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: 40.69,-89.44 Latitude: 40.69 Longitude: -89.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 976 223 20.6 19.6 94 1.0 19.9 30 2 295.8 298.5 294.0 338.6 14.89 2 950 456 20.0 17.6 86 2.4 18.4 218 6 297.5 299.9 293.4 336.4 13.46 3 900 921 16.9 15.9 94 1.0 16.3 211 11 299.0 301.3 293.3 336.1 12.73 4 850 1407 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 221 9 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.5 11.62 5 800 1916 10.7 10.0 95 0.7 10.2 228 17 302.5 304.3 292.0 331.2 9.66 6 750 2452 7.4 5.7 89 1.7 6.4 222 28 304.6 306.0 291.0 327.7 7.68 7 700 3018 4.3 -1.5 66 5.8 1.4 219 26 307.2 308.1 289.5 322.3 4.89 8 650 3615 -0.2 -6.2 64 6.0 -2.9 227 16 308.7 309.4 288.8 320.3 3.69 9 600 4249 -5.3 -8.4 78 3.2 -6.6 240 18 310.0 310.7 288.9 320.7 3.37 10 550 4929 -7.8 -9.6 87 1.8 -8.5 209 34 314.8 315.5 290.5 325.6 3.35 11 500 5665 -12.7 -14.9 83 2.2 -13.5 198 53 317.6 318.0 290.4 325.5 2.40 12 450 6461 -17.5 -19.8 82 2.3 -18.2 208 59 321.2 321.6 290.9 327.2 1.77 13 400 7333 -23.3 -25.7 81 2.4 -23.9 214 61 324.7 324.9 291.4 328.8 1.18 14 350 8296 -30.5 -33.2 77 2.8 -30.9 214 66 327.6 327.8 291.7 330.1 0.66 15 300 9371 -39.1 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.4 211 68 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10595 -48.7 -52.2 67 3.4 -48.8 219 88 333.6 333.7 292.8 334.1 0.12 17 200 12046 -49.2 -64.5 15 15.3 -49.7 255 76 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.03 18 150 13900 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 243 43 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16404 -64.8 -86.4 4 21.6 -65.0 253 51 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.05 m Freezing level: 652.50 mb = 3585.17 m = 11762.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.02 mb = 3203.77 m = 10510.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.08 mb = 346.71 m = 1137.47 ft T: 20.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 18.36 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1012.02 m = 3320.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.00 C = 75.21 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.33 C Cross Totals Index: 26.34 C K Index: 34.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1152.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.45 mb = 869.23 m = 2851.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.45 mb = 1204.82 m = 3952.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.45 mb = 10847.83 m = 35589.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1140.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.45 mb = 13465.59 m = 44177.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.3 neg: -31.0 tot: 28.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 23.52 Bulk Shear: 48.99 m/s