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: 38.16,-85.12 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -85.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 976 250 19.8 17.0 84 2.9 17.9 183 18 295.0 297.3 292.0 331.0 12.55 2 950 480 18.5 16.4 88 2.0 17.1 187 31 295.9 298.2 292.2 331.8 12.48 3 900 942 15.3 15.0 98 0.3 15.1 199 51 297.3 299.5 292.3 332.1 12.02 4 850 1425 12.5 12.1 98 0.3 12.3 210 58 299.2 301.1 291.7 330.0 10.51 5 800 1934 12.0 2.4 52 9.6 6.8 214 51 304.0 305.0 289.1 321.2 5.69 6 750 2471 8.5 -4.4 40 12.9 2.4 210 52 305.8 306.5 287.8 317.2 3.68 7 700 3037 4.9 -7.0 42 11.9 -0.4 206 52 307.9 308.5 288.1 318.0 3.23 8 650 3637 2.2 -15.3 26 17.5 -4.3 205 50 311.5 311.8 287.9 317.4 1.79 9 600 4278 -2.0 -16.2 33 14.1 -7.1 203 51 313.7 314.1 288.6 319.7 1.80 10 550 4963 -6.3 -21.6 29 15.3 -10.9 197 53 316.7 316.9 289.0 320.9 1.24 11 500 5702 -11.6 -17.4 62 5.8 -13.5 201 52 318.9 319.2 290.4 325.4 1.94 12 450 6502 -16.0 -28.6 33 12.6 -18.9 211 56 323.1 323.2 290.5 325.9 0.80 13 400 7380 -20.9 -23.8 77 3.0 -21.7 224 62 327.9 328.1 292.4 332.8 1.39 14 350 8353 -27.9 -32.2 67 4.3 -28.6 222 58 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.74 15 300 9443 -35.9 -39.1 72 3.2 -36.2 223 61 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.43 16 250 10681 -47.0 -50.2 69 3.2 -47.1 228 78 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12126 -54.2 -66.8 20 12.6 -54.5 241 76 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 13950 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 252 43 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 251 31 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.61 m Freezing level: 623.86 mb = 3972.45 m = 13032.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.09 mb = 2954.23 m = 9692.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.21 C = 79.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.43 mb = 611.85 m = 2007.36 ft T: 17.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 14.93 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.07 mb = 969.46 m = 3180.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.18 C = 71.92 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 24.37 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 70.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.69 mb = 869.14 m = 2851.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.69 mb = 1202.42 m = 3944.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 832.69 mb = 1597.97 m = 5242.63 ft B at Equ Level: 11.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 802.69 mb = 1906.14 m = 6253.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.0 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 234.0 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 355.8 neg: -38.2 tot: 317.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 1.12 Bulk Shear: 63.07 m/s