MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.20,-89.89 Latitude: 40.20 Longitude: -89.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 154 12.9 5.8 62 7.1 9.1 298 18 286.7 287.7 282.7 303.2 5.83 2 950 506 8.4 3.8 73 4.6 6.1 303 29 285.7 286.6 281.5 300.5 5.29 3 900 950 5.8 -0.5 64 6.3 2.9 327 40 287.5 288.2 281.0 299.2 4.10 4 850 1415 1.9 -1.0 81 2.8 0.6 330 38 288.1 288.8 281.4 300.1 4.18 5 800 1901 -1.2 -11.1 47 9.9 -4.7 325 42 289.8 290.2 279.5 295.9 2.04 6 750 2412 -4.3 -16.9 36 12.7 -7.9 326 41 292.0 292.2 279.6 296.1 1.35 7 700 2951 -7.9 -22.1 31 14.2 -11.4 327 38 293.7 293.8 279.8 296.6 0.92 8 650 3523 -11.6 -18.2 58 6.6 -13.4 317 34 295.8 296.1 281.4 300.2 1.40 9 600 4131 -15.6 -27.0 37 11.4 -17.9 304 31 298.1 298.2 281.5 300.3 0.69 10 550 4783 -19.4 -23.4 70 4.1 -20.2 299 24 301.1 301.3 283.2 304.5 1.05 11 500 5483 -24.5 -33.7 42 9.2 -25.8 258 17 303.2 303.2 283.2 304.7 0.44 12 450 6243 -28.7 -51.7 9 23.0 -30.3 247 18 307.2 307.2 284.4 307.5 0.07 13 400 7080 -31.6 -59.8 4 28.2 -33.1 277 24 313.9 313.9 286.7 314.0 0.03 14 350 8020 -33.5 -63.2 3 29.8 -34.9 276 29 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.7 0.02 15 300 9100 -33.7 -67.6 2 33.9 -35.3 273 35 337.9 337.9 293.8 337.9 0.01 16 250 10372 -35.9 -69.2 2 33.3 -37.4 269 45 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 17 200 11907 -40.7 -72.8 2 32.0 -42.0 258 46 368.2 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 18 150 13819 -51.3 -80.7 2 29.3 -51.9 239 59 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.6 0.00 19 100 16382 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 259 21 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5403.97 m Freezing level: 820.14 mb = 1704.97 m = 5593.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 844.50 mb = 1466.75 m = 4812.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.63 % Est. max temperature: 14.51 C = 58.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.81 mb = 1033.65 m = 3391.21 ft T: 5.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 4.18 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.65 mb = 1512.97 m = 4963.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.56 C = 58.20 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: 4.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: 4.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 11.16 Risk: None Sweat Index: 109.84 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15455.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.86 mb = 1283.32 m = 4210.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.6 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 342.6 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.7 neg: -21.8 tot: 117.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 6.61 m/s