MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.16,-86.48 Latitude: 39.16 Longitude: -86.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 976 238 21.7 16.4 72 5.3 18.2 178 12 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.9 12.10 2 950 476 20.3 16.0 76 4.3 17.4 182 28 297.8 300.0 292.5 332.9 12.10 3 900 941 16.9 15.0 89 1.9 15.7 194 44 298.9 301.1 292.8 334.0 12.01 4 850 1426 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 198 48 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.4 11.61 5 800 1936 12.2 11.6 96 0.6 11.8 199 49 304.1 306.1 293.4 336.3 10.78 6 750 2475 8.3 4.4 76 3.9 6.1 202 42 305.6 306.9 290.8 326.7 6.99 7 700 3040 4.7 -4.0 53 8.7 0.5 204 40 307.7 308.5 288.8 320.3 4.06 8 650 3641 1.7 -1.0 82 2.7 0.3 200 47 310.9 312.0 291.2 328.0 5.49 9 600 4283 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 202 52 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.6 5.35 10 550 4969 -7.1 -9.1 85 2.1 -7.9 212 57 315.7 316.4 290.9 327.0 3.49 11 500 5705 -11.5 -14.7 77 3.2 -12.6 217 55 319.1 319.5 290.9 327.2 2.45 12 450 6506 -15.5 -36.4 15 20.9 -19.3 224 54 323.8 323.8 290.3 325.1 0.38 13 400 7383 -22.3 -36.0 28 13.7 -24.5 223 58 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.44 14 350 8348 -29.2 -33.2 68 4.0 -29.8 230 66 329.4 329.6 292.2 331.9 0.67 15 300 9433 -37.2 -40.0 75 2.8 -37.5 232 63 333.0 333.0 292.9 334.5 0.39 16 250 10663 -48.0 -51.1 70 3.1 -48.2 232 69 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.14 17 200 12107 -52.9 -62.6 30 9.7 -53.1 241 76 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.2 0.04 18 150 13937 -59.2 -81.0 4 21.8 -59.4 247 53 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.4 251 47 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.27 m Freezing level: 627.08 mb = 3935.48 m = 12911.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.29 mb = 3724.45 m = 12219.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.28 % Est. max temperature: 26.92 C = 80.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.71 mb = 915.13 m = 3002.37 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 15.96 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.33 mb = 1313.91 m = 4310.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.88 C = 76.78 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 25.07 C K Index: 29.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 225.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.40 mb = 1099.01 m = 3605.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.40 mb = 2492.36 m = 8176.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 338.40 mb = 8585.60 m = 28167.64 ft B at Equ Level: 225.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.40 mb = 11537.53 m = 37852.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.5 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 234.5 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.9 neg: -32.3 tot: 274.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 2.89 Bulk Shear: 78.11 m/s