MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.23,-87.06 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -87.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 988 145 21.2 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 176 15 295.4 298.0 293.9 338.2 14.92 2 950 487 20.3 18.3 88 2.0 18.9 177 38 297.8 300.4 294.0 338.7 14.09 3 900 953 17.6 15.0 85 2.6 15.9 190 47 299.7 301.9 293.0 334.8 12.00 4 850 1440 15.1 11.9 81 3.2 13.0 198 52 301.9 303.8 292.4 332.5 10.34 5 800 1952 12.3 7.4 72 4.9 9.4 205 53 304.3 305.8 291.3 328.6 8.10 6 750 2490 8.8 1.5 60 7.3 4.9 215 50 306.1 307.2 289.8 323.5 5.68 7 700 3057 5.2 -1.0 64 6.3 2.0 219 50 308.3 309.2 290.0 324.0 5.07 8 650 3660 2.6 1.4 92 1.2 2.0 220 48 311.9 313.2 292.3 332.2 6.52 9 600 4303 -1.4 -2.0 96 0.6 -1.7 219 51 314.4 315.5 292.2 331.8 5.51 10 550 4992 -6.0 -9.2 78 3.2 -7.4 214 54 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.2 3.46 11 500 5731 -10.4 -16.8 59 6.4 -12.6 214 55 320.3 320.7 290.9 327.2 2.05 12 450 6532 -16.2 -21.8 62 5.5 -17.8 219 55 322.8 323.1 291.1 327.9 1.49 13 400 7411 -20.3 -23.5 76 3.2 -21.1 229 53 328.6 328.9 292.7 333.7 1.44 14 350 8387 -27.0 -30.2 74 3.2 -27.6 241 47 332.4 332.6 293.2 335.7 0.89 15 300 9480 -35.4 -38.5 73 3.1 -35.8 247 50 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.2 0.46 16 250 10720 -46.6 -49.9 69 3.3 -46.7 252 51 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12161 -56.3 -61.6 51 5.3 -56.5 242 58 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.05 18 150 13990 -58.9 -79.8 5 20.9 -59.1 258 26 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -66.9 -75.2 30 8.3 -67.0 251 40 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.77 m Freezing level: 617.80 mb = 4074.40 m = 13367.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.54 mb = 3994.11 m = 13103.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.58 % Est. max temperature: 28.29 C = 82.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.14 mb = 314.58 m = 1032.09 ft T: 20.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 15.20 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.44 mb = 1208.61 m = 3965.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.69 C = 80.04 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.31 C K Index: 31.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 406.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.21 mb = 865.56 m = 2839.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.21 mb = 2118.39 m = 6950.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 324.21 mb = 8929.99 m = 29297.50 ft B at Equ Level: 406.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.21 mb = 13038.29 m = 42776.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.1 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 240.1 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 501.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 501.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 3.66 Bulk Shear: 111.22 m/s