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: 41,-86.51 Latitude: 41.00 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 978 223 24.7 17.7 65 7.0 19.9 202 14 299.7 302.1 293.9 338.0 13.12 2 950 480 22.2 17.1 73 5.1 18.7 204 24 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.7 13.02 3 900 948 18.1 15.7 86 2.3 16.5 213 28 300.1 302.4 293.6 336.9 12.57 4 850 1435 14.6 14.1 97 0.4 14.3 228 29 301.4 303.6 293.5 336.8 12.00 5 800 1946 11.6 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 227 35 303.5 305.4 293.1 335.2 10.66 6 750 2485 8.7 7.0 89 1.7 7.6 224 33 306.0 307.6 292.1 331.3 8.40 7 700 3051 4.3 -0.1 73 4.4 2.1 222 34 307.3 308.3 290.0 324.0 5.43 8 650 3651 0.8 -7.8 53 8.6 -2.9 236 37 309.9 310.5 288.8 320.3 3.28 9 600 4288 -2.6 -9.3 60 6.7 -5.4 233 42 313.2 313.8 289.8 323.3 3.15 10 550 4972 -7.5 -11.2 75 3.7 -9.0 229 41 315.2 315.7 290.2 324.7 2.95 11 500 5707 -12.6 -15.5 79 2.9 -13.6 230 44 317.7 318.1 290.3 325.3 2.29 12 450 6503 -17.8 -20.3 81 2.5 -18.5 234 41 320.9 321.2 290.7 326.7 1.69 13 400 7374 -23.6 -26.1 80 2.5 -24.1 234 41 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.4 1.14 14 350 8336 -30.6 -33.5 76 2.8 -31.1 241 45 327.4 327.6 291.6 329.8 0.65 15 300 9414 -38.5 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.8 239 75 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 16 250 10638 -49.0 -53.0 62 4.1 -49.1 243 91 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.11 17 200 12072 -56.3 -68.2 21 11.9 -56.5 242 89 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.02 18 150 13903 -56.4 -80.1 4 23.7 -56.8 238 57 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.1 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 250 36 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.78 m Freezing level: 637.70 mb = 3807.38 m = 12491.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.21 mb = 3294.97 m = 10810.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.29 mb = 1107.45 m = 3633.33 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 17.75 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1333.80 m = 4375.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.11 C = 79.00 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -4.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.16 C Cross Totals Index: 26.72 C K Index: 36.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1170.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.12 mb = 1186.71 m = 3893.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.12 mb = 1533.56 m = 5031.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.12 mb = 11170.55 m = 36648.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1168.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.12 mb = 13897.91 m = 45596.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.3 neg: -10.9 tot: 124.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 28.24 Bulk Shear: 41.45 m/s