MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F056.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F056.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 56 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.87,-86.51 Latitude: 36.87 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 984 187 21.5 16.6 74 4.9 18.2 189 18 296.0 298.2 292.0 331.1 12.18 2 950 491 19.1 16.1 83 3.0 17.1 193 36 296.6 298.8 292.2 331.8 12.19 3 900 953 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 201 50 297.3 299.5 292.4 332.5 12.15 4 850 1437 12.2 11.8 98 0.4 12.0 220 52 298.9 300.8 291.4 329.0 10.30 5 800 1944 10.8 7.3 79 3.6 8.8 216 47 302.7 304.2 290.7 326.7 8.03 6 750 2480 7.9 4.6 80 3.3 6.1 219 40 305.2 306.5 290.7 326.6 7.11 7 700 3045 4.6 2.6 87 2.0 3.5 220 38 307.6 308.8 291.1 327.7 6.59 8 650 3648 2.8 -8.8 42 11.6 -2.2 214 42 312.1 312.7 289.3 321.8 3.03 9 600 4289 -3.2 -4.9 88 1.7 -4.0 211 46 312.4 313.2 290.7 326.4 4.44 10 550 4971 -7.8 -13.9 62 6.1 -10.0 206 50 314.8 315.3 289.5 322.6 2.38 11 500 5706 -12.0 -16.1 71 4.1 -13.4 206 55 318.4 318.8 290.5 325.6 2.17 12 450 6506 -15.2 -17.7 82 2.4 -16.0 209 67 324.1 324.5 292.1 331.3 2.12 13 400 7387 -21.0 -23.7 79 2.7 -21.7 218 70 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.7 1.41 14 350 8360 -27.4 -29.8 79 2.5 -27.9 218 70 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.92 15 300 9450 -36.2 -39.1 75 2.8 -36.5 221 73 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.9 0.43 16 250 10687 -46.5 -50.0 68 3.4 -46.7 227 84 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12144 -51.1 -75.1 4 23.9 -51.5 244 66 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13981 -60.4 -79.4 7 19.0 -60.6 251 46 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16465 -66.2 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 252 29 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.28 m Freezing level: 626.73 mb = 3946.10 m = 12946.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.41 mb = 3408.60 m = 11182.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.26 % Est. max temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.70 mb = 805.28 m = 2641.97 ft T: 16.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 5.87 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.90 mb = 991.81 m = 3253.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.94 C = 73.29 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.39 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 33.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.18 mb = 913.59 m = 2997.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.18 mb = 1151.16 m = 3776.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 809.18 mb = 1848.23 m = 6063.69 ft B at Equ Level: 12.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 329.18 mb = 8793.84 m = 28850.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.9 neg: -50.1 tot: 292.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 3.14 Bulk Shear: 45.88 m/s