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: 40.84,-86.54 Latitude: 40.84 Longitude: -86.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 979 220 20.6 19.9 96 0.6 20.1 232 7 295.5 298.2 294.0 338.9 15.12 2 950 485 20.4 18.2 88 2.1 18.9 222 16 297.9 300.4 294.0 338.5 14.01 3 900 952 18.6 15.9 84 2.7 16.8 214 25 300.7 303.0 293.9 338.1 12.75 4 850 1441 15.3 14.3 94 0.9 14.7 214 27 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.1 12.16 5 800 1952 11.4 10.1 92 1.3 10.6 237 32 303.3 305.1 292.4 332.4 9.77 6 750 2490 8.3 6.4 88 1.9 7.2 247 31 305.6 307.1 291.7 330.0 8.09 7 700 3057 5.3 -0.7 66 5.9 2.2 246 34 308.3 309.3 290.1 324.4 5.21 8 650 3659 2.3 -3.5 66 5.8 -0.6 246 39 311.5 312.4 290.5 325.8 4.55 9 600 4301 -2.0 -7.7 65 5.7 -4.5 247 38 313.8 314.5 290.3 325.3 3.58 10 550 4987 -6.8 -14.4 55 7.6 -9.5 243 42 316.0 316.5 289.8 323.5 2.29 11 500 5722 -12.2 -20.0 53 7.7 -14.5 240 46 318.1 318.4 289.8 323.4 1.57 12 450 6519 -17.4 -22.6 64 5.1 -18.8 231 43 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.1 1.39 13 400 7391 -23.4 -26.2 78 2.8 -24.0 227 40 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.13 14 350 8353 -30.8 -34.4 70 3.6 -31.3 228 55 327.2 327.4 291.5 329.4 0.59 15 300 9428 -39.2 -43.0 67 3.8 -39.5 235 61 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.2 0.29 16 250 10650 -48.7 -52.7 63 4.0 -48.9 241 66 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.11 17 200 12088 -54.7 -73.2 8 18.5 -54.9 245 68 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 13917 -57.8 -81.2 3 23.4 -58.0 240 64 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16425 -65.7 -85.1 5 19.5 -65.8 240 44 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.91 m Freezing level: 623.30 mb = 4001.66 m = 13128.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.17 mb = 3532.61 m = 11589.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.69 C = 81.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.54 mb = 299.68 m = 983.19 ft T: 20.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 14.45 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.65 mb = 1294.67 m = 4247.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.76 C = 80.17 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.49 C Cross Totals Index: 26.54 C K Index: 35.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 452.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1275.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.52 mb = 947.03 m = 3107.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.52 mb = 1687.08 m = 5534.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.52 mb = 11314.32 m = 37120.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1262.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.52 mb = 14103.89 m = 46272.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.29 Bulk Rich Number: 21.94 Bulk Shear: 58.14 m/s