MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.32,-87.87 Latitude: 39.32 Longitude: -87.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 986 187 25.5 17.3 61 8.2 19.9 210 12 299.8 302.1 293.6 337.0 12.70 2 950 510 21.4 16.2 72 5.2 17.9 213 17 298.9 301.2 293.0 334.7 12.27 3 900 976 17.2 15.2 88 2.0 15.8 229 18 299.2 301.4 293.0 334.6 12.14 4 850 1463 14.4 12.7 90 1.7 13.3 223 23 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.3 10.89 5 800 1973 11.8 8.6 81 3.2 9.8 218 23 303.7 305.3 291.7 329.9 8.78 6 750 2512 9.5 5.9 78 3.7 7.4 236 24 306.9 308.4 291.9 330.5 7.78 7 700 3082 6.3 0.2 65 6.1 3.1 233 29 309.5 310.6 290.8 326.8 5.57 8 650 3685 1.5 -2.3 76 3.8 -0.3 228 37 310.7 311.7 290.6 326.3 4.99 9 600 4324 -3.4 -5.7 84 2.3 -4.4 229 41 312.2 313.0 290.4 325.4 4.16 10 550 5009 -7.1 -10.9 74 3.9 -8.6 223 45 315.7 316.3 290.4 325.5 3.02 11 500 5743 -12.9 -15.0 84 2.2 -13.6 226 47 317.4 317.8 290.3 325.2 2.38 12 450 6537 -17.4 -19.5 84 2.0 -18.0 227 47 321.3 321.7 291.0 327.5 1.82 13 400 7411 -23.1 -25.1 83 2.1 -23.5 245 48 325.0 325.3 291.5 329.4 1.24 14 350 8375 -30.0 -32.6 78 2.6 -30.4 254 37 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.71 15 300 9455 -38.2 -41.3 73 3.0 -38.5 243 36 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.34 16 250 10682 -48.1 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.3 247 54 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 17 200 12119 -56.8 -60.9 59 4.2 -56.9 240 73 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.05 18 150 13948 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 246 55 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -67.8 -88.0 4 20.1 -67.9 237 42 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.75 m Freezing level: 634.23 mb = 3886.18 m = 12749.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.80 mb = 3624.83 m = 11892.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.10 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.14 mb = 1214.43 m = 3984.32 ft T: 15.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.22 C/km ThetaE index: 7.03 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.73 mb = 1435.41 m = 4709.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.21 C Cross Totals Index: 25.51 C K Index: 33.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 630.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.79 mb = 1208.15 m = 3963.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.79 mb = 3189.63 m = 10464.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.79 mb = 10661.31 m = 34977.62 ft B at Equ Level: 627.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.79 mb = 13122.57 m = 43052.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 58.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 15.70 Bulk Shear: 40.14 m/s