MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F047.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F047.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 47 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.48,-86.41 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -86.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 982 222 23.5 17.3 68 6.3 19.3 165 7 298.2 300.5 293.1 335.1 12.71 2 950 514 22.2 16.0 68 6.2 18.0 182 22 299.7 301.9 293.1 335.1 12.11 3 900 981 18.3 14.0 76 4.3 15.5 197 28 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.3 11.23 4 850 1469 14.7 9.9 72 4.9 11.7 215 33 301.6 303.3 291.2 328.3 9.01 5 800 1979 12.0 5.8 66 6.2 8.4 226 34 304.0 305.3 290.5 325.7 7.24 6 750 2517 9.3 1.3 57 8.0 5.0 223 33 306.6 307.7 289.9 323.8 5.61 7 700 3087 7.5 -11.6 24 19.1 -0.4 221 35 310.7 311.2 288.1 318.0 2.24 8 650 3692 3.4 -1.9 68 5.3 0.7 222 38 312.8 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.13 9 600 4336 -1.4 -2.3 94 0.9 -1.8 225 42 314.5 315.6 292.2 331.6 5.41 10 550 5025 -6.2 -10.7 70 4.6 -8.0 231 40 316.8 317.4 290.8 326.8 3.07 11 500 5761 -12.4 -15.7 76 3.3 -13.5 231 42 317.9 318.3 290.4 325.3 2.24 12 450 6560 -16.3 -30.7 28 14.4 -19.3 231 44 322.8 322.9 290.3 325.2 0.66 13 400 7437 -21.5 -36.2 26 14.6 -24.0 235 52 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.6 0.44 14 350 8407 -28.6 -45.7 18 17.2 -30.3 238 62 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.18 15 300 9490 -37.7 -47.6 35 9.9 -38.5 239 65 332.2 332.2 292.5 332.9 0.17 16 250 10719 -48.4 -51.6 69 3.3 -48.5 240 72 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12150 -56.4 -64.1 38 7.7 -56.6 243 76 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 13971 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.0 245 65 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16455 -67.4 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.5 246 39 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.41 m Freezing level: 614.44 mb = 4150.35 m = 13616.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.12 mb = 3038.54 m = 9968.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.98 mb = 1019.57 m = 3344.99 ft T: 18.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 17.16 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.24 mb = 1738.09 m = 5702.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.69 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.17 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 17.95 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 233.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 106.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.39 mb = 1365.19 m = 4478.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 615.39 mb = 4132.62 m = 13558.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.39 mb = 9826.91 m = 32240.11 ft B at Equ Level: 233.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.39 mb = 12297.95 m = 40347.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.0 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 252.0 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.4 neg: -8.7 tot: 245.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 2.93 Bulk Shear: 79.84 m/s