MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.50,-87.58 Latitude: 38.50 Longitude: -87.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 984 128 20.1 18.8 92 1.3 19.2 182 22 294.6 297.1 292.9 334.6 13.99 2 950 429 17.7 17.7 99 0.1 17.7 186 41 295.2 297.6 292.8 333.9 13.50 3 900 890 15.7 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 201 51 297.7 300.0 292.8 334.1 12.57 4 850 1376 13.3 13.3 100 -0.0 13.3 218 54 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.5 11.39 5 800 1884 10.3 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 227 50 302.1 303.9 292.0 331.2 9.83 6 750 2419 7.7 7.5 99 0.2 7.6 231 47 304.9 306.6 292.0 331.1 8.71 7 700 2987 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 229 48 307.4 308.9 291.8 330.4 7.55 8 650 3587 1.1 1.1 100 0.0 1.1 222 51 310.2 311.4 291.7 330.0 6.39 9 600 4227 -2.5 -2.6 100 0.0 -2.6 216 56 313.2 314.2 291.7 329.9 5.29 10 550 4914 -5.9 -6.5 95 0.7 -6.2 213 57 317.1 318.0 291.9 330.9 4.26 11 500 5655 -10.4 -10.6 98 0.2 -10.4 213 65 320.4 321.1 292.2 331.7 3.42 12 450 6457 -15.9 -21.7 61 5.8 -17.6 213 70 323.2 323.5 291.3 328.4 1.50 13 400 7335 -21.2 -30.0 45 8.8 -23.0 206 72 327.4 327.6 291.8 330.3 0.79 14 350 8310 -26.4 -28.9 80 2.5 -26.9 200 76 333.1 333.3 293.5 336.8 1.00 15 300 9406 -34.8 -37.7 75 2.9 -35.2 200 81 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.2 0.50 16 250 10650 -45.2 -48.5 69 3.3 -45.3 209 98 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.19 17 200 12108 -52.4 -69.4 11 17.0 -52.7 226 92 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 13939 -59.0 -80.2 5 21.3 -59.2 245 70 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16446 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.2 249 43 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.05 m Freezing level: 634.64 mb = 3783.62 m = 12413.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.93 mb = 3774.51 m = 12383.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.18 C = 79.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.89 mb = 286.35 m = 939.45 ft T: 18.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 4.24 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 609.59 m = 1999.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.65 C = 70.97 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 36.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.95 mb = 610.77 m = 2003.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.95 mb = 656.82 m = 2154.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 384.95 mb = 7614.86 m = 24982.84 ft B at Equ Level: 261.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 264.95 mb = 10253.84 m = 33640.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.8 neg: -4.3 tot: 455.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 2.60 Bulk Shear: 101.60 m/s