MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510191200F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 41.96,-88.79 Latitude: 41.96 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 37 SFC 972 269 10.1 2.7 60 7.4 6.5 252 15 285.5 286.4 280.9 299.0 4.77 2 950 461 7.3 1.5 67 5.8 4.5 253 21 284.6 285.4 280.1 297.2 4.48 3 900 902 2.9 0.5 84 2.4 1.8 253 24 284.5 285.2 280.0 296.9 4.40 4 850 1361 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.2 251 25 285.0 285.7 279.8 296.7 4.14 5 800 1842 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 259 29 285.9 286.5 279.3 295.4 3.31 6 750 2346 -8.9 -9.1 98 0.2 -8.9 262 34 286.9 287.4 278.8 294.4 2.56 7 700 2877 -11.4 -12.5 92 1.1 -11.8 261 36 289.8 290.2 279.6 296.1 2.09 8 650 3443 -12.7 -13.9 91 1.2 -13.0 268 40 294.6 295.0 281.7 300.7 2.01 9 600 4051 -15.8 -17.3 89 1.4 -16.2 266 44 297.8 298.1 282.5 302.9 1.65 10 550 4701 -19.8 -21.5 86 1.7 -20.2 270 50 300.6 300.8 283.2 304.5 1.24 11 500 5401 -25.2 -27.4 81 2.3 -25.6 271 50 302.3 302.5 283.4 305.0 0.80 12 450 6158 -30.2 -32.7 78 2.5 -30.5 274 54 305.3 305.4 284.2 307.1 0.54 13 400 6984 -37.0 -40.0 73 3.1 -37.2 276 58 307.0 307.0 284.5 308.0 0.29 14 350 7891 -44.1 -47.6 68 3.6 -44.3 281 58 309.3 309.3 285.2 309.8 0.15 15 300 8926 -42.7 -67.6 5 24.9 -43.4 282 54 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.2 0.01 16 250 10159 -42.2 -71.6 3 29.5 -43.0 285 53 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 17 200 11660 -44.4 -75.5 2 31.1 -45.3 282 50 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 18 150 13565 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.6 277 43 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.01 19 100 16204 -53.3 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.9 285 28 424.8 424.8 308.3 424.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5363.97 m Freezing level: 863.98 mb = 1233.02 m = 4045.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 869.66 mb = 1177.65 m = 3863.63 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.27 % Est. max temperature: 10.06 C = 50.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.21 mb = 1191.09 m = 3907.72 ft T: 0.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1225.92 m = 4022.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.41 C = 48.93 F Cap Strength: 5.24 C Lifted Index: 5.73 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: 6.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.11 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 21.87 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 99.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.43 mb = 1207.57 m = 3961.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.43 mb = 1347.87 m = 4422.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 691.43 mb = 2970.81 m = 9746.65 ft B at Equ Level: 55.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 621.43 mb = 3784.35 m = 12415.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.9 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 295.9 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 130.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.15 Bulk Shear: 49.15 m/s