MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.57,-85.72 Latitude: 39.57 Longitude: -85.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 970 249 18.8 17.8 94 1.0 18.2 183 18 294.5 296.9 292.4 332.7 13.36 2 950 430 17.3 17.3 99 0.1 17.3 186 30 294.8 297.1 292.4 332.4 13.15 3 900 891 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.5 200 47 296.4 298.5 291.7 329.8 11.58 4 850 1373 12.5 10.9 90 1.7 11.5 212 51 299.3 301.0 291.0 327.6 9.66 5 800 1879 8.9 7.9 93 1.0 8.3 219 51 300.6 302.2 290.4 325.4 8.38 6 750 2412 6.4 4.5 88 1.8 5.4 210 48 303.5 304.8 290.2 324.8 7.08 7 700 2975 3.2 -4.7 56 8.0 -0.4 209 44 306.1 306.8 288.1 318.0 3.84 8 650 3572 -0.7 -8.7 55 8.0 -4.1 207 51 308.1 308.7 288.0 317.7 3.04 9 600 4207 -4.2 -7.2 79 3.1 -5.5 215 57 311.3 312.0 289.7 323.0 3.70 10 550 4887 -8.8 -14.0 66 5.2 -10.6 213 66 313.6 314.1 289.2 321.3 2.36 11 500 5621 -10.9 -12.3 90 1.3 -11.5 202 73 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.5 2.98 12 450 6423 -16.2 -17.7 88 1.5 -16.7 195 71 322.9 323.3 291.7 330.1 2.11 13 400 7300 -21.5 -23.5 84 1.9 -22.0 194 72 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.1 1.44 14 350 8268 -29.2 -31.8 78 2.6 -29.7 196 74 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.76 15 300 9351 -38.2 -41.1 74 2.9 -38.5 201 84 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.35 16 250 10581 -46.0 -52.1 50 6.1 -46.3 215 106 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.1 0.12 17 200 12049 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.7 238 76 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 18 150 13900 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.3 240 46 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16412 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.5 244 35 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.16 m Freezing level: 659.25 mb = 3461.57 m = 11356.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.87 mb = 2930.37 m = 9613.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.06 % Est. max temperature: 24.36 C = 75.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.76 mb = 369.69 m = 1212.88 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 14.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.19 mb = 729.60 m = 2393.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.15 C = 68.27 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 21.82 C K Index: 26.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 258.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.35 mb = 737.35 m = 2419.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.35 mb = 783.96 m = 2572.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 461.35 mb = 6233.56 m = 20451.07 ft B at Equ Level: 258.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 261.35 mb = 10280.96 m = 33729.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.8 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 237.8 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 349.6 neg: -57.5 tot: 292.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 2.79 Bulk Shear: 92.53 m/s