MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.57,-88.79 Latitude: 36.57 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 64 SFC 993 128 21.9 18.8 82 3.1 19.8 205 14 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.6 13.88 2 950 508 19.9 17.2 85 2.7 18.1 208 41 297.4 299.7 293.2 335.4 13.13 3 900 973 17.5 12.5 73 5.0 14.3 209 49 299.6 301.4 291.5 329.4 10.19 4 850 1459 14.6 5.4 54 9.2 9.3 216 43 301.4 302.6 289.1 321.2 6.63 5 800 1969 11.3 8.9 85 2.5 9.9 227 40 303.2 304.9 291.7 330.0 8.97 6 750 2506 7.6 6.9 95 0.8 7.2 231 46 304.9 306.4 291.7 329.9 8.34 7 700 3072 4.3 3.8 97 0.5 4.1 226 47 307.3 308.6 291.5 329.2 7.21 8 650 3674 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 223 45 311.7 313.0 292.5 333.0 6.87 9 600 4317 -2.4 -2.5 99 0.1 -2.4 226 45 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.1 5.31 10 550 5002 -6.7 -7.6 94 0.9 -7.1 218 44 316.1 316.9 291.3 328.8 3.93 11 500 5740 -11.4 -11.8 96 0.5 -11.5 218 50 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.3 3.09 12 450 6540 -17.2 -17.5 97 0.3 -17.3 216 55 321.7 322.1 291.4 328.9 2.15 13 400 7416 -21.1 -23.1 84 1.9 -21.7 222 63 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.7 1.49 14 350 8388 -27.4 -32.2 64 4.8 -28.3 221 49 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.5 0.73 15 300 9477 -36.3 -40.2 67 3.9 -36.7 233 54 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.7 0.38 16 250 10716 -46.5 -51.5 56 5.1 -46.7 238 61 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.13 17 200 12167 -52.1 -74.6 5 22.5 -52.5 250 78 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14001 -59.4 -80.1 5 20.7 -59.6 260 49 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16487 -68.4 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.5 256 42 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.94 m Freezing level: 625.03 mb = 3995.09 m = 13107.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.04 mb = 3975.66 m = 13043.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.20 mb = 524.69 m = 1721.39 ft T: 19.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 14.41 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.85 mb = 1480.72 m = 4857.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lifted Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: 4.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.95 C Cross Totals Index: 16.78 C K Index: 30.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 247.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.92 mb = 1021.04 m = 3349.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.92 mb = 2180.48 m = 7153.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 399.92 mb = 7417.39 m = 24334.97 ft B at Equ Level: 247.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 239.92 mb = 10983.26 m = 36033.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.0 neg: -16.2 tot: 243.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 7.41 Bulk Shear: 33.40 m/s