MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.39,-89.45 Latitude: 40.39 Longitude: -89.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 987 206 15.6 1.9 40 13.7 8.7 297 18 289.8 290.6 282.4 302.6 4.44 2 950 526 11.4 -0.4 44 11.8 5.9 298 25 288.8 289.5 281.4 300.1 3.91 3 900 973 7.0 -1.4 55 8.4 3.2 298 27 288.7 289.4 281.3 299.8 3.83 4 850 1439 2.4 -2.5 70 4.9 0.3 299 28 288.7 289.4 281.1 299.5 3.75 5 800 1925 -2.0 -7.4 67 5.4 -4.1 307 32 289.0 289.4 280.0 297.0 2.74 6 750 2434 -5.0 -16.2 41 11.1 -8.3 314 39 291.1 291.3 279.3 295.5 1.44 7 700 2973 -7.7 -24.1 26 16.4 -11.5 313 40 293.9 294.1 279.7 296.4 0.78 8 650 3545 -11.0 -37.7 9 26.8 -15.1 312 39 296.6 296.6 280.1 297.4 0.23 9 600 4154 -15.5 -36.5 15 21.0 -18.6 314 41 298.2 298.2 281.0 299.1 0.28 10 550 4804 -19.9 -37.6 19 17.8 -22.2 314 48 300.5 300.6 282.0 301.5 0.27 11 500 5506 -23.1 -39.0 22 15.9 -25.1 316 57 304.8 304.9 283.7 305.7 0.26 12 450 6271 -27.2 -46.2 15 19.0 -28.9 319 62 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.6 0.13 13 400 7110 -31.7 -54.2 9 22.5 -33.1 319 66 313.7 313.7 286.7 314.0 0.06 14 350 8047 -34.8 -68.4 2 33.6 -36.1 318 71 321.9 321.9 289.3 321.9 0.01 15 300 9117 -37.1 -67.1 3 30.0 -38.4 314 76 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 16 250 10371 -39.3 -71.7 2 32.4 -40.5 306 60 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 17 200 11886 -42.4 -74.0 2 31.6 -43.5 288 59 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 18 150 13793 -50.6 -80.1 2 29.5 -51.2 279 50 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.9 0.00 19 100 16379 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 267 29 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5411.21 m Freezing level: 822.83 mb = 1702.89 m = 5586.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 846.44 mb = 1472.57 m = 4831.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.45 % Est. max temperature: 14.53 C = 58.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 802.95 mb = 1895.20 m = 6217.78 ft T: -1.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 7.14 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.48 mb = 2039.21 m = 6690.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.20 C = 59.36 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: 5.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.46 C Showalter Index: 6.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 20.69 C K Index: 6.77 Risk: None Sweat Index: 112.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15205.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 794.02 mb = 1983.93 m = 6508.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 311.7 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 341.7 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.1 neg: -3.6 tot: 127.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 47.44 m/s