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