MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 14Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.87,-88.87 Latitude: 41.87 Longitude: -88.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 973 273 8.0 4.0 75 4.1 6.0 248 12 283.4 284.3 280.4 297.9 5.22 2 950 472 6.2 1.7 73 4.5 4.1 259 22 283.5 284.2 279.6 296.2 4.54 3 900 913 3.4 -4.0 59 7.3 0.4 277 29 285.0 285.5 278.6 294.1 3.17 4 850 1374 -0.2 -6.0 65 5.9 -2.4 278 31 286.0 286.5 278.7 294.3 2.86 5 800 1856 -3.7 -4.2 97 0.4 -3.9 262 35 287.2 287.8 280.1 297.3 3.51 6 750 2361 -7.5 -8.1 95 0.7 -7.7 260 37 288.5 288.9 279.8 296.5 2.76 7 700 2895 -10.9 -13.2 83 2.3 -11.6 264 40 290.4 290.8 279.7 296.4 1.97 8 650 3460 -14.5 -16.4 85 2.0 -15.0 263 41 292.6 292.9 280.3 297.6 1.63 9 600 4061 -19.0 -21.8 79 2.8 -19.6 262 37 294.1 294.3 280.3 297.5 1.11 10 550 4704 -23.0 -25.6 79 2.6 -23.5 256 36 296.7 296.9 281.1 299.5 0.86 11 500 5395 -27.3 -30.9 71 3.6 -27.8 262 39 299.8 299.9 282.1 301.7 0.58 12 450 6144 -33.0 -44.2 31 11.3 -33.8 266 40 301.8 301.9 282.4 302.4 0.17 13 400 6964 -36.5 -61.6 6 25.1 -37.5 263 39 307.5 307.5 284.4 307.6 0.02 14 350 7884 -39.0 -65.5 4 26.6 -39.8 262 39 316.2 316.2 287.5 316.3 0.02 15 300 8936 -40.6 -69.8 3 29.2 -41.5 264 43 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.01 16 250 10176 -41.2 -73.1 2 31.9 -42.1 270 45 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 17 200 11678 -45.3 -76.2 2 30.8 -46.2 270 49 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 18 150 13582 -48.4 -78.5 2 30.1 -49.1 259 46 386.7 386.7 303.3 386.7 0.01 19 100 16224 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.6 -55.3 217 30 422.0 422.0 307.9 422.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5345.01 m Freezing level: 852.22 mb = 1353.12 m = 4439.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 893.40 mb = 972.53 m = 3190.68 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.48 % Est. max temperature: 11.26 C = 52.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.48 mb = 783.10 m = 2569.18 ft T: 4.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 3.86 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1707.53 m = 5602.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.46 C = 52.63 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: 5.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.35 C Showalter Index: 5.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.24 C K Index: 18.77 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 100.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15875.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.52 mb = 1415.58 m = 4644.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.7 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 293.7 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.9 neg: -9.1 tot: 87.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 25.90 m/s