MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.00,-85.70 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -85.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 986 144 20.1 18.0 87 2.2 18.7 186 13 294.4 296.8 292.3 332.3 13.25 2 950 467 18.6 16.7 88 2.0 17.3 190 31 296.1 298.4 292.4 332.6 12.66 3 900 929 15.2 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 199 47 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.6 12.21 4 850 1413 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 207 53 299.8 301.8 292.4 332.5 11.16 5 800 1922 10.9 10.9 100 -0.0 10.9 209 52 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.4 10.32 6 750 2458 7.2 6.8 97 0.4 7.0 222 53 304.4 305.9 291.5 329.3 8.30 7 700 3023 4.4 2.5 88 1.9 3.4 220 53 307.4 308.6 291.0 327.4 6.58 8 650 3624 1.3 0.3 93 1.0 0.8 206 53 310.5 311.6 291.5 329.1 6.02 9 600 4265 -2.6 -5.2 82 2.6 -3.8 199 54 313.1 313.9 290.8 326.7 4.31 10 550 4947 -8.1 -12.0 73 3.9 -9.6 193 57 314.5 315.0 289.8 323.5 2.77 11 500 5682 -11.8 -13.6 87 1.8 -12.5 192 63 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.4 2.68 12 450 6483 -15.7 -17.4 86 1.8 -16.3 207 68 323.5 324.0 291.9 330.9 2.16 13 400 7362 -21.4 -23.4 83 2.1 -21.9 214 67 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.3 1.45 14 350 8333 -28.5 -31.0 79 2.6 -28.9 210 66 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.82 15 300 9418 -37.6 -40.4 75 2.8 -37.9 212 63 332.4 332.4 292.7 333.8 0.37 16 250 10648 -47.2 -50.7 68 3.5 -47.4 222 89 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12107 -50.2 -77.1 3 26.9 -50.7 245 73 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 18 150 13953 -59.2 -79.8 5 20.5 -59.5 238 49 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16449 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.4 251 36 401.7 401.7 305.4 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.75 m Freezing level: 633.34 mb = 3837.42 m = 12589.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.56 mb = 3728.56 m = 12232.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.83 % Est. max temperature: 26.26 C = 79.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.79 mb = 414.58 m = 1360.14 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 5.99 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 844.22 m = 2769.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.70 C = 72.86 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.87 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 217.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.83 mb = 752.10 m = 2467.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.83 mb = 987.35 m = 3239.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 833.83 mb = 1574.19 m = 5164.61 ft B at Equ Level: 11.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 243.83 mb = 10811.29 m = 35469.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.2 at 52.2 knts Storm direction: 233.2 at 39.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.4 neg: -17.5 tot: 345.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 2.18 Bulk Shear: 99.48 m/s