MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.3,-89.24 Latitude: 39.30 Longitude: -89.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 985 212 17.6 16.3 92 1.3 16.8 172 8 292.1 294.2 290.5 325.9 11.94 2 950 522 21.8 15.0 65 6.9 17.3 202 34 299.3 301.4 292.4 332.4 11.33 3 900 989 18.7 13.3 71 5.3 15.2 218 30 300.7 302.7 292.3 332.4 10.75 4 850 1477 14.9 10.0 72 4.9 11.9 227 28 301.8 303.5 291.4 328.8 9.12 5 800 1987 12.2 3.5 55 8.6 7.4 235 30 304.1 305.3 289.6 322.8 6.17 6 750 2526 10.7 -2.6 39 13.3 4.0 227 32 308.2 309.0 289.1 321.2 4.20 7 700 3099 8.4 -10.4 25 18.8 0.3 236 28 311.8 312.2 288.6 319.7 2.47 8 650 3705 4.1 -11.6 31 15.7 -2.3 242 26 313.7 314.1 289.2 321.6 2.43 9 600 4350 -1.2 -6.4 68 5.2 -3.6 250 22 314.7 315.5 291.0 327.4 3.96 10 550 5037 -6.3 -8.8 82 2.5 -7.3 243 24 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.3 3.59 11 500 5776 -11.3 -13.8 81 2.6 -12.2 243 25 319.3 319.8 291.2 328.0 2.63 12 450 6575 -16.8 -24.8 50 8.0 -18.8 253 27 322.1 322.3 290.6 326.0 1.13 13 400 7449 -22.5 -32.9 38 10.3 -24.4 257 26 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.9 0.60 14 350 8414 -29.9 -39.3 40 9.4 -31.1 258 29 328.4 328.4 291.6 329.7 0.36 15 300 9493 -38.0 -49.5 29 11.5 -38.7 264 29 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.4 0.14 16 250 10726 -46.2 -57.3 27 11.2 -46.6 260 33 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.07 17 200 12180 -54.0 -69.9 12 16.0 -54.2 255 45 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 18 150 13997 -60.6 -82.1 4 21.5 -60.8 263 43 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16469 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 259 28 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.02 m Freezing level: 611.21 mb = 4205.30 m = 13796.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.07 mb = 3168.35 m = 10394.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.97 mb = 377.48 m = 1238.44 ft T: 19.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.33 C/km ThetaE index: 12.70 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.41 mb = 2077.63 m = 6816.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.31 C = 86.55 F Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lifted Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.60 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.27 C K Index: 17.43 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 318.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.30 mb = 1344.40 m = 4410.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 558.30 mb = 4919.11 m = 16138.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 378.30 mb = 7852.53 m = 25762.57 ft B at Equ Level: 82.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 278.30 mb = 10001.20 m = 32811.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.3 neg: -9.5 tot: 233.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.82 Bulk Shear: 29.30 m/s