MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.87,-82.41 Latitude: 36.87 Longitude: -82.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 483 SFC 944 535 16.5 14.9 91 1.6 15.5 185 12 294.4 296.4 290.8 326.9 11.36 3 900 942 13.3 12.7 96 0.6 13.0 204 31 295.3 297.1 290.3 324.9 10.32 4 850 1421 10.5 8.9 90 1.6 9.6 221 48 297.2 298.7 289.3 321.8 8.47 5 800 1924 8.2 6.4 89 1.7 7.2 223 49 299.9 301.2 289.5 322.2 7.58 6 750 2455 4.8 1.8 81 3.1 3.2 227 59 301.8 302.9 288.5 319.2 5.80 7 700 3013 1.2 -0.4 89 1.6 0.4 221 71 303.8 304.8 288.7 320.0 5.32 8 650 3610 -0.3 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.4 211 64 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.1 5.66 9 600 4246 -3.5 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.6 204 65 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.2 4.82 10 550 4930 -7.0 -8.0 93 1.0 -7.5 202 72 315.7 316.5 291.1 327.9 3.79 11 500 5669 -11.2 -13.6 83 2.4 -12.1 212 74 319.4 319.9 291.2 328.2 2.68 12 450 6467 -18.1 -36.2 19 18.1 -21.2 223 83 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.9 0.38 13 400 7334 -24.4 -48.5 9 24.1 -26.9 223 90 323.2 323.3 289.9 323.7 0.12 14 350 8293 -30.5 -56.3 6 25.7 -32.3 210 85 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.05 15 300 9374 -37.0 -60.5 7 23.5 -38.1 215 94 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.04 16 250 10615 -44.3 -63.9 10 19.6 -45.0 210 99 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.03 17 200 12092 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 234 77 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13947 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 207 57 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16449 -66.4 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.5 229 36 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.48 m Freezing level: 659.44 mb = 3497.18 m = 11473.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.54 mb = 3299.63 m = 10825.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.11 % Est. max temperature: 22.05 C = 71.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.94 mb = 728.35 m = 2389.57 ft T: 14.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.68 C/km ThetaE index: 5.11 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1223.15 m = 4012.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.40 C = 65.12 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: 2.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: 4.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.87 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 29.06 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.17 mb = 1138.23 m = 3734.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.17 mb = 2088.58 m = 6852.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 664.17 mb = 3436.28 m = 11273.76 ft B at Equ Level: 33.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 594.17 mb = 4323.25 m = 14183.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 61.7 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 46.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 11.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.2 neg: -107.1 tot: 240.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 204.80 m/s