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: 41.54,-86.37 Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: -86.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 977 238 23.6 18.9 75 4.7 20.4 235 5 298.7 301.3 294.3 340.1 14.21 2 950 484 21.5 17.0 76 4.5 18.4 220 12 299.0 301.3 293.4 336.6 12.92 3 900 951 17.6 15.6 88 2.1 16.3 210 21 299.7 301.9 293.3 336.1 12.45 4 850 1437 13.8 13.4 97 0.4 13.6 218 28 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.3 11.45 5 800 1947 10.7 10.2 97 0.5 10.3 231 35 302.5 304.3 292.2 331.6 9.79 6 750 2482 7.1 6.2 94 0.9 6.6 232 40 304.3 305.8 291.2 328.2 7.95 7 700 3048 4.0 2.8 92 1.2 3.3 233 42 306.9 308.2 290.9 327.3 6.69 8 650 3646 0.4 -0.9 90 1.4 -0.3 233 44 309.5 310.5 290.7 326.5 5.50 9 600 4285 -3.4 -7.0 76 3.6 -5.0 234 45 312.1 312.8 290.0 324.1 3.76 10 550 4967 -7.3 -12.4 67 5.0 -9.2 241 45 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.2 2.69 11 500 5703 -12.2 -19.5 54 7.3 -14.5 246 49 318.1 318.5 289.9 323.6 1.63 12 450 6499 -18.1 -20.2 83 2.1 -18.7 242 50 320.5 320.9 290.6 326.3 1.71 13 400 7370 -23.7 -25.0 89 1.3 -23.9 230 58 324.2 324.5 291.3 328.6 1.26 14 350 8330 -31.3 -33.5 81 2.2 -31.7 237 63 326.5 326.6 291.4 328.8 0.64 15 300 9403 -40.0 -42.8 74 2.8 -40.3 227 67 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.29 16 250 10620 -50.5 -53.4 71 3.0 -50.5 232 82 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.11 17 200 12044 -55.4 -68.9 17 13.5 -55.6 247 81 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13880 -56.6 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 233 67 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16400 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 252 46 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.62 m Freezing level: 644.39 mb = 3718.14 m = 12198.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.82 mb = 3599.11 m = 11807.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.35 C = 79.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.91 mb = 837.34 m = 2747.13 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 16.04 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.78 mb = 1221.95 m = 4008.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.09 C = 77.17 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.62 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1297.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.19 mb = 1111.29 m = 3645.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.19 mb = 1355.68 m = 4447.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.19 mb = 11202.70 m = 36753.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1293.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.19 mb = 13955.79 m = 45786.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.5 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 264.5 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 97.58 m/s