MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.66,-86.01 Latitude: 41.66 Longitude: -86.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 978 229 22.5 18.1 76 4.5 19.5 222 4 297.6 300.0 293.4 336.6 13.46 2 950 481 20.9 16.4 75 4.5 17.8 213 15 298.4 300.7 292.9 334.5 12.40 3 900 947 17.1 15.2 88 2.0 15.8 205 25 299.1 301.4 292.9 334.5 12.12 4 850 1433 13.7 13.3 97 0.5 13.4 208 32 300.5 302.6 292.7 333.9 11.36 5 800 1942 10.7 10.4 97 0.4 10.5 217 43 302.6 304.4 292.3 332.1 9.93 6 750 2478 7.4 6.5 94 0.9 6.9 222 48 304.6 306.1 291.5 329.0 8.13 7 700 3044 4.5 2.7 88 1.9 3.5 223 46 307.5 308.8 291.1 327.8 6.64 8 650 3643 0.4 -1.7 86 2.0 -0.7 224 47 309.4 310.3 290.4 325.5 5.21 9 600 4281 -3.7 -8.4 70 4.6 -5.7 223 44 311.8 312.4 289.5 322.6 3.39 10 550 4964 -7.5 -10.4 80 2.9 -8.7 226 46 315.2 315.8 290.4 325.4 3.15 11 500 5699 -11.8 -14.6 80 2.8 -12.8 231 44 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.8 2.47 12 450 6498 -17.1 -21.0 72 3.9 -18.3 239 48 321.7 322.0 290.9 327.1 1.59 13 400 7370 -23.1 -26.3 75 3.2 -23.8 244 63 325.0 325.2 291.4 328.9 1.11 14 350 8335 -29.8 -33.4 70 3.7 -30.3 240 66 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.0 0.65 15 300 9413 -38.8 -42.6 67 3.8 -39.1 240 70 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.30 16 250 10638 -48.9 -52.3 67 3.4 -49.0 245 80 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.9 0.12 17 200 12060 -59.4 -63.5 59 4.1 -59.5 246 96 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.04 18 150 13885 -54.2 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 228 54 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16405 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 251 41 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.10 m Freezing level: 645.70 mb = 3698.17 m = 12132.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.10 mb = 3543.19 m = 11624.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.38 C = 79.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.16 mb = 793.65 m = 2603.81 ft T: 18.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 11.96 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.80 mb = 1266.41 m = 4154.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.02 C = 77.04 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.56 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 709.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.09 mb = 1098.47 m = 3603.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.09 mb = 1541.27 m = 5056.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.09 mb = 10922.81 m = 35835.54 ft B at Equ Level: 706.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.09 mb = 13512.24 m = 44330.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.5 neg: -3.4 tot: 276.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 7.36 Bulk Shear: 96.31 m/s