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: 41.03,-90.46 Latitude: 41.03 Longitude: -90.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 978 220 20.0 17.0 83 2.9 18.0 219 2 295.0 297.3 292.0 331.1 12.58 2 950 468 19.4 16.3 82 3.1 17.4 251 7 296.9 299.1 292.4 332.7 12.38 3 900 932 16.0 14.0 88 2.0 14.7 288 8 298.0 300.0 291.9 330.6 11.22 4 850 1415 12.0 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 286 8 298.7 300.5 291.3 328.5 10.22 5 800 1919 7.7 3.1 73 4.6 5.2 283 8 299.4 300.4 287.8 317.1 5.98 6 750 2447 3.0 -1.7 71 4.7 0.8 267 7 299.8 300.7 286.5 313.4 4.51 7 700 3001 -1.4 -2.5 93 1.0 -1.9 242 8 300.9 301.8 287.0 314.7 4.56 8 650 3587 -5.6 -7.0 90 1.4 -6.2 239 9 302.6 303.3 286.5 313.3 3.48 9 600 4211 -9.2 -10.5 90 1.3 -9.7 226 10 305.5 306.0 286.9 314.4 2.87 10 550 4880 -11.0 -12.3 90 1.3 -11.4 203 21 311.1 311.6 288.6 319.8 2.71 11 500 5612 -11.7 -12.6 92 1.0 -12.1 199 63 318.8 319.4 291.2 328.4 2.90 12 450 6413 -16.3 -17.6 89 1.3 -16.7 198 73 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.13 13 400 7290 -21.9 -23.6 86 1.8 -22.3 197 72 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.5 1.42 14 350 8257 -29.3 -31.8 79 2.5 -29.7 205 81 329.2 329.3 292.2 332.0 0.76 15 300 9338 -38.3 -41.2 74 2.9 -38.6 207 83 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.35 16 250 10563 -49.0 -52.3 69 3.2 -49.2 208 92 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12004 -52.5 -68.9 12 16.4 -52.8 229 98 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 13864 -55.6 -81.3 3 25.8 -55.9 248 49 374.4 374.4 301.3 374.4 0.00 19 100 16391 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 248 40 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.07 m Freezing level: 715.94 mb = 2824.53 m = 9266.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 735.50 mb = 2603.84 m = 8542.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.97 % Est. max temperature: 23.92 C = 75.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.39 mb = 592.09 m = 1942.54 ft T: 18.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.92 C/km ThetaE index: 19.27 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.88 mb = 1122.98 m = 3684.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.21 C = 73.78 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -1.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -6.24 C Showalter Index: 0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 34.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 790.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.78 mb = 990.44 m = 3249.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.78 mb = 1230.30 m = 4036.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 418.78 mb = 6948.22 m = 22795.71 ft B at Equ Level: 789.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.78 mb = 12377.29 m = 40607.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 2.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.8 neg: -13.1 tot: -1.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 25.39 Bulk Shear: 31.14 m/s