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: 41.05,-87.51 Latitude: 41.05 Longitude: -87.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 980 205 20.2 19.5 96 0.7 19.7 121 5 295.0 297.7 293.6 337.2 14.70 2 950 477 19.7 17.8 89 1.9 18.4 202 8 297.2 299.6 293.5 336.7 13.65 3 900 942 17.1 16.2 95 0.8 16.5 205 18 299.1 301.5 293.6 337.1 13.01 4 850 1428 13.6 12.8 95 0.8 13.1 215 16 300.4 302.4 292.4 332.6 10.96 5 800 1937 11.4 5.6 67 5.8 8.0 224 25 303.3 304.6 290.2 324.6 7.13 6 750 2473 7.6 4.9 83 2.7 6.1 225 30 304.9 306.2 290.8 326.8 7.28 7 700 3039 4.4 1.2 80 3.1 2.7 221 30 307.3 308.5 290.5 325.7 5.99 8 650 3637 0.3 -14.4 32 14.7 -5.1 226 26 309.3 309.6 287.2 315.5 1.92 9 600 4273 -4.7 -16.2 40 11.5 -8.6 231 27 310.7 311.1 287.6 316.6 1.80 10 550 4956 -7.3 -8.3 93 0.9 -7.7 229 42 315.4 316.1 291.0 327.4 3.73 11 500 5690 -12.7 -14.8 84 2.1 -13.5 225 54 317.6 318.0 290.5 325.5 2.42 12 450 6486 -17.6 -19.6 84 2.0 -18.1 219 56 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.3 1.80 13 400 7358 -23.1 -27.9 64 4.9 -24.1 219 61 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.4 0.96 14 350 8321 -30.9 -34.6 70 3.7 -31.4 214 69 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.58 15 300 9397 -38.2 -41.3 72 3.2 -38.5 211 69 331.6 331.7 292.5 332.9 0.34 16 250 10626 -48.6 -51.8 69 3.2 -48.8 210 73 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 17 200 12062 -54.7 -67.1 20 12.4 -54.9 247 67 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13896 -58.1 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.3 245 52 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.4 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 253 47 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.48 m Freezing level: 647.38 mb = 3670.73 m = 12042.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.71 mb = 3241.11 m = 10633.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.22 % Est. max temperature: 26.64 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.14 mb = 295.82 m = 970.51 ft T: 20.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 12.43 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1004.98 m = 3297.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.43 C = 75.97 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 35.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.96 mb = 819.01 m = 2686.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.96 mb = 1250.25 m = 4101.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.96 mb = 10944.16 m = 35905.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1108.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.96 mb = 13566.40 m = 44508.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.3 neg: -10.2 tot: 108.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 14.76 Bulk Shear: 75.33 m/s