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: 38.59,-87.50 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -87.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 143 20.2 19.5 96 0.6 19.8 188 15 294.6 297.2 293.4 336.5 14.67 2 950 460 19.0 18.1 95 0.8 18.4 193 35 296.4 298.9 293.4 336.6 13.93 3 900 924 16.6 15.5 94 1.0 15.9 204 50 298.6 300.8 293.0 334.7 12.42 4 850 1411 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.5 204 60 301.7 303.9 293.7 337.4 12.12 5 800 1923 11.8 10.3 90 1.5 10.9 208 60 303.8 305.6 292.6 333.2 9.87 6 750 2461 8.7 6.6 86 2.2 7.5 208 61 306.0 307.6 291.9 330.7 8.16 7 700 3028 4.4 2.0 85 2.3 3.1 209 59 307.3 308.5 290.8 326.7 6.35 8 650 3628 1.0 0.3 95 0.7 0.7 211 59 310.1 311.3 291.4 328.8 6.04 9 600 4269 -1.4 -2.3 93 0.9 -1.9 215 58 314.5 315.5 292.2 331.5 5.39 10 550 4957 -5.7 -6.1 97 0.4 -5.8 212 62 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.42 11 500 5699 -9.8 -10.1 98 0.3 -9.9 221 62 321.0 321.7 292.4 332.7 3.55 12 450 6506 -15.1 -16.6 88 1.5 -15.6 228 62 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.31 13 400 7386 -20.6 -22.5 85 1.9 -21.1 229 56 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.7 1.57 14 350 8359 -27.9 -30.1 81 2.3 -28.3 225 55 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.5 0.89 15 300 9448 -35.9 -39.3 70 3.5 -36.2 221 57 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.42 16 250 10687 -45.5 -49.5 64 4.1 -45.7 222 82 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.1 0.17 17 200 12149 -52.5 -71.9 8 19.4 -52.8 235 81 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13972 -60.7 -81.6 5 20.9 -60.9 247 60 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16454 -62.6 -85.2 3 22.5 -62.9 262 35 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.02 m Freezing level: 628.84 mb = 3899.22 m = 12792.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.82 mb = 3791.90 m = 12440.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.65 mb = 222.17 m = 728.91 ft T: 19.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 10.68 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.45 mb = 863.01 m = 2831.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.02 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 36.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 310.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.29 mb = 705.10 m = 2313.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.29 mb = 2045.66 m = 6711.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.29 mb = 9029.59 m = 29624.28 ft B at Equ Level: 308.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.29 mb = 11883.37 m = 38986.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 56.9 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 42.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.3 neg: -5.6 tot: 404.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 2.67 Bulk Shear: 116.28 m/s