MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.43,-86.25 Latitude: 40.43 Longitude: -86.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9 SFC 972 251 19.3 18.6 96 0.7 18.8 157 12 294.8 297.3 293.0 334.9 14.01 2 950 449 18.3 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 167 24 295.8 298.3 293.1 335.2 13.69 3 900 912 16.8 14.2 84 2.7 15.1 192 48 298.9 300.9 292.3 332.0 11.35 4 850 1397 13.5 11.5 88 2.0 12.2 200 51 300.2 302.1 291.7 329.9 10.08 5 800 1905 9.8 7.2 84 2.5 8.3 194 47 301.6 303.0 290.3 325.3 8.01 6 750 2440 7.7 5.0 83 2.7 6.2 193 46 305.0 306.3 290.9 327.1 7.34 7 700 3007 5.3 0.3 70 5.0 2.7 202 52 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.7 5.59 8 650 3610 3.0 -6.5 50 9.5 -1.3 204 60 312.4 313.1 289.9 323.9 3.62 9 600 4253 -1.9 -4.4 83 2.5 -3.1 201 62 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.6 4.61 10 550 4938 -7.1 -9.4 84 2.2 -8.1 201 63 315.6 316.3 290.7 326.7 3.42 11 500 5674 -12.6 -14.1 88 1.6 -13.1 203 67 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.2 2.56 12 450 6474 -16.2 -17.0 93 0.9 -16.4 213 64 322.9 323.4 291.9 330.5 2.24 13 400 7352 -21.5 -22.8 90 1.2 -21.9 218 61 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.3 1.54 14 350 8322 -28.6 -32.5 69 3.9 -29.2 220 57 330.3 330.4 292.5 332.9 0.71 15 300 9407 -37.5 -45.7 42 8.2 -38.1 223 57 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.21 16 250 10634 -48.8 -54.1 54 5.3 -49.0 222 57 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.10 17 200 12076 -54.4 -68.8 15 14.4 -54.7 233 81 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 13899 -60.2 -80.6 5 20.4 -60.4 230 61 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16416 -63.1 -85.6 3 22.5 -63.3 242 37 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.29 m Freezing level: 618.89 mb = 4009.84 m = 13155.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.42 mb = 3407.14 m = 11178.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.91 % Est. max temperature: 25.40 C = 77.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.52 mb = 336.36 m = 1103.53 ft T: 18.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 9.85 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.07 mb = 1179.74 m = 3870.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.07 C = 75.32 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 32.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 241.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.09 mb = 911.19 m = 2989.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.09 mb = 1545.72 m = 5071.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 685.09 mb = 3182.46 m = 10441.00 ft B at Equ Level: 47.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.09 mb = 11605.80 m = 38076.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.6 at 54.2 knts Storm direction: 229.6 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.6 neg: -48.5 tot: 440.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 146.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 1.73 Bulk Shear: 139.43 m/s