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: 40.87,-86.80 Latitude: 40.87 Longitude: -86.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 980 203 25.9 17.2 59 8.7 19.9 202 14 300.8 303.1 293.9 338.1 12.71 2 950 474 23.1 16.5 67 6.5 18.7 204 23 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.5 12.56 3 900 943 18.6 15.6 82 3.0 16.6 207 26 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.2 12.45 4 850 1431 15.3 13.1 87 2.2 13.8 222 30 302.2 304.2 293.2 335.3 11.21 5 800 1943 12.9 7.4 69 5.5 9.6 227 32 304.9 306.5 291.5 329.3 8.10 6 750 2483 9.9 1.0 54 8.9 5.2 228 30 307.4 308.4 290.0 324.2 5.49 7 700 3052 5.5 -0.6 65 6.1 2.4 234 38 308.6 309.6 290.2 324.9 5.25 8 650 3654 1.6 -0.1 88 1.7 0.7 233 46 310.8 311.9 291.5 329.0 5.85 9 600 4294 -2.7 -7.1 72 4.3 -4.7 241 38 313.0 313.7 290.2 324.9 3.76 10 550 4979 -6.8 -13.6 58 6.8 -9.4 240 50 316.0 316.5 290.0 324.0 2.42 11 500 5715 -12.3 -19.2 56 7.0 -14.4 229 54 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.7 1.67 12 450 6511 -17.9 -19.9 85 2.0 -18.4 231 47 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.7 1.76 13 400 7381 -23.9 -25.5 87 1.6 -24.3 223 45 323.9 324.1 291.2 328.1 1.20 14 350 8343 -30.4 -33.0 78 2.6 -30.8 226 44 327.8 327.9 291.8 330.3 0.68 15 300 9421 -38.7 -41.4 76 2.7 -38.9 236 69 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.34 16 250 10644 -49.3 -52.8 67 3.5 -49.4 244 93 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 17 200 12072 -57.1 -62.3 52 5.2 -57.2 237 96 342.3 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.04 18 150 13903 -57.8 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 232 60 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16411 -65.0 -85.8 4 20.7 -65.1 250 46 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.42 m Freezing level: 631.28 mb = 3893.47 m = 12773.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.29 mb = 3736.70 m = 12259.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.36 C = 83.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.09 mb = 1300.58 m = 4266.94 ft T: 16.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 13.90 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.30 mb = 1639.42 m = 5378.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.40 C = 83.12 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.54 C Cross Totals Index: 25.34 C K Index: 34.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1099.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.50 mb = 1326.29 m = 4351.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.50 mb = 2644.18 m = 8675.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.50 mb = 11304.08 m = 37086.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1096.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.50 mb = 14091.15 m = 46230.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.0 neg: -5.0 tot: 170.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 17.51 Bulk Shear: 62.78 m/s