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: 41.05,-86.75 Latitude: 41.05 Longitude: -86.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 212 25.8 17.2 59 8.7 19.9 206 11 300.8 303.1 293.8 338.0 12.67 2 950 474 23.2 16.5 66 6.7 18.7 206 20 300.7 303.0 293.7 337.5 12.52 3 900 942 18.7 15.5 82 3.1 16.5 208 24 300.7 303.0 293.6 337.2 12.41 4 850 1430 15.1 13.1 88 2.0 13.8 222 30 302.0 304.1 293.1 335.2 11.24 5 800 1942 12.2 8.8 80 3.4 10.1 228 33 304.1 305.8 291.9 330.8 8.90 6 750 2481 9.4 1.7 59 7.7 5.2 231 32 306.7 307.8 290.1 324.4 5.76 7 700 3049 5.5 -5.1 46 10.6 0.5 231 34 308.6 309.3 288.8 320.3 3.75 8 650 3650 1.8 -12.8 33 14.6 -3.9 234 39 311.0 311.4 288.1 318.1 2.19 9 600 4290 -2.3 -10.9 51 8.6 -5.8 240 46 313.5 314.0 289.5 322.5 2.77 10 550 4976 -6.9 -15.2 52 8.3 -9.8 242 50 315.9 316.3 289.6 322.9 2.14 11 500 5710 -12.7 -15.7 78 3.0 -13.7 235 57 317.6 318.0 290.3 325.0 2.25 12 450 6507 -17.8 -18.9 91 1.1 -18.1 233 50 320.8 321.2 290.9 327.3 1.90 13 400 7376 -23.9 -25.5 86 1.6 -24.2 225 47 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.2 1.20 14 350 8338 -30.4 -33.5 74 3.1 -30.8 226 50 327.8 328.0 291.7 330.2 0.65 15 300 9415 -38.9 -42.1 72 3.2 -39.2 237 72 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10638 -49.4 -53.5 62 4.1 -49.6 242 89 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.10 17 200 12067 -56.4 -64.2 37 7.7 -56.6 238 96 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 13896 -57.4 -80.9 4 23.5 -57.6 232 63 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16409 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 252 45 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.81 m Freezing level: 628.04 mb = 3930.75 m = 12896.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.86 mb = 3120.33 m = 10237.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.90 C = 82.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.46 mb = 1306.21 m = 4285.40 ft T: 16.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 19.94 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.09 mb = 1549.58 m = 5083.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.51 C = 81.53 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -4.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.82 C K Index: 30.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1101.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.11 mb = 1339.39 m = 4394.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.11 mb = 2109.53 m = 6920.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.11 mb = 11337.94 m = 37197.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1093.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.11 mb = 14143.86 m = 46403.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.9 neg: -2.1 tot: 161.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 15.13 Bulk Shear: 72.80 m/s