MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.39,-87.69 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -87.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 992 120 22.4 18.7 79 3.7 19.9 290 12 296.2 298.7 293.3 336.0 13.82 2 950 498 19.9 17.3 85 2.6 18.1 272 14 297.4 299.7 293.2 335.5 13.19 3 900 965 19.1 15.8 81 3.3 16.9 205 19 301.2 303.6 294.0 338.5 12.67 4 850 1454 15.1 13.1 88 2.0 13.8 191 29 302.0 304.0 293.1 335.2 11.25 5 800 1964 10.7 9.2 90 1.5 9.8 190 32 302.6 304.3 291.6 329.8 9.16 6 750 2500 8.2 2.3 66 6.0 5.0 196 35 305.5 306.6 289.9 323.8 6.02 7 700 3067 5.9 -3.0 53 9.0 1.5 201 33 309.0 309.9 289.6 322.7 4.37 8 650 3671 2.8 -6.5 50 9.3 -1.4 205 35 312.2 312.9 289.9 323.7 3.62 9 600 4313 -0.6 -11.2 45 10.6 -4.9 210 41 315.4 316.0 290.0 324.3 2.72 10 550 5001 -6.3 -13.0 59 6.7 -8.8 220 50 316.7 317.1 290.3 325.1 2.56 11 500 5739 -11.5 -19.4 52 7.9 -13.9 228 53 319.1 319.4 290.2 324.6 1.65 12 450 6541 -14.6 -28.9 28 14.4 -17.9 230 51 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.7 0.78 13 400 7423 -20.6 -40.6 15 20.0 -23.6 232 54 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.2 0.28 14 350 8394 -28.9 -46.7 16 17.8 -30.7 233 59 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.4 0.16 15 300 9477 -37.2 -41.9 62 4.7 -37.7 236 59 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.2 0.32 16 250 10714 -46.1 -49.4 70 3.2 -46.3 247 61 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.17 17 200 12154 -58.2 -61.8 63 3.7 -58.2 258 69 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.05 18 150 13968 -58.2 -62.6 57 4.4 -58.3 243 72 369.8 369.8 300.6 370.1 0.06 19 100 16453 -67.6 -85.3 6 17.7 -67.7 245 39 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.68 m Freezing level: 608.51 mb = 4204.16 m = 13793.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.18 mb = 3373.57 m = 11068.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.78 mb = 591.32 m = 1940.00 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 15.86 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.15 mb = 1392.01 m = 4566.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.54 F Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.57 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 30.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 467.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.09 mb = 963.86 m = 3162.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.09 mb = 1704.20 m = 5591.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.09 mb = 10316.30 m = 33845.72 ft B at Equ Level: 463.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.09 mb = 12992.72 m = 42626.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 5.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.1 neg: -1.3 tot: 133.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 3.41 Bulk Shear: 137.19 m/s