MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.21,-88.82 Latitude: 38.21 Longitude: -88.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 988 148 20.8 19.7 94 1.0 20.1 125 6 295.0 297.6 293.7 337.4 14.82 2 950 486 21.2 17.0 77 4.2 18.4 178 29 298.7 301.1 293.4 336.4 12.94 3 900 953 17.7 14.6 82 3.1 15.7 184 38 299.7 301.9 292.8 334.0 11.70 4 850 1439 13.4 12.6 95 0.8 12.9 191 39 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.1 10.87 5 800 1948 10.8 10.8 99 0.1 10.8 195 38 302.7 304.6 292.5 333.0 10.19 6 750 2483 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.0 195 39 305.3 307.0 292.4 332.5 9.05 7 700 3051 5.8 5.8 99 0.1 5.8 204 42 308.9 310.5 292.9 334.2 8.27 8 650 3655 2.1 -0.7 82 2.8 0.7 211 47 311.4 312.4 291.4 328.9 5.61 9 600 4297 -1.7 -1.8 99 0.1 -1.7 214 52 314.1 315.2 292.2 331.8 5.61 10 550 4986 -5.9 -9.2 78 3.2 -7.3 217 56 317.0 317.7 291.2 328.3 3.48 11 500 5723 -11.9 -15.1 77 3.2 -13.0 224 61 318.6 319.0 290.7 326.5 2.37 12 450 6525 -15.6 -38.4 12 22.8 -19.6 228 60 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.8 0.31 13 400 7401 -22.2 -38.9 20 16.7 -24.7 229 65 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.3 0.33 14 350 8369 -27.5 -30.5 76 3.0 -28.0 238 62 331.7 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9459 -36.4 -39.2 76 2.8 -36.8 242 57 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.43 16 250 10695 -47.0 -50.3 69 3.3 -47.1 229 60 336.2 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12135 -54.7 -61.9 41 7.2 -54.9 240 74 346.1 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.05 18 150 13968 -59.9 -80.7 5 20.8 -60.1 253 53 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16454 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 258 36 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.68 m Freezing level: 622.29 mb = 4011.23 m = 13160.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.17 mb = 3827.87 m = 12558.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.56 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.26 mb = 276.38 m = 906.76 ft T: 20.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 5.29 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.51 mb = 1197.06 m = 3927.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.78 C = 78.41 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 37.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 403.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.69 mb = 1002.99 m = 3290.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.69 mb = 1342.44 m = 4404.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 339.69 mb = 8580.30 m = 28150.26 ft B at Equ Level: 403.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.69 mb = 12472.14 m = 40918.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.2 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 237.2 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 420.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 420.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 3.56 Bulk Shear: 113.37 m/s