MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.11,-86.87 Latitude: 40.11 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 54 SFC 979 241 22.0 18.9 82 3.2 19.9 218 10 297.0 299.6 293.8 337.9 14.15 2 950 499 19.5 18.1 92 1.4 18.6 221 20 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.2 13.90 3 900 963 16.6 16.6 100 -0.0 16.5 215 24 298.6 301.0 293.6 337.2 13.29 4 850 1449 14.1 14.1 100 -0.0 14.1 218 27 300.9 303.1 293.3 336.1 11.98 5 800 1960 11.5 11.5 100 -0.0 11.6 221 28 303.4 305.4 293.2 335.4 10.75 6 750 2499 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 220 34 307.2 309.2 293.9 338.1 10.22 7 700 3069 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 229 38 307.8 309.2 291.9 330.9 7.57 8 650 3669 1.9 -7.6 49 9.5 -2.3 230 39 311.1 311.7 289.2 321.6 3.32 9 600 4310 -2.2 -8.8 60 6.6 -5.0 229 34 313.6 314.3 290.0 324.2 3.28 10 550 4995 -7.2 -13.1 63 5.9 -9.4 227 37 315.5 316.0 289.9 323.8 2.53 11 500 5729 -13.0 -13.9 94 0.8 -13.3 211 49 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.7 2.62 12 450 6526 -17.5 -19.0 88 1.5 -17.9 225 37 321.3 321.6 291.0 327.7 1.89 13 400 7398 -23.0 -26.0 77 2.9 -23.7 225 44 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.1 1.15 14 350 8363 -29.1 -34.1 62 5.0 -29.9 226 48 329.6 329.7 292.2 331.8 0.61 15 300 9446 -38.0 -43.8 54 5.8 -38.5 224 47 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.26 16 250 10675 -47.7 -51.9 62 4.2 -47.9 215 65 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.13 17 200 12110 -57.5 -65.8 34 8.4 -57.6 253 88 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.03 18 150 13928 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 241 59 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16415 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.4 245 55 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.51 m Freezing level: 626.76 mb = 3966.86 m = 13014.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3463.93 m = 11364.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.67 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.15 mb = 643.05 m = 2109.71 ft T: 18.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 16.48 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 881.24 m = 2891.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.30 C = 73.94 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -5.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.04 C Showalter Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 27.14 C K Index: 40.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 933.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.63 mb = 824.37 m = 2704.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.63 mb = 966.33 m = 3170.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 759.63 mb = 2392.42 m = 7849.04 ft B at Equ Level: 24.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.63 mb = 13942.72 m = 45743.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 125.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 26.50 Bulk Shear: 35.21 m/s