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: 41.04,-86.51 Latitude: 41.04 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 980 217 22.7 18.1 75 4.7 19.5 213 8 297.6 300.0 293.4 336.4 13.41 2 950 490 20.9 16.9 77 4.1 18.2 214 17 298.4 300.8 293.3 335.7 12.82 3 900 956 17.2 15.0 87 2.2 15.7 218 22 299.2 301.4 292.9 334.2 11.99 4 850 1442 13.6 12.8 94 0.9 13.1 225 29 300.4 302.5 292.4 332.7 10.97 5 800 1950 10.3 9.2 93 1.1 9.6 235 38 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.2 9.14 6 750 2485 7.5 5.1 85 2.3 6.1 238 39 304.7 306.0 290.8 326.9 7.37 7 700 3051 4.2 2.6 89 1.6 3.3 238 49 307.1 308.4 290.9 327.3 6.61 8 650 3651 1.2 -7.3 53 8.5 -2.5 228 49 310.4 311.0 289.1 321.2 3.41 9 600 4290 -2.2 -15.1 36 12.9 -6.9 216 43 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.0 1.96 10 550 4976 -6.7 -26.7 19 19.9 -11.9 223 38 316.1 316.3 288.3 318.8 0.79 11 500 5711 -12.3 -23.4 39 11.2 -15.3 234 41 318.1 318.3 289.4 322.1 1.16 12 450 6508 -16.9 -21.9 65 5.0 -18.3 234 46 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.0 1.47 13 400 7380 -23.6 -26.3 78 2.7 -24.2 235 53 324.3 324.6 291.2 328.3 1.12 14 350 8345 -30.1 -32.7 78 2.6 -30.5 226 50 328.1 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.70 15 300 9423 -38.8 -41.9 72 3.1 -39.1 237 59 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10647 -48.6 -53.6 56 5.0 -48.8 233 69 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.10 17 200 12078 -57.4 -68.3 24 10.9 -57.5 253 90 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.02 18 150 13902 -58.4 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 242 45 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16404 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.3 253 55 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.69 m Freezing level: 632.14 mb = 3879.11 m = 12726.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.55 mb = 3386.69 m = 11111.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.57 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.37 mb = 810.04 m = 2657.58 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 9.52 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1240.84 m = 4070.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.09 C = 77.16 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.02 C K Index: 37.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 733.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.08 mb = 1088.31 m = 3570.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.08 mb = 1430.77 m = 4694.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.08 mb = 10880.15 m = 35695.58 ft B at Equ Level: 728.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.08 mb = 13450.56 m = 44128.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.3 neg: -13.1 tot: 172.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 10.20 Bulk Shear: 71.86 m/s