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: 41.81,-88.12 Latitude: 41.81 Longitude: -88.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 979 223 23.3 16.1 64 7.2 18.5 226 6 298.3 300.5 292.5 332.9 11.87 2 950 480 20.0 15.5 76 4.4 17.0 226 7 297.4 299.6 292.2 331.5 11.76 3 900 944 15.4 14.7 96 0.7 14.9 226 8 297.3 299.5 292.1 331.4 11.74 4 850 1427 13.3 5.0 57 8.4 8.7 250 17 300.1 301.3 288.5 319.2 6.44 5 800 1934 10.8 -1.4 43 12.2 4.8 240 24 302.7 303.5 287.3 315.8 4.33 6 750 2468 7.3 -7.1 35 14.5 1.0 238 32 304.6 305.1 286.7 313.9 2.99 7 700 3032 3.7 -13.9 26 17.6 -2.9 241 38 306.6 307.0 286.2 312.6 1.87 8 650 3628 -0.3 -28.7 10 28.4 -7.5 243 36 308.7 308.8 285.5 310.6 0.55 9 600 4264 -3.8 -33.3 8 29.5 -10.4 239 49 311.8 311.9 286.4 313.1 0.39 10 550 4945 -7.9 -30.8 14 22.8 -13.1 238 56 314.7 314.8 287.6 316.6 0.54 11 500 5677 -13.2 -30.1 23 16.9 -16.9 242 63 316.9 317.0 288.5 319.1 0.63 12 450 6471 -18.3 -37.0 18 18.8 -21.4 239 66 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.5 0.35 13 400 7339 -24.1 -35.5 34 11.4 -25.9 238 71 323.7 323.8 290.4 325.4 0.46 14 350 8298 -31.8 -42.3 35 10.5 -32.9 235 77 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.9 0.26 15 300 9368 -39.7 -43.8 65 4.0 -40.1 234 79 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.26 16 250 10589 -50.2 -53.9 65 3.7 -50.3 245 114 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 17 200 12024 -52.8 -74.0 6 21.2 -53.1 245 68 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 13865 -56.5 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 241 57 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16391 -62.7 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 246 40 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.08 m Freezing level: 653.13 mb = 3590.73 m = 11780.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 737.43 mb = 2606.42 m = 8551.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.40 mb = 1129.78 m = 3706.58 ft T: 14.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 22.29 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.08 mb = 1376.41 m = 4515.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.84 C = 76.72 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: 3.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.56 C Cross Totals Index: 18.21 C K Index: 13.93 Risk: None Sweat Index: 155.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 406.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.80 mb = 1106.72 m = 3630.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.80 mb = 2382.78 m = 7817.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 287.80 mb = 9646.02 m = 31646.65 ft B at Equ Level: 405.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.80 mb = 12094.36 m = 39679.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.1 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 270.1 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.5 neg: -0.2 tot: 113.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.29 Bulk Shear: 123.36 m/s