = 1228.08 m = 4029.08 ft T: 15.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 15.51 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.46 mb = 1267.92 m = 4159.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.33 C = 77.60 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -4.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 26.51 C K Index: 32.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 754.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.04 mb = 1223.18 m = 4013.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.04 mb = 1370.49 m = 4496.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.04 mb = 11263.91 m = 36954.63 ft B at Equ Level: 745.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.04 mb = 13589.90 m = 44585.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.3 neg: -4.6 tot: 178.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 11.87 Bulk Shear: 63.54 m/s