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: 41.34,-86.48 Latitude: 41.34 Longitude: -86.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 976 229 18.0 17.2 95 0.8 17.5 177 8 293.2 295.5 291.6 329.6 12.77 2 950 456 16.4 16.0 97 0.4 16.1 181 17 293.8 295.9 291.2 328.3 12.08 3 900 917 15.7 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 180 43 297.6 299.9 292.8 334.0 12.54 4 850 1401 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 180 46 299.4 301.2 291.4 328.8 10.04 5 800 1908 10.1 8.7 91 1.4 9.2 179 44 301.9 303.5 291.2 328.1 8.84 6 750 2442 6.6 4.5 86 2.1 5.4 178 42 303.8 305.1 290.3 325.0 7.05 7 700 3005 3.1 -0.4 78 3.5 1.3 178 46 305.9 306.9 289.4 322.1 5.30 8 650 3603 0.2 -0.3 97 0.5 -0.0 180 48 309.2 310.3 290.9 327.1 5.78 9 600 4241 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -2.9 183 46 312.9 313.9 291.4 328.9 5.08 10 550 4927 -6.8 -7.2 97 0.4 -7.0 191 51 316.1 316.9 291.5 329.1 4.06 11 500 5666 -10.3 -11.0 95 0.7 -10.6 195 63 320.5 321.1 292.1 331.4 3.30 12 450 6469 -16.0 -17.4 89 1.4 -16.4 196 59 323.1 323.6 291.9 330.5 2.17 13 400 7347 -21.1 -23.2 83 2.1 -21.7 198 60 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.8 1.48 14 350 8319 -28.2 -30.8 78 2.6 -28.7 209 62 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.8 0.84 15 300 9404 -37.2 -40.2 74 2.9 -37.5 209 64 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10634 -48.4 -51.6 69 3.3 -48.5 222 74 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12063 -56.3 -63.8 38 7.5 -56.5 238 91 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.04 18 150 13909 -58.8 -81.3 4 22.5 -59.0 246 48 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16424 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.2 237 35 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.30 m Freezing level: 646.63 mb = 3645.86 m = 11961.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.44 mb = 3584.96 m = 11761.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.02 % Est. max temperature: 25.31 C = 77.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.62 mb = 325.84 m = 1069.03 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 11.87 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.60 mb = 996.57 m = 3269.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.69 C = 72.84 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.95 C Cross Totals Index: 21.75 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 138.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.36 mb = 726.55 m = 2383.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.36 mb = 1546.22 m = 5072.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 515.36 mb = 5431.22 m = 17818.74 ft B at Equ Level: 138.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.36 mb = 8619.81 m = 28279.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.6 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 214.6 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.1 neg: -29.9 tot: 198.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.40 Bulk Shear: 98.77 m/s