MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.89,-86.35 Latitude: 36.89 Longitude: -86.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 985 181 21.4 16.6 74 4.8 18.2 181 16 295.8 298.0 291.9 330.8 12.17 2 950 496 19.8 15.6 77 4.1 17.0 188 36 297.2 299.4 292.1 331.5 11.83 3 900 960 16.9 13.9 83 3.0 15.0 200 52 298.9 301.0 292.1 331.5 11.17 4 850 1445 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 212 50 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.0 10.40 5 800 1955 10.8 6.4 74 4.4 8.3 213 47 302.7 304.1 290.3 325.3 7.57 6 750 2492 8.4 4.4 76 4.0 6.1 222 41 305.7 307.0 290.8 326.9 7.01 7 700 3058 5.8 -8.6 35 14.4 -0.4 214 41 308.9 309.4 288.1 318.0 2.86 8 650 3661 2.1 -3.3 67 5.4 -0.5 210 40 311.4 312.2 290.5 325.8 4.61 9 600 4302 -1.9 -14.5 38 12.5 -6.5 206 44 313.9 314.3 289.0 320.7 2.08 10 550 4987 -6.4 -15.7 48 9.2 -9.7 204 46 316.4 316.8 289.8 323.2 2.05 11 500 5726 -11.3 -18.3 57 6.9 -13.6 208 48 319.2 319.6 290.3 325.3 1.81 12 450 6526 -16.1 -26.4 41 10.3 -18.6 215 56 323.0 323.1 290.7 326.4 0.98 13 400 7402 -21.6 -24.7 76 3.1 -22.4 223 68 326.9 327.2 292.1 331.4 1.29 14 350 8375 -27.8 -31.0 74 3.2 -28.4 233 68 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.82 15 300 9466 -35.8 -39.4 70 3.6 -36.2 231 78 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.5 0.42 16 250 10705 -46.1 -49.0 72 2.9 -46.3 229 83 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.18 17 200 12159 -51.4 -73.2 6 21.9 -51.8 244 74 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13989 -60.5 -79.3 7 18.8 -60.7 262 46 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16472 -66.2 -88.1 3 21.9 -66.3 257 32 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.18 m Freezing level: 623.74 mb = 3997.55 m = 13115.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.42 mb = 3018.31 m = 9902.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.66 mb = 784.12 m = 2572.54 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 8.95 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.59 mb = 1439.58 m = 4722.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.94 C = 78.70 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.93 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 22.52 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 51.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 86.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.98 mb = 1112.80 m = 3650.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 598.98 mb = 4315.46 m = 14158.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 438.98 mb = 6710.47 m = 22015.71 ft B at Equ Level: 51.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 358.98 mb = 8190.43 m = 26871.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.3 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 238.3 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.9 neg: -23.0 tot: 327.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.12 Bulk Shear: 46.22 m/s