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: 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 32 SFC 978 223 23.3 16.4 65 6.9 18.7 230 6 298.4 300.6 292.7 333.5 12.08 2 950 477 20.3 15.8 75 4.6 17.3 228 7 297.8 300.0 292.4 332.5 11.95 3 900 941 15.7 14.9 95 0.8 15.2 227 8 297.7 299.9 292.3 332.4 11.93 4 850 1425 13.1 5.2 59 7.9 8.7 245 15 299.9 301.1 288.5 319.3 6.54 5 800 1932 10.9 -6.5 29 17.3 3.1 240 24 302.7 303.3 285.9 311.8 2.94 6 750 2466 6.7 -10.1 29 16.8 -0.2 244 31 303.8 304.3 285.8 311.2 2.36 7 700 3028 3.4 -16.8 21 20.2 -3.6 240 36 306.2 306.5 285.7 311.0 1.46 8 650 3623 0.1 -27.3 11 27.4 -7.2 243 39 309.0 309.1 285.7 311.2 0.62 9 600 4259 -4.0 -35.3 7 31.2 -10.7 239 41 311.4 311.5 286.2 312.6 0.32 10 550 4939 -7.9 -27.0 20 19.1 -12.7 241 52 314.7 314.8 287.9 317.3 0.76 11 500 5672 -13.3 -29.0 25 15.7 -16.8 244 60 316.8 316.9 288.5 319.2 0.69 12 450 6465 -18.6 -32.4 29 13.8 -21.2 239 62 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.8 0.56 13 400 7332 -24.7 -32.8 47 8.2 -26.1 232 66 322.9 323.1 290.3 325.1 0.60 14 350 8290 -30.7 -34.0 73 3.3 -31.2 236 67 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.5 0.61 15 300 9367 -39.2 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.5 227 86 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.31 16 250 10588 -49.8 -52.9 69 3.1 -49.9 231 93 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12027 -53.1 -72.7 8 19.6 -53.5 240 69 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 13867 -56.5 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 241 53 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16394 -63.1 -87.2 2 24.1 -63.3 246 40 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.46 m Freezing level: 649.30 mb = 3632.38 m = 11917.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 753.27 mb = 2429.55 m = 7970.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.49 % Est. max temperature: 26.06 C = 78.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.57 mb = 1097.20 m = 3599.69 ft T: 14.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 22.54 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.02 mb = 1266.92 m = 4156.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.17 C = 75.50 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: 3.48 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 18.53 C K Index: 11.43 Risk: None Sweat Index: 151.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 522.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.67 mb = 1115.40 m = 3659.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.67 mb = 2070.97 m = 6794.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 286.67 mb = 9671.02 m = 31728.69 ft B at Equ Level: 521.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.67 mb = 12468.09 m = 40905.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 106.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 4.80 Bulk Shear: 108.79 m/s