MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.58,-91.09 Latitude: 40.58 Longitude: -91.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 980 196 20.1 18.8 92 1.3 19.2 179 7 295.0 297.5 293.2 335.4 14.10 2 950 464 18.1 18.0 99 0.1 18.0 201 14 295.5 298.0 293.1 335.1 13.77 3 900 927 16.7 9.8 64 6.9 12.6 234 6 298.8 300.3 289.9 323.7 8.50 4 850 1410 12.4 5.9 64 6.5 8.8 231 5 299.2 300.4 288.5 319.4 6.86 5 800 1915 8.0 3.2 72 4.8 5.5 228 6 299.7 300.8 287.9 317.6 6.03 6 750 2443 3.4 0.5 82 2.9 2.0 235 7 300.3 301.2 287.5 316.1 5.30 7 700 2999 -0.6 -3.8 79 3.2 -2.0 251 9 301.8 302.6 286.9 314.3 4.12 8 650 3587 -4.0 -7.4 78 3.3 -5.4 267 14 304.4 305.0 287.0 314.8 3.38 9 600 4214 -7.9 -10.9 79 3.0 -9.0 266 17 307.0 307.5 287.3 315.8 2.78 10 550 4886 -10.7 -12.6 86 1.9 -11.3 228 19 311.4 311.9 288.7 319.9 2.64 11 500 5617 -12.0 -13.8 87 1.8 -12.6 197 43 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.1 2.64 12 450 6417 -16.6 -19.2 81 2.6 -17.4 205 65 322.4 322.7 291.3 328.7 1.87 13 400 7293 -22.0 -24.7 79 2.6 -22.7 204 74 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.9 1.29 14 350 8260 -29.0 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.4 209 83 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9344 -37.5 -40.3 74 2.9 -37.7 202 79 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.38 16 250 10575 -48.0 -50.6 74 2.6 -48.1 197 90 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.15 17 200 12025 -53.2 -70.0 11 16.8 -53.5 227 83 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13863 -57.3 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.6 252 61 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16393 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -62.0 249 37 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.61 m Freezing level: 707.52 mb = 2915.11 m = 9563.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.49 mb = 2710.74 m = 8893.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.89 % Est. max temperature: 24.51 C = 76.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.14 mb = 354.56 m = 1163.24 ft T: 18.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.35 C/km ThetaE index: 21.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1294.51 m = 4247.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.20 C = 75.57 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.84 C Showalter Index: 4.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 17.88 C K Index: 27.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 124.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 578.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.68 mb = 1033.94 m = 3392.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.68 mb = 1472.44 m = 4830.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 453.68 mb = 6355.42 m = 20850.87 ft B at Equ Level: 577.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 223.68 mb = 11297.77 m = 37065.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.9 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 251.9 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -48.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.4 neg: -18.2 tot: 8.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 65.06 Bulk Shear: 8.88 m/s