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: 41.77,-88.18 Latitude: 41.77 Longitude: -88.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 979 215 24.1 16.7 63 7.4 19.1 262 7 299.1 301.3 293.0 334.9 12.28 2 950 473 20.8 15.9 74 4.9 17.6 255 9 298.3 300.5 292.6 333.5 12.08 3 900 937 16.3 14.7 90 1.6 15.3 247 10 298.3 300.4 292.4 332.6 11.78 4 850 1421 13.6 3.1 49 10.4 7.9 252 15 300.3 301.4 287.8 317.2 5.65 5 800 1929 10.9 -2.5 39 13.4 4.4 242 23 302.8 303.5 287.1 314.9 3.96 6 750 2463 7.2 3.1 75 4.2 4.9 239 34 304.4 305.6 289.9 323.7 6.37 7 700 3027 3.0 -4.9 56 7.9 -0.6 237 41 305.8 306.5 287.9 317.5 3.79 8 650 3622 -0.8 -18.1 26 17.3 -6.5 237 46 308.0 308.3 286.2 312.6 1.41 9 600 4256 -3.9 -18.6 31 14.8 -8.7 238 52 311.7 311.9 287.6 316.5 1.46 10 550 4939 -7.4 -24.7 24 17.3 -12.1 237 55 315.4 315.5 288.3 318.6 0.94 11 500 5673 -12.5 -30.8 20 18.3 -16.5 241 61 317.8 317.9 288.7 319.8 0.58 12 450 6468 -18.1 -34.2 23 16.1 -21.0 238 69 320.5 320.6 289.4 322.2 0.47 13 400 7337 -24.1 -32.1 47 8.1 -25.5 234 81 323.7 323.8 290.6 326.0 0.65 14 350 8298 -30.4 -33.5 74 3.2 -30.9 222 83 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.2 0.64 15 300 9374 -39.7 -42.6 74 2.9 -40.0 225 88 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.30 16 250 10590 -50.7 -53.8 70 3.1 -50.8 226 97 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.10 17 200 12020 -54.1 -71.5 10 17.4 -54.4 239 80 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13865 -56.1 -81.8 3 25.6 -56.5 235 56 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.4 0.00 19 100 16384 -63.7 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 250 51 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.89 m Freezing level: 660.99 mb = 3491.31 m = 11454.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.61 mb = 2961.65 m = 9716.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.23 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.10 mb = 1145.98 m = 3759.73 ft T: 15.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 20.01 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.34 mb = 1397.94 m = 4586.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.44 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: 5.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 15.68 C K Index: 21.35 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 571.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.07 mb = 1184.92 m = 3887.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.07 mb = 2148.45 m = 7048.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.07 mb = 10876.64 m = 35684.09 ft B at Equ Level: 556.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.07 mb = 12728.74 m = 41760.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 124.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 4.57 Bulk Shear: 125.18 m/s