MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.00,-86.19 Latitude: 39.00 Longitude: -86.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 983 212 22.9 17.0 70 5.9 18.9 171 7 297.5 299.7 292.7 333.7 12.50 2 950 509 22.0 15.9 68 6.1 17.9 186 25 299.5 301.7 292.9 334.6 12.01 3 900 976 18.3 13.6 74 4.7 15.2 201 32 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.4 10.91 4 850 1463 14.3 11.2 81 3.1 12.3 212 33 301.1 302.9 291.7 330.2 9.86 5 800 1973 11.0 7.7 80 3.3 9.0 222 31 302.9 304.4 291.0 327.5 8.25 6 750 2509 8.8 -0.6 52 9.4 4.0 220 32 306.1 307.0 289.1 321.1 4.89 7 700 3077 6.8 -16.1 18 22.9 -1.7 218 36 310.0 310.3 287.1 315.1 1.55 8 650 3681 2.8 -3.5 63 6.4 -0.3 218 40 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.5 4.54 9 600 4324 -1.9 -2.6 95 0.7 -2.3 221 47 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.6 5.28 10 550 5011 -6.9 -9.3 84 2.3 -7.9 224 45 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.0 3.45 11 500 5745 -12.8 -13.8 93 1.0 -13.2 227 46 317.4 317.9 290.6 326.1 2.64 12 450 6543 -16.8 -31.0 28 14.3 -19.7 226 47 322.2 322.3 290.1 324.4 0.64 13 400 7417 -22.2 -39.7 19 17.4 -24.8 229 57 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.2 0.30 14 350 8384 -29.0 -48.1 14 19.0 -30.9 234 67 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.14 15 300 9467 -37.9 -46.6 40 8.6 -38.6 234 71 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.6 0.19 16 250 10695 -48.2 -53.4 54 5.3 -48.4 246 68 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.11 17 200 12129 -56.9 -60.8 61 3.9 -57.0 242 72 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.05 18 150 13953 -58.2 -79.4 5 21.3 -58.4 241 62 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16452 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 250 41 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.46 m Freezing level: 620.18 mb = 4064.56 m = 13335.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.21 mb = 2900.09 m = 9514.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.09 C = 80.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.07 mb = 956.46 m = 3137.94 ft T: 18.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 19.48 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1617.29 m = 5306.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.04 C = 80.67 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 15.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 274.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.36 mb = 1360.03 m = 4462.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.36 mb = 3991.51 m = 13095.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 315.36 mb = 9116.05 m = 29907.93 ft B at Equ Level: 274.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.36 mb = 12278.02 m = 40281.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 245.7 neg: -0.4 tot: 245.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 3.92 Bulk Shear: 69.95 m/s