MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.80,-86.87 Latitude: 39.80 Longitude: -86.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 261 26.0 17.8 61 8.2 20.3 196 13 301.2 303.6 294.4 340.1 13.24 2 950 498 23.3 16.9 67 6.4 18.9 199 19 300.9 303.2 294.0 338.6 12.86 3 900 967 18.7 16.0 84 2.7 16.9 203 21 300.8 303.2 293.9 338.4 12.81 4 850 1455 14.8 13.2 91 1.5 13.8 219 23 301.6 303.7 293.1 335.0 11.32 5 800 1966 11.7 9.1 84 2.6 10.2 219 24 303.7 305.4 292.0 330.9 9.13 6 750 2505 9.1 7.1 88 1.9 7.9 232 24 306.4 308.0 292.3 332.1 8.49 7 700 3075 6.5 2.7 77 3.7 4.4 240 23 309.6 310.9 291.7 330.2 6.67 8 650 3677 1.9 -3.4 68 5.3 -0.7 231 35 311.1 311.9 290.4 325.4 4.57 9 600 4317 -3.1 -4.3 91 1.2 -3.7 235 40 312.6 313.4 290.9 327.2 4.63 10 550 5002 -6.9 -12.9 62 6.0 -9.1 236 41 315.9 316.4 290.1 324.4 2.58 11 500 5738 -12.2 -18.6 59 6.4 -14.2 230 43 318.2 318.5 290.0 324.1 1.76 12 450 6535 -17.5 -28.8 37 11.3 -20.0 229 40 321.2 321.3 289.9 323.9 0.78 13 400 7407 -23.0 -33.7 37 10.7 -24.8 228 49 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.2 0.56 14 350 8369 -30.8 -42.1 32 11.4 -32.0 227 61 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.27 15 300 9442 -39.4 -42.7 70 3.4 -39.6 228 72 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10668 -48.2 -51.7 67 3.5 -48.3 235 59 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 17 200 12111 -54.3 -63.1 33 8.8 -54.5 243 57 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.0 0.04 18 150 13941 -58.4 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.6 242 66 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16441 -66.0 -85.4 5 19.5 -66.1 250 41 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.51 m Freezing level: 631.23 mb = 3917.74 m = 12853.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.70 mb = 3594.01 m = 11791.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.11 mb = 1294.95 m = 4248.48 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 9.23 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.27 mb = 1402.45 m = 4601.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.30 C = 79.34 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 36.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1243.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.83 mb = 1327.36 m = 4354.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.83 mb = 1476.82 m = 4845.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.83 mb = 11268.45 m = 36969.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1230.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.83 mb = 14030.80 m = 46032.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.1 neg: -0.3 tot: 84.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 29.50 Bulk Shear: 42.15 m/s