MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.58,-87.47 Latitude: 38.58 Longitude: -87.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 992 143 9.6 8.4 92 1.2 8.9 283 19 283.4 284.6 282.4 302.6 6.97 2 950 503 6.4 6.4 100 0.0 6.3 290 37 283.7 284.8 281.8 301.2 6.34 3 900 944 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 305 45 285.0 285.9 281.4 300.2 5.42 4 850 1407 1.3 1.3 100 0.0 1.3 319 40 287.5 288.4 282.0 301.5 4.94 5 800 1893 -1.4 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 321 35 289.6 290.4 282.2 302.0 4.30 6 750 2406 -3.3 -3.3 100 0.0 -3.3 319 25 293.0 293.7 283.2 304.6 3.98 7 700 2950 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 280 20 296.1 296.8 284.1 306.8 3.56 8 650 3526 -10.3 -12.2 86 1.9 -10.9 259 24 297.4 297.8 283.2 304.4 2.31 9 600 4137 -14.6 -24.9 41 10.3 -16.8 256 27 299.2 299.4 282.2 302.0 0.85 10 550 4791 -18.3 -34.7 22 16.4 -20.8 266 25 302.4 302.5 282.8 303.6 0.37 11 500 5495 -22.6 -49.8 7 27.2 -25.1 264 19 305.4 305.5 283.7 305.7 0.08 12 450 6262 -26.5 -58.6 3 32.1 -28.6 265 21 309.9 309.9 285.3 310.0 0.03 13 400 7105 -29.7 -59.6 4 29.8 -31.5 264 28 316.3 316.3 287.6 316.5 0.03 14 350 8053 -31.2 -65.8 2 34.6 -33.0 256 34 326.6 326.6 290.7 326.7 0.02 15 300 9142 -33.0 -66.8 2 33.8 -34.7 257 43 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 16 250 10416 -35.2 -68.7 2 33.5 -36.9 254 44 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.01 17 200 11955 -40.3 -72.4 2 32.1 -41.6 239 47 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.01 18 150 13853 -53.9 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 240 62 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.2 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 247 24 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5416.11 m Freezing level: 826.32 mb = 1637.21 m = 5371.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 826.52 mb = 1631.58 m = 5352.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.10 % Est. max temperature: 14.03 C = 57.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.39 mb = 293.66 m = 963.43 ft T: 8.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 2.44 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.04 mb = 588.85 m = 1931.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.15 C = 50.26 F Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lifted Index: 5.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.04 C Showalter Index: 5.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.92 C K Index: 25.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 114.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.08 mb = 605.87 m = 1987.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.08 mb = 649.49 m = 2130.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 863.08 mb = 1283.33 m = 4210.36 ft B at Equ Level: 13.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 773.08 mb = 2164.99 m = 7102.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.5 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 317.5 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 4.8 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 4.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.2 neg: -22.4 tot: 182.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 10.22 Bulk Shear: 1.32 m/s