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: 41.94,-88.57 Latitude: 41.94 Longitude: -88.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 974 264 20.9 17.8 83 3.1 18.8 228 8 296.3 298.6 292.9 334.5 13.29 2 950 480 17.7 17.0 96 0.7 17.2 230 9 295.2 297.5 292.3 332.3 12.94 3 900 941 15.7 12.6 82 3.1 13.7 258 15 297.6 299.5 290.9 327.3 10.21 4 850 1423 12.6 0.2 43 12.3 6.3 281 17 299.3 300.1 286.4 313.0 4.57 5 800 1929 9.6 -4.4 37 13.9 3.1 256 18 301.3 302.0 286.0 311.9 3.45 6 750 2460 6.1 -3.7 49 9.8 1.5 234 26 303.1 303.9 287.1 315.0 3.86 7 700 3022 2.8 -5.5 54 8.3 -1.0 229 36 305.6 306.2 287.7 316.8 3.61 8 650 3617 -1.2 -16.7 30 15.4 -6.5 232 36 307.6 307.9 286.3 312.7 1.59 9 600 4251 -3.9 -28.2 13 24.3 -10.0 232 42 311.6 311.7 286.6 313.8 0.62 10 550 4932 -7.5 -40.8 5 33.3 -13.5 231 50 315.1 315.2 287.3 315.8 0.20 11 500 5666 -12.2 -46.9 4 34.7 -17.1 240 54 318.2 318.2 288.3 318.6 0.11 12 450 6461 -18.4 -34.0 24 15.6 -21.2 242 60 320.1 320.2 289.3 321.8 0.48 13 400 7329 -24.4 -38.9 25 14.4 -26.4 243 74 323.3 323.3 290.1 324.5 0.33 14 350 8288 -30.8 -48.9 15 18.2 -32.3 236 92 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.7 0.13 15 300 9363 -39.0 -48.0 38 9.0 -39.6 234 101 330.3 330.4 292.0 331.0 0.16 16 250 10586 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.2 227 114 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12019 -54.6 -72.2 10 17.6 -54.9 235 94 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.01 18 150 13855 -56.4 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.7 242 55 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16381 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 241 52 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.94 m Freezing level: 665.45 mb = 3432.89 m = 11262.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 719.84 mb = 2794.55 m = 9168.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.10 % Est. max temperature: 24.95 C = 76.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.10 mb = 651.05 m = 2135.97 ft T: 16.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 22.66 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.98 mb = 1334.51 m = 4378.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.62 C = 74.51 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: 8.25 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.14 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 12.41 C K Index: 16.64 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 90.48 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 188.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.33 mb = 1050.89 m = 3447.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.33 mb = 1997.55 m = 6553.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 373.33 mb = 7824.31 m = 25670.01 ft B at Equ Level: 187.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 253.33 mb = 10497.56 m = 34440.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 4.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.6 neg: -19.9 tot: 59.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.42 Bulk Shear: 78.22 m/s