MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.46,-86.47 Latitude: 41.46 Longitude: -86.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 979 217 25.2 17.8 63 7.5 20.1 214 7 300.2 302.6 294.0 338.8 13.17 2 950 479 22.7 16.2 67 6.5 18.3 208 17 300.2 302.5 293.4 336.2 12.28 3 900 947 18.2 15.3 83 2.9 16.3 206 23 300.2 302.5 293.3 336.0 12.20 4 850 1434 13.9 13.4 97 0.5 13.6 213 30 300.7 302.8 292.9 334.5 11.48 5 800 1943 10.8 10.8 100 0.0 10.8 225 37 302.7 304.6 292.5 332.9 10.20 6 750 2481 9.2 9.2 100 0.0 9.2 228 40 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.76 7 700 3050 5.1 3.8 91 1.3 4.4 232 42 308.1 309.5 291.7 330.1 7.19 8 650 3650 0.8 -6.2 60 6.9 -2.4 240 45 309.8 310.5 289.2 321.5 3.71 9 600 4289 -2.8 -17.8 31 15.0 -7.8 243 48 312.9 313.2 288.1 318.1 1.58 10 550 4973 -6.6 -26.3 19 19.7 -11.8 246 48 316.3 316.4 288.4 319.1 0.81 11 500 5708 -12.6 -20.2 53 7.6 -14.9 248 51 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.8 1.54 12 450 6504 -17.7 -17.9 98 0.2 -17.8 237 50 321.0 321.4 291.1 328.0 2.08 13 400 7375 -23.8 -24.3 96 0.4 -23.9 233 58 324.0 324.3 291.3 328.7 1.34 14 350 8335 -31.4 -32.8 87 1.4 -31.6 234 60 326.4 326.6 291.4 328.9 0.69 15 300 9408 -39.9 -42.3 78 2.4 -40.1 226 65 329.1 329.2 291.8 330.3 0.31 16 250 10626 -50.5 -53.1 74 2.5 -50.7 235 80 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.11 17 200 12048 -55.9 -68.2 20 12.3 -56.1 246 84 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13880 -56.8 -81.6 3 24.7 -57.1 232 67 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16400 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.1 252 47 404.1 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.55 m Freezing level: 639.36 mb = 3786.12 m = 12421.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.68 mb = 3432.80 m = 11262.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.88 % Est. max temperature: 26.56 C = 79.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.74 mb = 1160.03 m = 3805.84 ft T: 16.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 17.93 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.08 mb = 1343.09 m = 4406.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.20 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 26.08 C K Index: 38.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1141.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.05 mb = 1293.97 m = 4245.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.05 mb = 1443.02 m = 4734.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.05 mb = 11183.40 m = 36690.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1140.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.05 mb = 13919.87 m = 45668.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 284.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 11.36 Bulk Shear: 100.51 m/s