MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.14,-86.56 Latitude: 38.14 Longitude: -86.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 985 187 22.4 17.3 73 5.1 18.9 172 9 296.8 299.1 292.7 333.5 12.71 2 950 504 21.4 16.2 72 5.2 17.9 189 30 298.9 301.1 293.0 334.7 12.28 3 900 970 17.8 14.6 82 3.2 15.7 198 41 299.9 302.0 292.9 334.2 11.72 4 850 1456 13.8 13.7 100 0.0 13.7 198 42 300.6 302.7 293.0 334.9 11.70 5 800 1966 11.2 3.8 60 7.4 7.1 217 40 303.1 304.3 289.3 322.0 6.28 6 750 2503 8.7 2.0 63 6.7 5.1 216 40 306.0 307.1 290.0 324.1 5.91 7 700 3069 5.7 -8.4 36 14.0 -0.4 217 42 308.8 309.3 288.1 318.0 2.90 8 650 3672 2.8 -6.5 50 9.3 -1.5 216 43 312.1 312.8 289.9 323.6 3.60 9 600 4315 -2.0 -3.3 91 1.3 -2.6 216 45 313.8 314.8 291.6 329.6 5.00 10 550 5002 -6.6 -8.7 85 2.1 -7.5 211 46 316.3 316.9 291.1 327.9 3.59 11 500 5738 -12.0 -16.5 69 4.5 -13.5 214 48 318.4 318.8 290.4 325.4 2.10 12 450 6538 -15.5 -33.9 19 18.4 -19.1 223 52 323.7 323.8 290.4 325.5 0.48 13 400 7416 -21.6 -41.6 15 20.0 -24.4 228 59 326.9 327.0 291.1 327.9 0.25 14 350 8385 -29.0 -46.0 18 17.0 -30.7 232 70 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.18 15 300 9468 -37.3 -46.4 39 9.0 -38.1 236 61 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.20 16 250 10700 -47.8 -51.2 68 3.3 -48.0 242 53 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.14 17 200 12137 -55.9 -66.8 25 10.8 -56.1 237 61 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.02 18 150 13970 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.4 244 57 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16468 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 249 36 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.23 m Freezing level: 620.89 mb = 4046.52 m = 13275.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.03 mb = 3022.27 m = 9915.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.76 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.80 mb = 838.97 m = 2752.49 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 12.94 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.01 mb = 1376.67 m = 4516.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.03 C = 78.86 F Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lifted Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 25.74 C K Index: 25.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 266.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.94 mb = 1191.04 m = 3907.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.94 mb = 1945.38 m = 6382.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 781.94 mb = 2155.65 m = 7072.25 ft B at Equ Level: 11.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 201.94 mb = 12074.99 m = 39615.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 304.0 neg: -1.2 tot: 302.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 4.26 Bulk Shear: 62.41 m/s