MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.91,-86.51 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17 SFC 979 200 17.4 16.8 96 0.6 17.0 145 4 292.3 294.5 291.0 327.5 12.40 2 950 457 19.9 17.1 84 2.8 17.9 205 13 297.3 299.7 293.0 334.9 12.99 3 900 921 16.7 14.6 87 2.1 15.3 208 20 298.7 300.8 292.4 332.6 11.65 4 850 1406 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 210 23 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.7 11.21 5 800 1915 10.2 7.7 84 2.6 8.8 205 21 302.1 303.6 290.7 326.6 8.27 6 750 2449 6.8 3.7 80 3.1 5.1 202 20 304.0 305.2 290.0 324.1 6.67 7 700 3012 2.9 -0.5 79 3.3 1.2 196 23 305.6 306.6 289.3 321.8 5.28 8 650 3609 -0.4 -0.7 98 0.2 -0.6 188 26 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.8 5.62 9 600 4243 -5.2 -6.4 91 1.2 -5.7 204 35 310.2 310.9 289.5 322.6 3.95 10 550 4925 -7.3 -9.7 83 2.4 -8.3 220 56 315.4 316.0 290.6 326.1 3.32 11 500 5661 -11.6 -13.6 85 2.0 -12.3 216 66 319.0 319.5 291.1 327.8 2.68 12 450 6463 -16.3 -18.4 84 2.0 -16.9 207 66 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.5 2.00 13 400 7338 -22.2 -24.7 81 2.4 -22.8 207 68 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.6 1.29 14 350 8304 -29.7 -32.5 77 2.8 -30.2 218 77 328.6 328.8 292.0 331.2 0.71 15 300 9383 -38.6 -41.7 72 3.1 -38.9 221 77 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10606 -49.1 -52.5 67 3.4 -49.3 219 90 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12047 -49.5 -73.7 4 24.2 -50.0 245 100 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 13891 -59.5 -81.2 4 21.7 -59.7 246 49 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16407 -61.9 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 247 31 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.26 m Freezing level: 656.61 mb = 3529.79 m = 11580.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.10 mb = 3411.75 m = 11193.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.49 % Est. max temperature: 25.80 C = 78.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.71 mb = 271.42 m = 890.47 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 10.91 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.00 mb = 1160.44 m = 3807.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.71 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -1.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.47 C Showalter Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.64 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 34.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 445.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.12 mb = 920.36 m = 3019.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.12 mb = 1454.63 m = 4772.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.12 mb = 9724.21 m = 31903.20 ft B at Equ Level: 444.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.12 mb = 11884.33 m = 38990.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.8 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 238.8 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.6 neg: -8.0 tot: 79.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 6.58 Bulk Shear: 67.72 m/s