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: 40.09,-88.30 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -88.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 222 20.7 18.7 89 2.0 19.4 162 7 295.7 298.2 293.3 336.0 14.03 2 950 475 19.0 16.4 85 2.6 17.3 167 14 296.5 298.8 292.4 332.4 12.43 3 900 940 17.5 10.6 64 6.9 13.3 190 13 299.6 301.2 290.6 326.0 8.98 4 850 1426 14.9 9.9 72 5.0 11.8 229 20 301.7 303.4 291.3 328.5 9.03 5 800 1937 11.5 10.4 93 1.0 10.8 235 28 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.1 9.98 6 750 2474 8.1 6.1 87 2.0 6.9 232 31 305.3 306.8 291.5 329.1 7.89 7 700 3041 4.4 0.3 75 4.1 2.2 234 24 307.3 308.4 290.1 324.5 5.60 8 650 3640 1.1 -2.5 77 3.6 -0.7 213 35 310.2 311.1 290.4 325.4 4.89 9 600 4278 -4.0 -4.3 97 0.3 -4.1 212 47 311.5 312.4 290.6 326.0 4.63 10 550 4961 -7.6 -8.4 94 0.8 -7.9 214 53 315.1 315.8 290.8 326.9 3.68 11 500 5696 -11.7 -18.3 58 6.6 -13.7 211 58 318.8 319.2 290.2 324.9 1.81 12 450 6496 -16.1 -31.1 26 15.0 -19.3 211 58 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.2 0.63 13 400 7370 -22.9 -28.1 62 5.2 -23.9 207 62 325.3 325.4 291.3 328.6 0.95 14 350 8336 -29.8 -33.4 71 3.6 -30.4 220 64 328.5 328.7 292.0 330.9 0.65 15 300 9416 -38.0 -41.6 69 3.6 -38.4 222 68 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.1 0.33 16 250 10648 -47.3 -50.7 68 3.4 -47.4 229 81 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12094 -51.8 -58.7 43 6.9 -52.0 252 72 350.8 350.8 296.8 351.1 0.07 18 150 13918 -59.9 -79.3 6 19.4 -60.1 246 52 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16422 -63.8 -86.1 3 22.3 -64.0 254 46 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.55 m Freezing level: 639.28 mb = 3776.46 m = 12389.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.66 mb = 3495.89 m = 11469.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.00 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.76 mb = 468.50 m = 1537.05 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 10.09 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.79 mb = 1845.06 m = 6053.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.02 C = 82.44 F Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.07 C Showalter Index: 0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.53 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 32.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 89.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.21 mb = 1226.05 m = 4022.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.21 mb = 3575.14 m = 11729.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 475.21 mb = 6081.87 m = 19953.40 ft B at Equ Level: 89.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 315.21 mb = 9069.50 m = 29755.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -15.6 tot: 73.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 108.06 m/s