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: 42.09,-87.98 Latitude: 42.09 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9 SFC 976 215 18.7 18.0 95 0.7 18.2 112 4 293.9 296.3 292.3 332.1 13.41 2 950 449 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 130 15 295.5 297.9 293.1 335.1 13.82 3 900 910 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 102 9 296.7 298.9 292.0 330.9 11.83 4 850 1393 11.6 6.3 70 5.3 8.6 34 3 298.3 299.6 288.5 319.1 7.06 5 800 1896 7.9 -3.6 44 11.5 2.6 336 8 299.6 300.2 285.5 310.7 3.67 6 750 2424 3.2 -3.0 64 6.2 0.3 315 14 300.0 300.8 286.2 312.4 4.09 7 700 2977 -1.8 -3.8 86 2.0 -2.7 298 18 300.5 301.3 286.4 313.0 4.14 8 650 3564 -3.7 -4.1 97 0.4 -3.8 207 14 304.8 305.6 288.2 318.2 4.35 9 600 4198 -4.4 -4.5 100 0.0 -4.4 166 35 311.0 311.9 290.4 325.4 4.58 10 550 4879 -8.0 -8.8 94 0.8 -8.4 174 42 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.1 3.58 11 500 5615 -11.2 -12.5 90 1.3 -11.7 168 52 319.4 319.9 291.5 329.0 2.93 12 450 6416 -16.1 -17.9 86 1.8 -16.7 181 62 322.9 323.4 291.7 330.0 2.08 13 400 7293 -21.8 -24.2 81 2.3 -22.4 189 74 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.3 1.35 14 350 8263 -28.1 -30.7 78 2.6 -28.5 196 82 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.85 15 300 9350 -36.9 -40.0 73 3.0 -37.2 209 91 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.39 16 250 10581 -48.3 -51.7 68 3.4 -48.5 208 97 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12015 -53.2 -67.4 16 14.1 -53.5 226 99 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13869 -56.6 -81.9 3 25.3 -56.9 235 47 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16390 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 256 27 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.00 m Freezing level: 717.86 mb = 2779.58 m = 9119.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.77 mb = 2479.87 m = 8135.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.08 % Est. max temperature: 23.73 C = 74.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.97 mb = 305.68 m = 1002.86 ft T: 18.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.58 C/km ThetaE index: 24.45 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.09 mb = 749.62 m = 2459.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.11 C = 70.00 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -6.77 C Showalter Index: 5.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.38 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 17.52 C K Index: 27.18 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 134.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 596.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.41 mb = 709.48 m = 2327.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.41 mb = 849.64 m = 2787.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 406.41 mb = 7174.14 m = 23536.90 ft B at Equ Level: 595.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.41 mb = 11812.48 m = 38754.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.4 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 206.4 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 4.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -66.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.1 neg: -252.8 tot: -198.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -66.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: -5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 11.06 Bulk Shear: 53.92 m/s