MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.16,-86.51 Latitude: 39.16 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 978 240 22.0 16.2 69 5.8 18.2 182 11 297.1 299.3 292.2 331.6 11.93 2 950 489 20.7 15.7 73 5.0 17.4 187 28 298.2 300.4 292.4 332.8 11.89 3 900 955 17.1 14.7 86 2.4 15.5 196 44 299.2 301.3 292.6 333.5 11.75 4 850 1440 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 198 45 299.8 301.9 292.4 332.6 11.19 5 800 1948 10.5 10.4 100 0.1 10.4 199 39 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.8 9.94 6 750 2485 8.1 4.5 78 3.6 6.1 207 34 305.4 306.7 290.8 326.7 7.06 7 700 3051 5.2 -4.7 49 9.9 0.5 208 36 308.2 309.0 288.8 320.2 3.84 8 650 3653 2.2 -1.0 79 3.2 0.5 200 42 311.4 312.5 291.3 328.5 5.46 9 600 4296 -1.9 -2.9 93 1.0 -2.4 204 50 313.9 314.9 291.7 330.1 5.14 10 550 4982 -7.1 -8.4 90 1.3 -7.7 215 54 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.6 3.69 11 500 5717 -12.2 -13.7 89 1.4 -12.8 223 57 318.1 318.6 290.8 326.9 2.66 12 450 6517 -15.9 -24.1 49 8.3 -18.0 226 55 323.3 323.5 291.0 327.5 1.21 13 400 7395 -21.9 -40.3 17 18.4 -24.6 230 55 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.6 0.28 14 350 8360 -30.2 -51.8 10 21.6 -31.9 226 71 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.4 0.09 15 300 9441 -37.5 -40.6 73 3.0 -37.8 234 63 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.9 0.37 16 250 10671 -48.4 -51.5 70 3.1 -48.5 229 63 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12112 -54.2 -59.8 50 5.6 -54.3 243 73 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.06 18 150 13945 -58.8 -81.4 4 22.5 -59.0 248 47 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16443 -66.6 -86.4 5 19.8 -66.7 245 48 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.00 m Freezing level: 623.47 mb = 3994.36 m = 13104.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3757.03 m = 12326.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.38 % Est. max temperature: 25.82 C = 78.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.25 mb = 980.44 m = 3216.62 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 13.24 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.70 mb = 1313.86 m = 4310.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.58 C = 76.24 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 28.42 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 223.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.66 mb = 1177.59 m = 3863.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.66 mb = 1423.18 m = 4669.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 311.66 mb = 9174.01 m = 30098.10 ft B at Equ Level: 219.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.66 mb = 11746.23 m = 38537.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.6 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 237.6 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.1 neg: -41.0 tot: 223.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 3.60 Bulk Shear: 62.12 m/s