MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.57,-87.60 Latitude: 38.57 Longitude: -87.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 988 125 20.2 19.6 96 0.6 19.8 189 19 294.3 297.0 293.4 336.2 14.66 2 950 463 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 196 44 296.1 298.6 293.4 336.5 14.06 3 900 926 16.4 15.5 94 0.9 15.8 199 60 298.4 300.6 292.9 334.4 12.36 4 850 1411 13.0 11.7 92 1.3 12.2 203 62 299.7 301.6 291.6 329.7 10.22 5 800 1920 11.6 10.5 93 1.0 10.9 204 57 303.5 305.3 292.6 333.4 10.05 6 750 2458 8.6 7.9 96 0.6 8.2 205 56 305.9 307.6 292.5 332.9 8.98 7 700 3025 5.5 3.1 84 2.4 4.2 212 58 308.6 309.9 291.6 329.6 6.84 8 650 3628 1.6 1.4 99 0.2 1.5 212 58 310.8 312.0 292.0 331.0 6.53 9 600 4269 -2.4 -2.4 100 0.0 -2.4 211 58 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.2 5.35 10 550 4957 -5.9 -5.9 100 0.0 -6.0 218 57 317.1 317.9 292.1 331.4 4.47 11 500 5698 -9.9 -10.0 99 0.1 -9.9 219 54 321.0 321.7 292.4 332.8 3.58 12 450 6504 -14.9 -18.0 77 3.1 -15.9 228 56 324.5 324.9 292.2 331.5 2.07 13 400 7384 -20.8 -22.7 85 1.9 -21.2 227 60 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.4 1.55 14 350 8358 -27.2 -29.3 82 2.1 -27.6 220 59 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.97 15 300 9449 -36.0 -39.4 71 3.4 -36.4 218 62 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.42 16 250 10686 -45.5 -51.1 54 5.5 -45.9 221 85 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.9 0.14 17 200 12150 -52.1 -72.7 7 20.6 -52.5 235 80 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 13972 -60.6 -79.9 6 19.3 -60.8 247 60 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16453 -62.6 -85.1 3 22.6 -62.8 258 35 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.71 m Freezing level: 630.00 mb = 3884.48 m = 12744.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.80 mb = 3868.12 m = 12690.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.69 % Est. max temperature: 26.43 C = 79.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.64 mb = 198.22 m = 650.33 ft T: 19.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 6.82 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 778.81 m = 2555.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.48 C = 74.26 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.61 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 283.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.39 mb = 650.83 m = 2135.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.39 mb = 1074.67 m = 3525.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.39 mb = 8064.27 m = 26457.27 ft B at Equ Level: 283.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.39 mb = 11694.07 m = 38365.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 55.7 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 445.9 neg: -29.5 tot: 416.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 4.18 Bulk Shear: 67.88 m/s