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: 38.23,-85.75 Latitude: 38.23 Longitude: -85.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 138 17.7 7.5 51 10.2 12.0 112 6 290.8 291.9 285.1 309.4 6.51 1 1000 147 16.7 7.2 53 9.5 11.4 112 4 289.9 291.0 284.6 308.1 6.39 2 950 581 15.1 0.8 38 14.2 8.0 139 19 292.5 293.2 283.4 305.0 4.28 3 900 1038 15.9 -2.8 28 18.7 6.9 134 7 297.9 298.5 284.7 308.3 3.45 4 850 1521 14.2 -2.8 31 17.1 6.0 175 3 301.1 301.7 286.1 312.2 3.65 5 800 2032 14.1 -10.2 18 24.2 3.6 274 2 306.1 306.5 286.4 313.1 2.20 6 750 2573 11.7 -8.5 24 20.1 2.7 290 4 309.2 309.7 288.0 317.8 2.69 7 700 3145 8.1 -11.9 23 19.9 -0.2 263 4 311.4 311.8 288.3 318.5 2.20 8 650 3752 4.3 -13.0 27 17.4 -2.6 255 3 313.9 314.3 289.0 320.9 2.16 9 600 4398 0.4 -11.2 42 11.5 -4.4 271 4 316.6 317.1 290.4 325.5 2.72 10 550 5089 -3.9 -12.7 51 8.8 -7.4 261 7 319.4 319.9 291.2 328.1 2.62 11 500 5835 -8.6 -15.9 56 7.3 -11.3 237 10 322.5 322.9 291.7 329.9 2.21 12 450 6643 -13.8 -25.3 37 11.6 -16.8 211 8 326.0 326.2 291.6 329.8 1.08 13 400 7526 -20.3 -30.2 41 9.9 -22.4 245 14 328.5 328.7 292.1 331.4 0.78 14 350 8501 -26.3 -31.6 61 5.3 -27.3 264 28 333.2 333.4 293.3 336.1 0.77 15 300 9597 -34.8 -38.8 67 4.0 -35.3 259 27 336.3 336.3 293.8 338.0 0.44 16 250 10841 -45.2 -49.3 63 4.1 -45.4 249 36 338.9 339.0 294.2 339.6 0.17 17 200 12297 -54.2 -61.9 38 7.7 -54.4 247 48 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.1 0.05 18 150 14092 -65.3 -79.4 12 14.1 -65.4 263 32 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.00 19 100 16512 -71.2 -86.2 9 15.0 -71.2 272 21 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.53 m Freezing level: 595.52 mb = 4459.50 m = 14630.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.74 mb = 3100.76 m = 10172.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.40 % Est. max temperature: 27.95 C = 82.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.56 mb = 1426.94 m = 4681.51 ft T: 14.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 4.42 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 526.37 mb = 5432.80 m = 17823.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.78 C = 118.00 F Cap Strength: 14.96 C Lifted Index: 15.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.89 C Showalter Index: 12.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 5.83 C K Index: 0.17 Risk: None Sweat Index: 16.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14006.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 771.00 mb = 2341.25 m = 7681.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 6.2 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 4.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.8 neg: -20.4 tot: 16.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 23.55 m/s