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: 40.73,-89.49 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -89.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 185 20.5 19.6 95 0.8 19.9 36 3 295.3 298.0 293.8 337.9 14.84 2 950 456 19.2 17.9 92 1.3 18.3 225 4 296.7 299.2 293.4 336.3 13.70 3 900 920 16.3 15.5 95 0.8 15.8 219 11 298.3 300.6 292.9 334.5 12.44 4 850 1405 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 227 9 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.3 11.58 5 800 1914 10.8 10.8 100 0.0 10.8 211 7 302.7 304.6 292.5 333.0 10.21 6 750 2450 7.5 7.4 99 0.1 7.5 208 18 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.8 8.67 7 700 3017 4.1 3.2 94 0.9 3.6 214 25 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.1 6.91 8 650 3614 -0.7 -4.0 78 3.3 -2.3 224 19 308.2 309.0 289.3 321.8 4.37 9 600 4248 -5.3 -6.9 89 1.5 -6.0 236 19 309.9 310.7 289.3 321.9 3.81 10 550 4928 -7.7 -8.8 92 1.1 -8.2 219 31 314.9 315.6 290.7 326.4 3.56 11 500 5665 -12.4 -13.2 93 0.9 -12.7 203 54 317.9 318.5 290.9 327.0 2.76 12 450 6461 -17.8 -19.2 89 1.4 -18.2 207 58 320.9 321.2 290.9 327.2 1.86 13 400 7332 -23.7 -25.8 82 2.2 -24.2 210 61 324.2 324.5 291.2 328.3 1.17 14 350 8294 -30.8 -33.6 77 2.8 -31.2 212 66 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.64 15 300 9368 -39.5 -42.7 72 3.2 -39.8 210 72 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.30 16 250 10590 -48.8 -52.6 65 3.8 -49.0 219 91 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12045 -48.9 -66.4 11 17.5 -49.4 255 75 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.03 18 150 13901 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.8 242 43 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16406 -64.9 -85.7 4 20.8 -65.1 253 51 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.74 m Freezing level: 657.12 mb = 3529.23 m = 11578.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.24 mb = 3379.13 m = 11086.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.84 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.86 mb = 286.27 m = 939.21 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 16.08 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 865.92 m = 2840.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.29 C = 73.91 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.95 C Cross Totals Index: 25.96 C K Index: 38.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1076.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.74 mb = 761.55 m = 2498.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.74 mb = 1093.66 m = 3588.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.74 mb = 10808.66 m = 35461.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1063.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.74 mb = 13027.65 m = 42741.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 17.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.0 neg: -15.9 tot: 62.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 23.82 Bulk Shear: 45.21 m/s