MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.56,-87.58 Latitude: 38.56 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 67 SFC 993 125 10.6 9.1 90 1.5 9.7 277 17 284.3 285.6 283.2 304.6 7.32 2 950 492 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 285 32 284.5 285.6 282.6 303.1 6.70 3 900 934 3.9 3.9 100 0.0 3.9 302 42 285.5 286.5 281.9 301.3 5.63 4 850 1401 3.4 2.5 94 0.9 2.9 288 29 289.7 290.6 283.4 305.1 5.39 5 800 1890 0.6 -0.1 95 0.7 0.3 277 24 291.8 292.7 283.7 305.6 4.76 6 750 2406 -2.8 -3.9 92 1.1 -3.3 257 37 293.5 294.2 283.3 304.8 3.82 7 700 2950 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 281 17 297.3 298.0 284.8 308.7 3.84 8 650 3532 -6.9 -7.2 98 0.3 -7.0 242 13 301.2 301.8 285.9 311.6 3.44 9 600 4150 -12.4 -15.0 81 2.5 -13.2 222 23 301.7 302.1 284.5 308.0 1.99 10 550 4807 -17.9 -36.5 18 18.5 -20.6 221 28 302.8 302.9 283.0 303.9 0.31 11 500 5512 -22.0 -51.9 5 29.9 -24.6 223 26 306.2 306.2 284.0 306.4 0.06 12 450 6280 -25.6 -55.9 4 30.3 -27.8 218 30 311.1 311.1 285.8 311.3 0.04 13 400 7130 -27.7 -60.2 3 32.4 -29.8 214 39 318.9 318.9 288.4 319.1 0.03 14 350 8083 -30.8 -65.6 2 34.7 -32.7 216 42 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.2 0.02 15 300 9172 -32.4 -66.7 2 34.3 -34.3 215 52 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 16 250 10447 -36.6 -69.1 2 32.6 -38.1 230 45 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 17 200 11981 -41.2 -73.1 2 31.9 -42.3 237 43 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.01 18 150 13872 -55.7 -84.0 2 28.3 -56.0 227 51 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 19 100 16426 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 244 23 406.8 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5445.08 m Freezing level: 790.93 mb = 1983.36 m = 6507.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 795.63 mb = 1933.65 m = 6343.93 ft Precipitable water: 0.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.97 % Est. max temperature: 16.23 C = 61.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.69 mb = 313.71 m = 1029.23 ft T: 8.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 3.25 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 579.90 m = 1902.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.95 C = 51.72 F Cap Strength: 4.91 C Lifted Index: 4.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.11 C Showalter Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 27.87 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 131.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.97 mb = 596.27 m = 1956.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.97 mb = 640.02 m = 2099.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.97 mb = 1090.31 m = 3577.10 ft B at Equ Level: 11.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 842.97 mb = 1467.70 m = 4815.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.3 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 285.3 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 1.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.0 neg: -52.8 tot: 6.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.9 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.54 Bulk Shear: 22.53 m/s