MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.21,-86.12 Latitude: 41.21 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 241 21.1 18.0 83 3.1 19.0 203 8 296.2 298.6 293.0 334.9 13.44 2 950 489 20.1 17.4 85 2.6 18.3 212 18 297.6 300.0 293.3 336.1 13.31 3 900 954 17.0 15.8 93 1.2 16.2 214 25 299.0 301.3 293.3 335.9 12.65 4 850 1440 13.6 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 216 27 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.5 11.60 5 800 1948 10.7 10.2 96 0.5 10.4 223 36 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.7 9.80 6 750 2484 7.5 7.1 98 0.4 7.3 232 36 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.2 8.49 7 700 3051 4.7 2.8 87 2.0 3.7 235 45 307.7 309.0 291.2 328.2 6.69 8 650 3651 0.9 -4.4 68 5.3 -1.6 232 47 310.0 310.8 289.8 323.3 4.25 9 600 4290 -2.0 -11.3 49 9.2 -5.7 220 41 313.8 314.3 289.5 322.5 2.69 10 550 4976 -6.6 -23.3 25 16.6 -11.4 223 38 316.2 316.4 288.7 319.9 1.07 11 500 5712 -12.3 -24.2 36 12.0 -15.4 230 37 318.1 318.3 289.3 321.8 1.08 12 450 6509 -17.2 -24.7 52 7.5 -19.1 234 45 321.6 321.8 290.4 325.5 1.15 13 400 7383 -22.5 -25.1 79 2.6 -23.1 228 53 325.8 326.0 291.7 330.2 1.25 14 350 8346 -30.1 -33.6 72 3.4 -30.7 230 50 328.1 328.2 291.8 330.5 0.64 15 300 9425 -38.3 -44.4 52 6.2 -38.8 224 58 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.4 0.24 16 250 10655 -48.0 -52.6 60 4.5 -48.3 227 72 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.12 17 200 12084 -58.4 -67.4 30 9.1 -58.5 251 91 340.3 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.02 18 150 13899 -58.9 -80.7 4 21.9 -59.1 238 48 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16401 -65.0 -86.1 4 21.0 -65.2 256 52 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.94 m Freezing level: 634.74 mb = 3846.00 m = 12617.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.17 mb = 3463.90 m = 11364.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.27 C = 79.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.55 mb = 629.68 m = 2065.86 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 16.27 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1110.11 m = 3642.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.37 C = 75.87 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.86 C K Index: 37.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 765.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.69 mb = 947.16 m = 3107.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.69 mb = 1382.88 m = 4536.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.69 mb = 10766.23 m = 35321.84 ft B at Equ Level: 765.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.69 mb = 13664.10 m = 44829.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.7 neg: -1.4 tot: 197.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 13.68 Bulk Shear: 55.99 m/s