MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.55,-87.24 Latitude: 40.55 Longitude: -87.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 979 230 22.7 18.6 78 4.1 19.9 209 8 297.7 300.2 293.8 337.9 13.89 2 950 491 20.4 17.3 82 3.1 18.3 213 17 297.9 300.3 293.4 336.2 13.20 3 900 956 16.7 15.6 94 1.0 16.0 215 25 298.7 301.0 293.1 335.1 12.51 4 850 1441 13.1 13.1 100 0.0 13.1 216 30 299.9 302.0 292.4 332.8 11.23 5 800 1950 11.1 9.7 91 1.4 10.2 227 41 303.0 304.7 292.0 331.2 9.49 6 750 2487 8.6 3.9 72 4.7 5.9 238 45 305.9 307.1 290.7 326.4 6.76 7 700 3055 5.2 0.0 69 5.2 2.5 236 51 308.2 309.3 290.3 325.1 5.48 8 650 3656 2.1 -8.8 44 10.9 -2.6 223 45 311.3 311.9 289.0 321.0 3.01 9 600 4297 -1.7 -18.6 26 16.9 -7.4 219 39 314.1 314.4 288.4 319.0 1.47 10 550 4983 -6.6 -26.2 19 19.6 -11.8 233 37 316.3 316.4 288.5 319.1 0.82 11 500 5718 -12.9 -23.3 41 10.4 -15.7 243 43 317.3 317.6 289.2 321.3 1.17 12 450 6514 -16.9 -21.2 69 4.3 -18.1 236 43 322.0 322.3 291.0 327.4 1.57 13 400 7389 -22.6 -24.7 83 2.1 -23.1 235 51 325.6 325.8 291.7 330.1 1.29 14 350 8353 -30.3 -33.0 77 2.7 -30.7 229 49 327.9 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.68 15 300 9432 -38.8 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.1 237 62 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.9 0.32 16 250 10655 -49.0 -52.7 66 3.6 -49.2 248 78 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12087 -56.8 -67.0 27 10.1 -57.0 252 97 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13909 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 247 55 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16403 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 244 55 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.60 m Freezing level: 622.49 mb = 4008.88 m = 13152.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.67 mb = 3341.79 m = 10963.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.33 % Est. max temperature: 26.20 C = 79.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.59 mb = 752.11 m = 2467.51 ft T: 18.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 18.90 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.65 mb = 1054.21 m = 3458.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.99 C = 75.18 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.03 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 33.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 784.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.18 mb = 973.11 m = 3192.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.18 mb = 1212.88 m = 3979.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.18 mb = 11102.00 m = 36423.43 ft B at Equ Level: 777.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.18 mb = 13375.61 m = 43882.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.6 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 259.6 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.2 neg: -27.0 tot: 228.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 10.50 Bulk Shear: 74.71 m/s