MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F004.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F004.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 4 hour NAM valid 16Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 37.73,-85.85 Latitude: 37.73 Longitude: -85.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 144 SFC 988 245 17.8 9.2 57 8.6 12.8 114 5 291.9 293.3 286.4 313.1 7.42 2 950 579 15.5 3.9 46 11.6 9.4 154 14 293.0 293.9 284.7 308.5 5.34 3 900 1039 16.8 -0.8 30 17.7 7.9 141 5 298.9 299.6 285.6 310.9 3.99 4 850 1523 14.2 0.1 38 14.2 7.0 181 3 301.1 301.9 287.0 314.7 4.52 5 800 2033 14.2 -8.5 20 22.6 4.1 280 2 306.2 306.7 286.8 314.2 2.52 6 750 2575 11.7 -8.2 24 19.8 2.7 296 5 309.2 309.7 288.1 318.0 2.75 7 700 3147 8.0 -14.3 19 22.2 -0.8 281 3 311.3 311.6 287.8 317.2 1.81 8 650 3753 4.5 -14.4 24 18.8 -2.9 341 1 314.0 314.4 288.8 320.4 1.93 9 600 4399 0.7 -11.4 40 12.1 -4.3 4 1 317.0 317.5 290.5 325.8 2.67 10 550 5092 -3.8 -13.9 45 10.2 -7.7 255 4 319.6 320.1 291.0 327.5 2.37 11 500 5837 -8.6 -16.3 54 7.6 -11.3 228 10 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.8 2.15 12 450 6646 -13.6 -26.2 34 12.5 -16.9 196 8 326.1 326.3 291.6 329.6 1.00 13 400 7530 -20.0 -30.6 38 10.7 -22.2 237 11 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.8 0.74 14 350 8506 -26.2 -30.9 64 4.8 -27.1 257 24 333.5 333.6 293.4 336.5 0.83 15 300 9603 -34.7 -38.1 72 3.3 -35.1 254 25 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.2 0.48 16 250 10848 -45.0 -49.4 62 4.3 -45.3 246 34 339.1 339.1 294.3 339.8 0.17 17 200 12303 -54.5 -62.1 38 7.7 -54.6 243 49 346.5 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.04 18 150 14099 -65.2 -80.0 11 14.7 -65.3 260 28 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.00 19 100 16520 -71.3 -86.9 8 15.5 -71.4 273 22 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.23 m Freezing level: 591.67 mb = 4514.86 m = 14812.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.39 mb = 3012.78 m = 9884.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.12 % Est. max temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.61 mb = 1329.43 m = 4361.60 ft T: 15.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 4.68 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 547.85 mb = 5122.93 m = 16807.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.52 C = 113.93 F Cap Strength: 12.93 C Lifted Index: 13.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.91 C Showalter Index: 10.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 8.72 C K Index: 0.74 Risk: None Sweat Index: 17.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12687.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.44 mb = 2348.92 m = 7706.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 4.7 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 3.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.6 neg: -12.5 tot: 13.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.32 Bulk Shear: 12.45 m/s