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: 41.14,-86.38 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -86.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 977 231 24.6 17.5 64 7.2 19.7 212 9 299.8 302.1 293.7 337.6 12.94 2 950 479 23.1 16.7 67 6.4 18.7 212 21 300.6 302.9 293.8 337.8 12.67 3 900 947 18.5 15.8 84 2.7 16.7 210 26 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.8 12.66 4 850 1435 14.2 14.2 100 -0.0 14.3 213 27 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.6 12.10 5 800 1945 10.9 10.9 100 0.0 10.9 226 32 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.2 10.27 6 750 2482 8.6 6.1 85 2.4 7.2 221 34 305.9 307.4 291.7 329.8 7.92 7 700 3049 4.6 -0.7 68 5.3 1.9 218 35 307.6 308.6 289.9 323.6 5.19 8 650 3648 0.3 -8.6 51 8.9 -3.5 226 38 309.3 309.9 288.4 319.0 3.06 9 600 4285 -2.9 -7.5 70 4.6 -4.9 230 39 312.8 313.5 290.1 324.4 3.62 10 550 4969 -7.3 -15.8 51 8.5 -10.3 234 43 315.4 315.8 289.4 322.1 2.03 11 500 5704 -12.3 -14.5 83 2.3 -13.0 237 44 318.1 318.6 290.6 326.3 2.48 12 450 6499 -17.9 -20.3 82 2.4 -18.6 229 43 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.5 1.69 13 400 7370 -23.4 -26.1 79 2.7 -24.0 230 39 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.5 1.13 14 350 8333 -30.6 -33.6 75 3.0 -31.0 240 49 327.5 327.6 291.7 329.8 0.64 15 300 9410 -38.9 -42.1 72 3.2 -39.2 242 81 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.31 16 250 10633 -49.2 -55.5 48 6.3 -49.4 248 93 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.08 17 200 12067 -56.0 -68.1 21 12.1 -56.2 240 89 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 13900 -56.0 -81.2 3 25.1 -56.3 238 57 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 251 35 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.19 m Freezing level: 645.60 mb = 3703.99 m = 12152.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.43 mb = 3254.36 m = 10676.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.70 C = 80.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.74 mb = 1141.17 m = 3743.95 ft T: 16.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 18.81 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.45 mb = 1330.31 m = 4364.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.84 C = 78.52 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.31 C Showalter Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 26.49 C K Index: 35.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1262.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.21 mb = 1273.37 m = 4177.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.21 mb = 1422.36 m = 4666.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.21 mb = 11418.81 m = 37462.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1247.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.21 mb = 13848.92 m = 45435.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.7 neg: -2.8 tot: 128.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 30.26 Bulk Shear: 41.73 m/s