MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.68,-86.59 Latitude: 40.68 Longitude: -86.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 188 27.2 17.7 56 9.5 20.6 205 11 301.8 304.2 294.4 340.3 13.07 2 950 493 23.0 16.8 68 6.1 18.8 203 15 300.5 302.8 293.9 338.1 12.80 3 900 962 18.7 15.8 83 2.9 16.8 202 23 300.8 303.1 293.8 338.0 12.66 4 850 1450 15.3 12.9 86 2.4 13.7 225 29 302.1 304.2 293.0 334.8 11.04 5 800 1962 11.7 11.6 99 0.1 11.6 230 29 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.7 10.76 6 750 2499 8.0 7.9 99 0.1 8.0 240 31 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.3 8.98 7 700 3067 4.7 3.6 93 1.1 4.1 246 36 307.7 309.0 291.5 329.4 7.11 8 650 3667 1.2 -2.9 74 4.1 -0.9 246 43 310.3 311.2 290.3 325.1 4.74 9 600 4306 -3.0 -6.7 76 3.7 -4.7 241 46 312.6 313.3 290.2 324.8 3.85 10 550 4990 -6.8 -14.6 54 7.8 -9.6 242 51 316.0 316.5 289.8 323.4 2.24 11 500 5726 -12.2 -17.3 66 5.0 -13.9 240 51 318.2 318.5 290.2 324.8 1.98 12 450 6522 -17.9 -22.6 67 4.7 -19.1 242 56 320.7 321.0 290.4 325.4 1.38 13 400 7394 -23.1 -36.6 28 13.5 -25.2 238 59 325.0 325.1 290.7 326.5 0.41 14 350 8356 -30.5 -37.6 50 7.1 -31.4 235 61 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.3 0.43 15 300 9431 -39.5 -46.6 47 7.1 -40.0 237 64 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.19 16 250 10652 -49.6 -53.4 64 3.8 -49.8 239 74 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12087 -55.0 -73.4 8 18.4 -55.3 248 74 345.6 345.7 295.7 345.7 0.01 18 150 13916 -56.8 -80.4 4 23.6 -57.1 240 63 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16428 -66.0 -85.4 5 19.5 -66.1 241 43 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.84 m Freezing level: 635.94 mb = 3846.51 m = 12619.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.73 mb = 3558.92 m = 11676.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.59 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.07 mb = 1389.48 m = 4558.61 ft T: 15.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 12.25 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.70 mb = 1493.03 m = 4898.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.69 C = 81.84 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.47 C Cross Totals Index: 25.07 C K Index: 39.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1352.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.65 mb = 1323.99 m = 4343.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.65 mb = 1675.20 m = 5496.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.65 mb = 11253.95 m = 36921.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1351.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.65 mb = 14013.91 m = 45976.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 193.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.32 Bulk Rich Number: 14.09 Bulk Shear: 95.99 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.31,-94 Latitude: 36.31 Longitude: -94.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 966 358 20.0 19.0 94 1.0 19.3 231 13 296.1 298.7 293.7 337.7 14.44 2 950 498 18.4 17.3 93 1.1 17.7 230 22 295.8 298.2 292.7 333.8 13.19 3 900 962 17.7 13.6 77 4.1 15.1 219 31 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.9 10.97 4 850 1448 13.7 6.7 62 7.0 9.6 223 35 300.5 301.8 289.3 322.0 7.24 5 800 1957 12.1 4.7 60 7.4 7.9 213 35 304.1 305.3 290.0 324.3 6.70 6 750 2496 9.9 3.2 63 6.8 6.2 211 40 307.3 308.5 290.9 327.0 6.42 7 700 3067 7.0 0.8 65 6.2 3.7 212 46 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.3 5.81 8 650 3672 2.5 -1.5 75 3.9 0.4 210 50 311.8 312.8 291.2 328.3 5.29 9 600 4313 -2.4 -4.8 84 2.3 -3.6 207 56 313.3 314.1 291.0 327.5 4.48 10 550 4998 -6.8 -7.2 97 0.3 -7.0 207 50 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.0 4.06 11 500 5738 -9.6 -9.9 98 0.3 -9.8 214 40 321.3 322.0 292.6 333.2 3.60 12 450 6542 -15.9 -16.4 96 0.5 -16.0 218 49 323.3 323.7 292.0 331.3 2.37 13 400 7420 -21.4 -21.6 98 0.2 -21.5 217 44 327.2 327.5 292.6 333.1 1.69 14 350 8392 -27.6 -27.8 98 0.2 -27.6 220 34 331.6 331.8 293.2 335.6 1.11 15 300 9483 -35.9 -37.6 85 1.7 -36.1 229 37 334.8 334.9 293.5 336.7 0.50 16 250 10723 -45.4 -48.9 67 3.5 -45.6 233 44 338.5 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12174 -55.9 -60.0 60 4.1 -55.9 242 69 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.06 18 150 13992 -59.5 -84.6 2 25.1 -59.7 261 64 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16478 -67.0 -86.3 5 19.3 -67.1 248 43 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.44 m Freezing level: 624.89 mb = 3993.84 m = 13103.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.60 mb = 3738.46 m = 12265.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.44 % Est. max temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.24 mb = 487.16 m = 1598.28 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 15.72 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.47 mb = 1643.35 m = 5391.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.70 C = 78.27 F Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lifted Index: 0.79 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.06 C Showalter Index: 5.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.31 C Cross Totals Index: 16.28 C K Index: 23.81 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 157.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.79 mb = 1213.51 m = 3981.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 618.79 mb = 4065.94 m = 13339.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 518.79 mb = 5451.67 m = 17885.83 ft B at Equ Level: 51.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 368.79 mb = 8011.37 m = 26283.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.3 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 242.3 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.5 neg: -9.7 tot: 103.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.93 Bulk Shear: 56.21 m/s