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: 40.78,-89.33 Latitude: 40.78 Longitude: -89.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 977 232 21.6 18.6 83 3.0 19.5 215 9 296.7 299.2 293.6 336.9 13.94 2 950 475 19.8 17.7 87 2.1 18.4 217 14 297.3 299.8 293.4 336.5 13.53 3 900 940 16.9 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 224 13 298.9 301.2 293.4 336.3 12.84 4 850 1425 13.0 12.0 94 1.0 12.4 233 16 299.8 301.7 291.8 330.4 10.44 5 800 1932 9.8 8.7 93 1.0 9.2 243 19 301.6 303.2 291.1 327.9 8.89 6 750 2468 7.7 7.3 98 0.3 7.5 239 29 304.9 306.5 291.9 330.7 8.59 7 700 3033 4.1 3.4 95 0.7 3.7 238 34 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.3 6.99 8 650 3632 0.2 -0.6 94 0.8 -0.2 237 34 309.2 310.3 290.7 326.7 5.64 9 600 4269 -4.3 -7.2 80 2.9 -5.5 237 40 311.2 311.9 289.6 322.9 3.71 10 550 4950 -8.3 -12.0 75 3.6 -9.7 233 44 314.2 314.7 289.8 323.2 2.78 11 500 5683 -12.3 -12.7 97 0.4 -12.5 225 48 318.0 318.6 291.0 327.5 2.88 12 450 6482 -17.0 -18.2 90 1.2 -17.4 217 49 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.7 2.02 13 400 7356 -22.7 -23.9 90 1.2 -22.9 211 51 325.5 325.8 291.8 330.4 1.39 14 350 8320 -30.0 -34.3 67 4.2 -30.7 217 58 328.2 328.4 291.8 330.4 0.60 15 300 9398 -39.2 -43.8 62 4.6 -39.6 215 61 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.26 16 250 10617 -49.1 -53.1 63 4.0 -49.3 222 85 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 17 200 12058 -54.2 -73.4 8 19.2 -54.5 241 75 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13887 -59.0 -81.3 4 22.3 -59.3 248 59 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16397 -63.7 -86.1 3 22.3 -63.9 248 43 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.05 m Freezing level: 647.43 mb = 3665.05 m = 12024.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.73 mb = 3598.41 m = 11805.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.72 % Est. max temperature: 25.46 C = 77.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.49 mb = 607.18 m = 1992.03 ft T: 18.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 9.03 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1021.06 m = 3349.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.91 C = 75.04 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.32 C K Index: 36.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1046.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.43 mb = 897.34 m = 2943.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.43 mb = 1135.92 m = 3726.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.43 mb = 10896.04 m = 35747.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1045.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.43 mb = 13498.95 m = 44287.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.8 neg: -3.2 tot: 57.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 19.93 Bulk Shear: 52.52 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: 40.69,-89.23 Latitude: 40.69 Longitude: -89.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 226 21.9 18.6 82 3.3 19.6 223 9 297.0 299.5 293.6 337.3 13.96 2 950 476 20.0 17.9 88 2.1 18.6 215 16 297.4 299.9 293.6 337.1 13.70 3 900 941 16.7 16.2 97 0.5 16.4 209 17 298.7 301.1 293.4 336.6 13.00 4 850 1427 13.9 13.0 95 0.9 13.3 210 18 300.7 302.7 292.6 333.4 11.14 5 800 1936 10.8 8.3 84 2.5 9.3 216 23 302.7 304.3 291.3 328.4 8.63 6 750 2472 7.1 4.7 84 2.4 5.8 221 29 304.3 305.6 290.5 325.9 7.15 7 700 3036 3.1 1.8 91 1.3 2.4 217 35 305.9 307.1 290.2 324.9 6.24 8 650 3633 -0.1 -1.3 92 1.2 -0.7 217 37 308.8 309.9 290.4 325.4 5.37 9 600 4271 -3.2 -4.3 92 1.1 -3.8 220 38 312.4 313.2 290.9 326.9 4.62 10 550 4956 -6.5 -8.3 87 1.8 -7.3 229 39 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.4 3.71 11 500 5694 -11.6 -13.1 89 1.5 -12.2 236 48 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.0 2.78 12 450 6492 -17.4 -19.2 86 1.8 -18.0 236 50 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.7 1.85 13 400 7364 -23.8 -25.7 85 1.8 -24.2 233 55 324.0 324.3 291.2 328.2 1.18 14 350 8323 -30.5 -32.0 87 1.5 -30.8 234 63 327.6 327.7 291.8 330.3 0.75 15 300 9400 -39.3 -42.3 73 3.0 -39.6 238 66 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10620 -49.2 -52.8 66 3.6 -49.3 241 86 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.11 17 200 12055 -56.0 -67.1 24 11.1 -56.2 247 83 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13883 -58.0 -81.2 4 23.2 -58.2 247 57 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16397 -63.3 -87.0 3 23.7 -63.5 246 42 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.39 m Freezing level: 651.60 mb = 3613.95 m = 11856.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.00 mb = 3497.75 m = 11475.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.64 % Est. max temperature: 26.47 C = 79.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.10 mb = 639.73 m = 2098.84 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 12.35 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 974.31 m = 3196.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.82 C = 74.87 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.52 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 37.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1155.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.88 mb = 875.59 m = 2872.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.88 mb = 1210.98 m = 3972.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.88 mb = 11103.76 m = 36429.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1152.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.88 mb = 13804.23 m = 45288.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.1 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 253.1 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 100.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 27.19 Bulk Shear: 42.51 m/s