MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.52,-88.29 Latitude: 41.52 Longitude: -88.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 978 184 18.1 18.1 100 0.0 18.1 179 5 293.1 295.5 292.0 331.3 13.44 2 950 433 16.7 14.5 87 2.2 15.3 204 8 294.1 296.1 290.4 325.4 10.95 3 900 891 12.6 9.0 79 3.6 10.5 337 4 294.5 296.0 288.0 317.7 8.04 4 850 1368 8.9 4.8 76 4.0 6.7 337 8 295.4 296.6 286.8 314.0 6.37 5 800 1866 4.8 1.6 80 3.2 3.2 316 9 296.3 297.2 286.1 312.1 5.38 6 750 2389 2.3 0.9 90 1.4 1.6 159 7 299.1 300.1 287.2 315.3 5.45 7 700 2945 0.1 0.1 100 0.0 0.1 166 24 302.6 303.6 288.5 319.2 5.51 8 650 3538 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 202 43 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.9 5.35 9 600 4174 -3.6 -3.7 99 0.2 -3.7 199 52 312.0 312.9 290.9 327.2 4.84 10 550 4859 -7.1 -7.7 96 0.6 -7.4 201 59 315.7 316.4 291.2 328.2 3.91 11 500 5595 -11.5 -12.6 91 1.2 -11.9 196 68 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.6 2.90 12 450 6397 -16.1 -17.6 88 1.5 -16.6 198 73 323.0 323.4 291.8 330.3 2.13 13 400 7274 -21.9 -23.9 84 2.0 -22.4 197 74 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.4 1.39 14 350 8241 -29.5 -32.2 78 2.6 -29.9 193 71 329.0 329.1 292.2 331.6 0.74 15 300 9323 -37.8 -40.8 74 2.9 -38.1 186 77 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.4 0.36 16 250 10550 -49.2 -52.6 68 3.4 -49.4 192 88 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 11991 -51.1 -72.2 6 21.1 -51.5 218 90 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.01 18 150 13854 -54.8 -80.9 3 26.1 -55.2 248 42 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16377 -60.5 -85.3 2 24.7 -60.8 245 35 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.25 m Freezing level: 696.38 mb = 2988.26 m = 9803.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.21 mb = 2977.19 m = 9767.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.01 % Est. max temperature: 20.78 C = 69.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.12 mb = 184.21 m = 604.35 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.36 C/km ThetaE index: 19.22 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.09 mb = 1002.00 m = 3287.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.74 C = 67.54 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: 3.64 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 8.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.63 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.33 C Cross Totals Index: 16.30 C K Index: 25.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 142.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.27 mb = 934.78 m = 3066.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.27 mb = 1075.71 m = 3529.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 660.27 mb = 3412.44 m = 11195.53 ft B at Equ Level: 123.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 540.27 mb = 4996.55 m = 16392.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.4 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 228.4 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.8 neg: -77.5 tot: 166.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.24 Bulk Shear: 100.75 m/s