MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.23,-87.80 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 989 127 23.3 18.1 72 5.2 19.7 180 19 297.4 299.8 293.3 335.9 13.30 2 950 473 21.2 17.1 77 4.2 18.4 188 42 298.7 301.1 293.4 336.6 12.99 3 900 939 17.5 15.7 89 1.8 16.3 195 53 299.6 301.9 293.4 336.4 12.58 4 850 1426 14.1 13.5 96 0.6 13.7 198 58 300.9 303.0 293.0 334.6 11.48 5 800 1937 11.2 9.9 92 1.2 10.4 203 58 303.1 304.9 292.2 331.8 9.64 6 750 2474 8.7 4.3 74 4.4 6.2 207 48 306.0 307.3 290.9 327.1 6.95 7 700 3042 5.8 -0.5 64 6.3 2.5 216 51 308.9 309.9 290.3 325.2 5.26 8 650 3644 1.4 -0.6 86 2.0 0.4 212 56 310.6 311.7 291.2 328.2 5.66 9 600 4284 -2.2 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 207 55 313.5 314.6 291.9 330.6 5.41 10 550 4972 -6.3 -6.3 100 0.0 -6.3 198 54 316.6 317.5 291.9 330.6 4.34 11 500 5710 -10.9 -10.9 100 0.0 -10.9 210 61 319.8 320.4 291.9 330.7 3.33 12 450 6515 -14.9 -15.5 96 0.5 -15.2 233 69 324.5 325.0 292.6 333.1 2.55 13 400 7396 -20.6 -22.3 87 1.6 -21.1 237 72 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.8 1.60 14 350 8371 -27.0 -29.5 79 2.5 -27.5 233 64 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.9 0.95 15 300 9463 -35.8 -40.2 64 4.4 -36.3 228 56 334.9 334.9 293.4 336.3 0.38 16 250 10705 -45.4 -50.9 53 5.6 -45.7 224 73 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.14 17 200 12161 -53.0 -69.7 12 16.6 -53.4 237 78 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 13989 -60.2 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.4 244 59 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16461 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.3 254 34 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.22 m Freezing level: 630.35 mb = 3895.86 m = 12781.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.02 mb = 3743.10 m = 12280.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 81.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.56 mb = 791.60 m = 2597.08 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 11.36 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.88 mb = 1209.79 m = 3969.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.32 C K Index: 32.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 363.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.76 mb = 1027.29 m = 3370.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.76 mb = 1468.27 m = 4817.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.76 mb = 8251.81 m = 27072.54 ft B at Equ Level: 363.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.76 mb = 11975.95 m = 39290.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.9 at 53.5 knts Storm direction: 234.9 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.4 neg: -32.4 tot: 396.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 5.02 Bulk Shear: 72.48 m/s