MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.23,-89.19 Latitude: 40.23 Longitude: -89.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 982 204 26.2 17.3 58 8.9 20.1 218 10 300.9 303.2 293.9 338.2 12.71 2 950 496 22.1 16.3 70 5.8 18.2 218 13 299.6 301.8 293.2 335.7 12.36 3 900 963 17.5 15.4 88 2.0 16.1 217 13 299.5 301.8 293.2 335.5 12.34 4 850 1449 14.0 13.3 96 0.7 13.6 234 20 300.8 302.9 292.9 334.3 11.38 5 800 1959 11.1 9.8 92 1.3 10.3 239 22 303.0 304.7 292.1 331.3 9.53 6 750 2496 8.2 7.3 94 0.8 7.6 235 32 305.4 307.0 292.1 331.3 8.60 7 700 3062 4.1 1.3 82 2.8 2.7 233 40 307.1 308.2 290.4 325.5 6.02 8 650 3660 -0.0 -4.3 73 4.3 -2.0 244 42 308.9 309.7 289.5 322.2 4.27 9 600 4297 -4.1 -5.7 88 1.6 -4.8 246 46 311.4 312.2 290.1 324.5 4.16 10 550 4978 -8.0 -10.9 80 2.9 -9.1 244 49 314.6 315.2 290.1 324.4 3.02 11 500 5712 -12.9 -26.9 30 13.9 -16.3 239 57 317.3 317.4 288.8 320.2 0.85 12 450 6506 -18.1 -31.1 31 13.0 -20.7 236 57 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.7 0.63 13 400 7375 -24.3 -37.1 29 12.9 -26.2 237 59 323.5 323.5 290.2 324.9 0.39 14 350 8333 -30.9 -34.2 72 3.3 -31.3 232 63 327.1 327.3 291.5 329.3 0.60 15 300 9408 -39.1 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.4 223 64 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10630 -49.6 -53.2 66 3.5 -49.8 240 81 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12066 -54.0 -73.3 8 19.3 -54.4 245 80 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13903 -56.7 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 239 64 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16420 -65.2 -85.9 4 20.7 -65.3 241 43 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.42 m Freezing level: 650.44 mb = 3655.03 m = 11991.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.66 mb = 3395.66 m = 11140.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.14 % Est. max temperature: 26.86 C = 80.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.39 mb = 1326.03 m = 4350.44 ft T: 14.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 9.07 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1334.57 m = 4378.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.82 C = 78.47 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -4.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.91 C Cross Totals Index: 26.25 C K Index: 37.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1127.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.53 mb = 1246.15 m = 4088.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.53 mb = 1493.41 m = 4899.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.53 mb = 11013.58 m = 36133.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1121.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.53 mb = 13671.91 m = 44854.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 12.85 Bulk Shear: 87.80 m/s