MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.66,-88.58 Latitude: 36.66 Longitude: -88.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 988 155 21.4 18.6 84 2.8 19.5 200 16 295.5 298.0 293.0 335.0 13.75 2 950 497 19.6 17.3 87 2.3 18.1 208 37 297.1 299.5 293.2 335.3 13.22 3 900 962 17.2 15.1 87 2.1 15.8 212 49 299.2 301.4 292.9 334.4 12.04 4 850 1448 14.6 8.0 65 6.6 10.7 223 49 301.4 302.9 290.3 325.0 7.94 5 800 1958 11.4 1.6 51 9.8 6.2 225 44 303.3 304.3 288.6 319.5 5.37 6 750 2493 7.0 6.0 94 1.0 6.4 232 46 304.1 305.6 291.0 327.7 7.85 7 700 3058 4.6 3.1 90 1.5 3.8 230 45 307.6 308.8 291.3 328.4 6.84 8 650 3660 2.2 -3.2 67 5.4 -0.5 222 47 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.0 4.63 9 600 4301 -2.6 -10.2 56 7.6 -5.7 216 49 313.2 313.7 289.6 322.6 2.94 10 550 4986 -7.5 -10.0 82 2.5 -8.5 212 48 315.1 315.8 290.5 325.6 3.24 11 500 5720 -12.8 -14.4 88 1.6 -13.4 214 53 317.4 317.9 290.5 325.7 2.50 12 450 6518 -15.9 -17.6 87 1.7 -16.4 219 66 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.5 2.13 13 400 7398 -20.9 -22.8 85 1.9 -21.4 232 61 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.1 1.53 14 350 8370 -27.8 -30.4 78 2.6 -28.3 225 58 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.5 0.87 15 300 9460 -36.4 -39.8 71 3.3 -36.8 227 56 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.40 16 250 10695 -46.3 -50.4 63 4.1 -46.5 223 71 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.15 17 200 12156 -50.4 -70.4 8 20.0 -50.8 245 73 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13994 -59.9 -79.2 6 19.3 -60.1 258 49 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 19 100 16475 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 264 36 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.19 m Freezing level: 627.06 mb = 3954.38 m = 12973.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.93 mb = 3586.49 m = 11766.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.70 mb = 509.21 m = 1670.60 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 15.77 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1297.39 m = 4256.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.60 C = 79.88 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.83 C K Index: 33.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 397.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.49 mb = 909.97 m = 2985.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.49 mb = 1952.61 m = 6406.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.49 mb = 8155.25 m = 26755.76 ft B at Equ Level: 396.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.49 mb = 11821.52 m = 38784.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.1 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 249.1 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.2 neg: -19.8 tot: 271.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 9.34 Bulk Shear: 42.52 m/s