MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 2Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.89,-88.79 Latitude: 41.89 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 973 265 14.2 5.6 56 8.6 9.6 183 15 289.6 290.6 283.9 306.3 5.86 2 950 462 13.4 4.5 55 8.9 8.7 188 28 290.7 291.7 284.1 306.7 5.56 3 900 915 10.9 3.5 60 7.4 7.1 209 44 292.8 293.7 284.8 308.7 5.49 4 850 1388 7.0 4.4 83 2.7 5.6 228 42 293.5 294.6 285.8 311.4 6.17 5 800 1884 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 241 34 294.8 295.9 286.2 312.6 6.12 6 750 2405 0.7 0.7 100 0.0 0.7 236 36 297.4 298.3 286.5 313.3 5.38 7 700 2955 -2.7 -2.8 100 0.0 -2.7 235 43 299.5 300.3 286.4 312.8 4.46 8 650 3544 -2.1 -2.2 99 0.2 -2.1 229 42 306.6 307.6 289.3 322.0 5.00 9 600 4177 -5.8 -8.9 79 3.1 -7.0 227 50 309.5 310.1 288.6 319.8 3.26 10 550 4853 -9.8 -20.6 41 10.8 -12.9 217 55 312.5 312.7 287.8 317.0 1.35 11 500 5581 -15.3 -21.4 59 6.1 -16.9 215 58 314.4 314.7 288.4 319.1 1.38 12 450 6368 -20.4 -36.5 22 16.1 -22.9 220 69 317.6 317.7 288.4 319.0 0.37 13 400 7230 -25.8 -44.3 16 18.5 -27.9 218 80 321.4 321.4 289.4 322.1 0.19 14 350 8183 -32.1 -52.9 11 20.8 -33.6 222 85 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.08 15 300 9253 -40.0 -55.9 17 15.9 -40.7 230 96 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.07 16 250 10477 -47.2 -61.7 18 14.5 -47.7 236 100 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.04 17 200 11929 -53.6 -69.6 12 16.0 -53.9 231 82 347.8 347.8 296.2 347.9 0.02 18 150 13769 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 234 56 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16321 -61.3 -88.4 2 27.1 -61.6 245 41 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5551.33 m Freezing level: 739.36 mb = 2521.90 m = 8273.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 739.54 mb = 2516.82 m = 8257.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.96 % Est. max temperature: 18.73 C = 65.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.45 mb = 1345.20 m = 4413.34 ft T: 7.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.77 C/km ThetaE index: 0.42 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.65 mb = 2248.66 m = 7377.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.10 C = 69.97 F Cap Strength: 8.31 C Lifted Index: 8.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.41 C Showalter Index: 6.17 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.64 C K Index: 26.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12701.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.15 mb = 1680.48 m = 5513.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 348.0 neg: -12.9 tot: 335.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 84.80 m/s