MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F006.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.00,-88.30 Latitude: 40.00 Longitude: -88.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 981 219 25.6 17.1 59 8.5 19.8 213 15 300.4 302.7 293.7 337.3 12.60 2 950 501 22.4 16.4 69 5.9 18.4 215 22 299.9 302.1 293.4 336.3 12.45 3 900 968 17.9 15.5 86 2.4 16.3 219 24 299.9 302.2 293.4 336.2 12.39 4 850 1456 15.1 13.5 90 1.6 14.1 224 28 302.0 304.1 293.3 336.1 11.54 5 800 1967 11.6 10.2 91 1.4 10.7 220 32 303.5 305.4 292.5 332.8 9.83 6 750 2505 9.2 3.4 67 5.7 6.0 236 31 306.5 307.7 290.7 326.4 6.55 7 700 3074 5.7 -6.3 42 11.9 0.2 248 33 308.7 309.4 288.6 319.5 3.41 8 650 3674 0.4 -5.6 64 6.0 -2.3 251 36 309.4 310.1 289.2 321.6 3.88 9 600 4310 -3.9 -5.1 91 1.2 -4.5 250 40 311.6 312.4 290.3 325.3 4.36 10 550 4992 -7.9 -9.1 91 1.2 -8.4 245 46 314.7 315.3 290.5 325.9 3.49 11 500 5727 -12.2 -13.3 91 1.2 -12.6 239 52 318.2 318.7 290.9 327.2 2.74 12 450 6524 -17.9 -19.5 87 1.7 -18.4 237 53 320.8 321.1 290.8 326.9 1.81 13 400 7394 -23.7 -25.9 82 2.2 -24.2 235 54 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.2 1.16 14 350 8355 -30.7 -33.4 77 2.7 -31.2 230 63 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.7 0.65 15 300 9430 -39.5 -42.6 72 3.1 -39.8 228 68 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.30 16 250 10652 -49.3 -52.5 69 3.2 -49.4 233 77 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.12 17 200 12085 -54.1 -71.3 10 17.2 -54.4 249 88 347.1 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13925 -57.8 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 236 58 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16422 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 238 46 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.33 m Freezing level: 645.41 mb = 3731.95 m = 12243.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.12 mb = 3118.56 m = 10231.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.69 mb = 1289.97 m = 4232.15 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 17.85 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.04 mb = 1555.33 m = 5102.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.55 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.87 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.70 C K Index: 28.91 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1068.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.08 mb = 1276.34 m = 4187.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.08 mb = 1934.88 m = 6347.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.08 mb = 11102.21 m = 36424.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1057.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.08 mb = 13794.73 m = 45257.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.6 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 268.6 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 139.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 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: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 20.86 Bulk Shear: 51.21 m/s