MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.69,-89.38 Latitude: 40.69 Longitude: -89.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 976 237 20.0 19.1 95 0.9 19.4 211 9 295.2 297.8 293.4 336.6 14.43 2 950 466 18.1 18.1 100 -0.0 18.1 208 19 295.5 298.0 293.2 335.4 13.89 3 900 928 15.7 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 212 25 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.3 12.61 4 850 1413 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 229 20 300.0 302.1 292.6 333.1 11.31 5 800 1921 10.5 8.8 89 1.7 9.5 228 19 302.3 304.0 291.4 328.8 8.92 6 750 2457 7.3 2.5 71 4.8 4.7 225 24 304.5 305.7 289.7 323.0 6.11 7 700 3020 3.2 -1.7 70 4.8 0.8 226 29 306.0 306.9 289.0 320.8 4.84 8 650 3617 -0.1 -1.5 91 1.3 -0.8 231 43 308.8 309.8 290.3 325.2 5.29 9 600 4254 -3.5 -4.6 93 1.0 -4.0 219 33 312.0 312.9 290.7 326.4 4.55 10 550 4937 -7.7 -8.3 95 0.6 -8.0 215 44 314.9 315.6 290.8 326.8 3.71 11 500 5672 -11.8 -12.8 92 1.0 -12.2 196 45 318.6 319.2 291.2 328.1 2.86 12 450 6473 -16.5 -18.0 88 1.5 -17.0 196 38 322.4 322.8 291.6 329.4 2.06 13 400 7348 -22.2 -24.2 84 2.0 -22.7 219 51 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.9 1.35 14 350 8314 -29.5 -32.1 78 2.5 -29.9 226 59 328.9 329.1 292.2 331.7 0.74 15 300 9394 -38.5 -41.5 74 2.9 -38.8 222 65 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.4 0.34 16 250 10620 -48.5 -51.8 69 3.3 -48.7 219 90 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 17 200 12058 -50.8 -70.5 8 19.7 -51.2 235 100 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13912 -58.4 -83.0 3 24.6 -58.6 249 42 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16410 -63.5 -86.3 3 22.8 -63.7 260 45 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.83 m Freezing level: 652.02 mb = 3592.83 m = 11787.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.30 mb = 3309.37 m = 10857.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.74 % Est. max temperature: 25.84 C = 78.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.72 mb = 342.38 m = 1123.28 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 15.74 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.39 mb = 689.91 m = 2263.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.37 C = 70.46 F Cap Strength: -0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.03 C Cross Totals Index: 25.04 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 724.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.82 mb = 704.44 m = 2311.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.82 mb = 750.84 m = 2463.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.82 mb = 10650.78 m = 34943.09 ft B at Equ Level: 720.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.82 mb = 12779.40 m = 41926.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.8 neg: -11.3 tot: 82.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 25.70 Bulk Shear: 28.19 m/s