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: 40.28,-86.82 Latitude: 40.28 Longitude: -86.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 980 229 27.3 17.6 55 9.7 20.6 204 14 302.2 304.6 294.4 340.6 13.02 2 950 502 23.2 16.6 66 6.7 18.7 205 19 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.7 12.57 3 900 970 18.6 15.6 83 2.9 16.6 207 20 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.4 12.51 4 850 1458 15.1 12.4 84 2.7 13.4 221 26 302.0 303.9 292.7 333.6 10.70 5 800 1970 11.9 10.0 88 1.9 10.7 226 27 303.8 305.6 292.4 332.8 9.70 6 750 2508 9.2 6.4 83 2.8 7.5 239 31 306.5 308.0 292.0 331.0 8.08 7 700 3077 5.7 0.4 69 5.3 2.9 245 40 308.8 309.8 290.6 326.1 5.61 8 650 3679 1.4 -2.7 74 4.0 -0.6 244 44 310.5 311.4 290.5 325.6 4.84 9 600 4319 -2.4 -5.9 77 3.5 -4.0 245 46 313.3 314.1 290.7 326.3 4.09 10 550 5004 -6.7 -14.4 54 7.7 -9.5 243 49 316.1 316.6 289.9 323.6 2.28 11 500 5740 -12.2 -23.5 38 11.3 -15.3 240 50 318.1 318.3 289.4 322.0 1.15 12 450 6536 -17.6 -38.3 15 20.7 -21.0 236 50 321.0 321.1 289.4 322.2 0.31 13 400 7408 -22.8 -41.0 17 18.3 -25.3 240 56 325.4 325.4 290.7 326.4 0.26 14 350 8372 -30.3 -42.3 30 12.0 -31.7 239 62 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.8 0.26 15 300 9448 -39.3 -48.2 38 9.0 -39.9 242 63 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.6 0.16 16 250 10669 -49.7 -52.8 69 3.2 -49.8 247 75 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12100 -55.8 -72.1 11 16.3 -56.1 252 77 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.01 18 150 13927 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 243 62 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16431 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 236 41 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.18 m Freezing level: 631.91 mb = 3910.35 m = 12829.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.89 mb = 3568.69 m = 11708.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.52 % Est. max temperature: 27.83 C = 82.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.91 mb = 1449.24 m = 4754.65 ft T: 15.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 14.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.58 mb = 1532.34 m = 5027.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1170.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.37 mb = 1374.66 m = 4510.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.37 mb = 1829.98 m = 6003.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.37 mb = 11391.02 m = 37371.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1162.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.37 mb = 14206.37 m = 46608.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.6 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 267.6 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 14.74 Bulk Shear: 79.42 m/s