MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42,-88.74 Latitude: 42.00 Longitude: -88.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 SFC 970 259 12.7 12.3 97 0.4 12.4 320 13 288.3 289.9 286.8 314.3 9.28 2 950 435 11.2 11.2 100 -0.0 11.2 326 21 288.6 290.1 286.5 313.3 8.83 3 900 885 8.7 8.7 100 0.0 8.7 348 28 290.4 291.8 286.3 312.7 7.84 4 850 1357 6.4 6.4 100 0.0 6.4 6 31 292.9 294.1 286.5 313.3 7.12 5 800 1853 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 42 17 296.0 297.2 287.2 315.3 6.63 6 750 2376 1.0 1.0 100 0.0 1.0 46 9 297.6 298.6 286.7 313.8 5.48 7 700 2929 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.2 22 8 301.2 302.2 287.5 316.4 5.03 8 650 3518 -3.8 -4.0 98 0.2 -3.9 3 6 304.7 305.5 288.1 318.1 4.38 9 600 4146 -6.5 -7.1 96 0.5 -6.7 195 10 308.6 309.3 288.8 320.3 3.75 10 550 4821 -11.4 -12.3 93 0.9 -11.8 231 12 310.5 311.0 288.5 319.2 2.70 11 500 5545 -15.1 -15.6 96 0.5 -15.3 169 22 314.6 315.0 289.3 322.0 2.26 12 450 6336 -18.9 -19.9 92 1.0 -19.2 185 42 319.5 319.8 290.4 325.4 1.75 13 400 7205 -23.7 -26.5 78 2.8 -24.4 193 54 324.1 324.4 291.2 328.0 1.09 14 350 8164 -31.1 -52.2 11 21.1 -32.7 189 87 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.09 15 300 9240 -38.7 -59.0 10 20.3 -39.7 191 97 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.04 16 250 10471 -45.3 -63.1 12 17.8 -45.9 197 104 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 11939 -49.7 -73.2 5 23.5 -50.2 214 85 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 13816 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.4 233 41 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 19 100 16363 -61.0 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.3 256 35 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5539.25 m Freezing level: 726.67 mb = 2634.12 m = 8642.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.31 mb = 2622.29 m = 8603.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.02 % Est. max temperature: 19.02 C = 66.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.51 mb = 308.42 m = 1011.86 ft T: 12.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 1.61 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.29 mb = 690.40 m = 2265.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.98 C = 57.17 F Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lifted Index: 5.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.50 C Showalter Index: 5.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.55 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 27.96 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 160.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.90 mb = 712.00 m = 2335.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.90 mb = 757.41 m = 2484.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 863.90 mb = 1222.73 m = 4011.53 ft B at Equ Level: 16.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 773.90 mb = 2121.72 m = 6960.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 351.2 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 21.2 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -46.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 196.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.06 Bulk Shear: 7.89 m/s