MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.75,-85.43 Latitude: 37.75 Longitude: -85.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 980 192 18.4 17.5 95 0.9 17.8 189 14 293.2 295.5 291.7 330.0 12.95 2 950 460 16.6 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 190 30 294.1 296.3 291.7 330.2 12.66 3 900 920 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 192 46 296.3 298.4 291.6 329.5 11.51 4 850 1401 10.9 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 204 47 297.6 299.3 290.5 325.7 9.68 5 800 1904 8.4 6.6 89 1.7 7.3 214 57 300.1 301.5 289.6 322.7 7.68 6 750 2437 6.1 3.7 85 2.3 4.8 213 62 303.2 304.4 289.8 323.2 6.68 7 700 2998 1.8 0.5 91 1.3 1.1 221 57 304.4 305.5 289.3 321.7 5.68 8 650 3593 -0.6 -0.6 100 0.0 -0.6 224 60 308.3 309.4 290.5 325.8 5.65 9 600 4230 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 216 68 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.1 4.98 10 550 4914 -7.2 -7.8 95 0.6 -7.4 220 65 315.6 316.3 291.2 328.0 3.88 11 500 5652 -11.4 -12.6 91 1.2 -11.9 216 71 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.6 2.89 12 450 6451 -16.3 -17.9 87 1.7 -16.8 212 71 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.8 2.07 13 400 7330 -21.2 -22.9 86 1.8 -21.6 207 73 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.8 1.51 14 350 8300 -28.8 -31.2 80 2.4 -29.2 208 77 330.0 330.2 292.5 332.9 0.81 15 300 9384 -37.5 -40.4 74 2.9 -37.8 201 78 332.5 332.6 292.8 333.9 0.37 16 250 10617 -45.9 -51.5 53 5.6 -46.2 210 88 337.8 337.9 293.9 338.4 0.13 17 200 12091 -48.5 -78.6 2 30.0 -49.1 239 69 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.00 18 150 13941 -60.0 -80.4 5 20.4 -60.2 224 37 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16439 -64.7 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 243 28 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.52 m Freezing level: 661.96 mb = 3450.40 m = 11320.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3389.50 m = 11120.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.97 % Est. max temperature: 23.68 C = 74.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.90 mb = 300.32 m = 985.28 ft T: 17.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 7.49 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.56 mb = 672.32 m = 2205.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.28 C = 68.50 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.47 C Showalter Index: 1.89 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.35 C Cross Totals Index: 22.35 C K Index: 31.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.00 mb = 659.16 m = 2162.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.00 mb = 797.78 m = 2617.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 483.00 mb = 5914.19 m = 19403.28 ft B at Equ Level: 199.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 323.00 mb = 8864.38 m = 29082.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 58.0 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 43.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 503.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 503.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 159.20 m/s