MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.05,-89.95 Latitude: 39.05 Longitude: -89.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 979 195 21.2 19.7 91 1.5 20.2 105 7 296.1 298.8 294.1 339.1 14.91 2 950 459 21.4 18.4 83 3.0 19.4 138 21 298.9 301.5 294.4 340.2 14.17 3 900 927 18.6 16.2 86 2.3 17.0 171 34 300.6 303.0 294.0 338.8 12.99 4 850 1416 15.2 14.6 96 0.7 14.8 183 30 302.1 304.4 294.0 338.6 12.36 5 800 1927 11.7 11.4 98 0.2 11.5 199 27 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.3 10.67 6 750 2465 8.2 7.4 95 0.7 7.7 206 30 305.4 307.0 292.1 331.5 8.66 7 700 3032 5.2 1.9 79 3.3 3.4 207 34 308.2 309.4 291.0 327.5 6.28 8 650 3634 1.4 -5.3 61 6.7 -1.7 197 35 310.6 311.3 289.7 323.1 3.97 9 600 4271 -4.5 -6.1 89 1.6 -5.2 187 37 311.0 311.7 289.9 323.7 4.05 10 550 4954 -6.9 -8.1 91 1.2 -7.4 196 52 315.9 316.6 291.2 328.1 3.78 11 500 5692 -11.1 -12.4 90 1.3 -11.6 202 64 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.2 2.95 12 450 6494 -16.5 -18.2 87 1.7 -17.0 201 67 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.4 2.03 13 400 7368 -22.3 -24.6 81 2.4 -22.8 203 57 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.6 1.30 14 350 8337 -28.3 -31.0 77 2.8 -28.7 218 70 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.82 15 300 9425 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.8 238 79 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10661 -46.8 -50.2 68 3.4 -47.0 243 82 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12100 -57.2 -61.5 58 4.3 -57.3 246 96 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.05 18 150 13938 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.0 244 44 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16446 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.1 240 36 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.38 m Freezing level: 637.80 mb = 3789.29 m = 12431.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.47 mb = 3430.65 m = 11255.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.79 mb = 388.52 m = 1274.65 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 17.07 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.36 mb = 1232.81 m = 4044.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.62 C = 79.92 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 25.70 C K Index: 37.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.21 mb = 962.92 m = 3159.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.21 mb = 1604.23 m = 5263.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.21 mb = 11450.07 m = 37565.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1104.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.21 mb = 14311.34 m = 46952.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.2 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 224.2 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.5 neg: -8.1 tot: 325.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 8.40 Bulk Shear: 132.28 m/s