MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.07,-88.50 Latitude: 38.07 Longitude: -88.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 989 135 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 126 8 291.2 293.4 290.6 326.2 12.39 2 950 483 19.2 13.7 70 5.5 15.7 128 16 296.7 298.6 290.8 326.8 10.40 3 900 948 17.4 15.2 87 2.2 16.0 166 34 299.4 301.7 293.1 335.1 12.19 4 850 1434 14.1 14.2 100 -0.0 14.1 173 38 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.3 12.03 5 800 1945 11.1 10.6 96 0.5 10.8 180 35 303.0 304.8 292.5 332.9 10.06 6 750 2481 8.2 4.1 75 4.1 5.9 185 42 305.5 306.7 290.6 326.3 6.86 7 700 3049 5.8 -0.3 65 6.1 2.6 192 41 308.9 309.9 290.4 325.5 5.34 8 650 3652 2.9 -1.1 75 4.0 0.8 205 44 312.3 313.3 291.5 329.3 5.45 9 600 4298 -0.0 -6.6 61 6.6 -3.0 213 49 316.1 316.9 291.3 328.6 3.89 10 550 4988 -5.7 -11.7 63 6.0 -8.1 216 53 317.3 317.9 290.7 326.7 2.85 11 500 5726 -10.9 -19.1 51 8.2 -13.5 225 57 319.8 320.1 290.4 325.5 1.69 12 450 6529 -15.1 -35.3 16 20.1 -19.0 231 59 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.7 0.42 13 400 7408 -21.4 -45.4 10 24.0 -24.4 233 68 327.2 327.2 291.1 327.8 0.17 14 350 8376 -29.1 -50.9 10 21.8 -31.0 234 67 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.10 15 300 9462 -36.6 -39.8 72 3.2 -37.0 242 51 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.3 0.40 16 250 10697 -47.1 -50.4 69 3.3 -47.3 239 56 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.15 17 200 12143 -53.3 -61.7 35 8.5 -53.5 243 76 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.05 18 150 13975 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.1 254 50 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16458 -66.8 -85.5 5 18.8 -66.9 248 39 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.31 m Freezing level: 600.15 mb = 4295.68 m = 14093.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.14 mb = 3788.25 m = 12428.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.32 C = 81.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.27 mb = 162.11 m = 531.86 ft T: 17.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 10.87 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.84 mb = 1616.03 m = 5301.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lifted Index: 0.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.57 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 25.05 C K Index: 33.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 448.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5557.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.31 mb = 1001.98 m = 3287.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.4 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 230.4 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 446.8 neg: -1.3 tot: 445.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 208.43 m/s