MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.41,-87.88 Latitude: 38.41 Longitude: -87.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 990 134 26.5 17.9 59 8.6 20.5 191 15 300.5 302.9 294.0 338.9 13.11 2 950 496 23.3 16.7 67 6.5 18.8 196 27 300.8 303.1 293.9 338.2 12.72 3 900 965 19.1 14.7 76 4.3 16.2 207 30 301.1 303.3 293.3 335.8 11.78 4 850 1454 15.7 11.9 78 3.9 13.3 211 33 302.6 304.5 292.6 333.3 10.32 5 800 1966 11.8 10.5 92 1.3 11.0 209 28 303.7 305.5 292.7 333.5 10.01 6 750 2503 8.4 5.9 84 2.5 6.9 209 28 305.7 307.2 291.5 329.2 7.78 7 700 3072 6.6 -2.1 54 8.7 2.2 213 28 309.8 310.7 290.1 324.4 4.69 8 650 3677 3.6 -8.4 41 11.9 -1.7 211 30 313.0 313.6 289.7 323.0 3.13 9 600 4321 -0.8 -9.3 52 8.6 -4.4 210 35 315.3 315.9 290.4 325.4 3.14 10 550 5009 -6.0 -10.3 72 4.3 -7.8 219 39 316.9 317.5 290.9 327.2 3.17 11 500 5746 -12.5 -14.2 87 1.7 -13.1 226 39 317.8 318.3 290.6 326.2 2.54 12 450 6543 -16.5 -30.1 30 13.5 -19.4 225 47 322.4 322.6 290.2 324.9 0.70 13 400 7420 -21.7 -42.8 13 21.1 -24.5 230 53 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.22 14 350 8387 -29.2 -44.9 21 15.6 -30.9 228 57 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.20 15 300 9470 -36.9 -40.2 71 3.3 -37.3 236 66 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.38 16 250 10707 -46.3 -49.8 68 3.4 -46.5 251 84 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12151 -56.2 -61.3 53 5.1 -56.3 251 75 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.05 18 150 13968 -58.9 -80.8 4 21.8 -59.2 245 71 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.3 246 41 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.25 m Freezing level: 608.72 mb = 4208.28 m = 13806.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.93 mb = 3405.72 m = 11173.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.83 C = 83.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.23 mb = 1223.15 m = 4012.92 ft T: 17.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 10.52 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.03 mb = 1634.29 m = 5361.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.01 C = 84.21 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: -4.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.23 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 31.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 654.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.11 mb = 1372.66 m = 4503.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.11 mb = 1932.94 m = 6341.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.11 mb = 10623.42 m = 34853.31 ft B at Equ Level: 650.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.11 mb = 13438.54 m = 44089.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.7 neg: -19.3 tot: 90.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 31.35 Bulk Shear: 20.87 m/s