MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.96,-88.77 Latitude: 41.96 Longitude: -88.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 973 267 12.4 8.9 79 3.4 10.4 266 13 287.8 289.1 284.8 308.5 7.38 2 950 463 10.7 8.3 85 2.4 9.3 271 21 288.0 289.3 284.7 308.3 7.22 3 900 910 6.8 6.7 99 0.2 6.8 283 29 288.6 289.8 284.5 307.9 6.83 4 850 1378 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 3.9 276 31 290.3 291.4 284.4 307.4 5.98 5 800 1869 1.7 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 259 33 293.0 294.0 284.8 308.7 5.42 6 750 2388 -0.4 -1.2 94 0.9 -0.8 242 32 296.2 297.0 285.3 309.9 4.66 7 700 2938 -2.8 -8.7 64 6.0 -5.1 237 39 299.4 299.9 284.6 308.1 2.82 8 650 3520 -6.8 -12.4 64 5.6 -8.7 235 37 301.3 301.7 284.7 308.4 2.28 9 600 4141 -10.2 -13.3 78 3.1 -11.2 223 56 304.3 304.7 285.8 311.5 2.28 10 550 4805 -14.7 -18.2 75 3.5 -15.7 221 65 306.6 306.9 286.0 312.0 1.66 11 500 5520 -19.8 -24.4 66 4.7 -20.8 225 72 308.9 309.1 286.2 312.5 1.06 12 450 6296 -22.0 -41.1 16 19.1 -24.5 218 85 315.5 315.6 287.5 316.4 0.23 13 400 7155 -27.0 -49.2 10 22.2 -29.0 215 86 320.0 320.0 288.9 320.4 0.11 14 350 8103 -33.7 -56.8 8 23.0 -35.1 212 86 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.5 0.05 15 300 9170 -39.8 -72.1 2 32.3 -40.8 219 83 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.3 0.01 16 250 10400 -45.3 -73.4 3 28.0 -46.0 225 82 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.7 0.01 17 200 11871 -49.7 -74.8 4 25.0 -50.3 225 78 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13730 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 235 54 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16300 -61.1 -87.9 2 26.8 -61.3 234 38 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5486.35 m Freezing level: 758.57 mb = 2299.02 m = 7542.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 765.89 mb = 2219.47 m = 7281.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.38 % Est. max temperature: 16.31 C = 61.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.27 mb = 699.09 m = 2293.58 ft T: 8.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 1.88 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 896.08 m = 2939.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.10 C = 55.58 F Cap Strength: 3.31 C Lifted Index: 3.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.32 C Showalter Index: 4.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.73 C K Index: 21.76 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.26 mb = 880.54 m = 2888.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.26 mb = 1017.94 m = 3339.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 818.26 mb = 1686.46 m = 5532.92 ft B at Equ Level: 8.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 768.26 mb = 2194.64 m = 7200.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.8 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 263.8 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 33.3 neg: -52.9 tot: -19.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 151.41 m/s