MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.60,-89.47 Latitude: 40.60 Longitude: -89.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 978 215 21.0 19.3 90 1.7 19.9 265 6 296.1 298.7 293.8 338.0 14.56 2 950 468 20.4 17.5 84 2.9 18.4 236 12 297.9 300.3 293.5 336.6 13.37 3 900 934 17.5 15.6 89 1.9 16.3 223 14 299.6 301.9 293.3 336.1 12.50 4 850 1421 14.6 9.3 70 5.3 11.4 241 21 301.5 303.1 290.9 327.3 8.71 5 800 1931 11.4 5.2 66 6.2 7.9 241 30 303.3 304.6 290.0 324.2 6.95 6 750 2467 7.8 2.8 71 5.0 5.1 227 36 305.1 306.2 290.0 324.1 6.27 7 700 3032 4.1 1.3 82 2.8 2.6 216 33 307.0 308.1 290.4 325.4 6.00 8 650 3630 -0.1 -5.4 67 5.3 -2.5 241 32 308.9 309.6 289.1 321.2 3.94 9 600 4266 -3.8 -11.2 56 7.4 -6.7 241 33 311.7 312.2 288.9 320.4 2.70 10 550 4948 -7.7 -22.4 30 14.7 -11.9 237 46 314.9 315.1 288.3 318.8 1.15 11 500 5682 -12.8 -17.2 70 4.4 -14.2 235 52 317.4 317.8 290.0 324.0 1.99 12 450 6477 -17.6 -22.3 67 4.7 -18.8 222 56 321.1 321.4 290.6 326.0 1.42 13 400 7349 -23.6 -29.6 58 6.0 -24.7 219 56 324.4 324.5 290.9 327.3 0.82 14 350 8312 -29.7 -32.3 78 2.6 -30.2 225 62 328.7 328.8 292.1 331.3 0.72 15 300 9391 -39.3 -42.2 74 2.9 -39.6 227 65 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10609 -49.0 -52.4 67 3.4 -49.2 233 88 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12051 -54.0 -72.8 8 18.8 -54.3 246 77 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13885 -58.4 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.7 249 55 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.7 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 243 43 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.17 m Freezing level: 650.77 mb = 3620.95 m = 11879.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.52 mb = 3331.44 m = 10929.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.28 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.75 mb = 434.00 m = 1423.87 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 13.89 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1277.07 m = 4189.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.90 C = 78.61 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 34.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1032.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.15 mb = 980.17 m = 3215.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.15 mb = 1824.54 m = 5985.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.15 mb = 10869.07 m = 35659.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.15 mb = 13467.96 m = 44185.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.7 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 263.7 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.7 neg: -45.3 tot: 54.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 14.64 Bulk Shear: 70.54 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.63,-90.07 Latitude: 40.63 Longitude: -90.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 976 230 22.7 19.0 80 3.7 20.1 199 7 297.8 300.4 294.1 339.3 14.28 2 950 469 20.3 17.4 84 2.9 18.4 210 9 297.8 300.2 293.4 336.3 13.30 3 900 934 17.4 14.3 82 3.1 15.4 242 9 299.4 301.5 292.5 333.0 11.46 4 850 1420 13.3 11.9 91 1.4 12.4 245 9 300.1 302.0 291.9 330.5 10.36 5 800 1927 9.5 6.9 84 2.6 8.0 227 15 301.3 302.7 290.1 324.5 7.82 6 750 2461 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 214 23 304.1 305.7 291.4 328.8 8.23 7 700 3026 3.9 3.8 100 0.1 3.8 218 24 306.8 308.1 291.3 328.6 7.19 8 650 3625 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 219 23 309.3 310.4 291.1 327.8 6.01 9 600 4264 -3.1 -3.1 100 0.0 -3.1 226 28 312.6 313.5 291.3 328.6 5.08 10 550 4947 -8.2 -11.0 80 2.8 -9.3 231 39 314.3 314.9 290.0 324.0 3.00 11 500 5679 -13.6 -17.4 73 3.8 -14.8 233 52 316.4 316.8 289.6 322.9 1.95 12 450 6470 -18.9 -20.0 91 1.0 -19.2 222 54 319.4 319.8 290.3 325.3 1.74 13 400 7338 -24.5 -25.8 89 1.3 -24.8 219 56 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.2 1.17 14 350 8297 -30.5 -32.7 82 2.1 -30.9 221 63 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.1 0.70 15 300 9373 -39.5 -42.5 73 3.0 -39.8 226 68 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.30 16 250 10594 -48.6 -52.2 66 3.6 -48.7 232 97 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12039 -52.9 -73.2 7 20.4 -53.2 249 75 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13879 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 250 50 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16400 -63.2 -86.5 3 23.3 -63.4 242 47 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.36 m Freezing level: 645.91 mb = 3676.84 m = 12062.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.20 mb = 3671.44 m = 12045.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.94 % Est. max temperature: 25.47 C = 77.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.22 mb = 696.35 m = 2284.59 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 14.77 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.09 mb = 1211.74 m = 3975.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.35 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -4.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 38.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1004.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.16 mb = 1066.05 m = 3497.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.16 mb = 1309.20 m = 4295.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.16 mb = 10827.39 m = 35522.51 ft B at Equ Level: 989.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.16 mb = 13420.02 m = 44028.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 26.4 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.9 neg: -11.2 tot: 40.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 22.71 Bulk Shear: 44.25 m/s