MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F044.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 44 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.03,-87.80 Latitude: 37.03 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 985 162 19.3 19.1 99 0.1 19.2 170 11 293.7 296.3 292.9 334.5 14.30 2 950 471 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.8 188 24 295.2 297.6 292.8 334.1 13.58 3 900 932 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 215 48 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.6 11.98 4 850 1416 13.1 11.6 91 1.4 12.1 215 52 299.8 301.7 291.6 329.6 10.16 5 800 1923 9.8 5.6 75 4.2 7.4 224 56 301.6 302.9 289.6 322.9 7.14 6 750 2457 7.0 1.5 68 5.5 4.1 229 55 304.2 305.2 289.2 321.4 5.70 7 700 3020 3.1 -3.0 64 6.1 0.2 236 60 305.9 306.8 288.5 319.4 4.37 8 650 3616 -0.6 -1.6 93 1.0 -1.2 233 56 308.3 309.2 290.1 324.4 5.22 9 600 4255 -2.6 -2.6 100 0.0 -2.6 206 64 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.6 5.26 10 550 4943 -5.7 -5.8 100 0.0 -5.7 199 66 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.9 4.53 11 500 5684 -10.0 -10.4 97 0.4 -10.2 198 68 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.3 3.46 12 450 6490 -14.4 -16.3 85 1.9 -15.0 202 64 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.2 2.37 13 400 7373 -20.0 -23.7 73 3.6 -21.0 204 65 328.9 329.2 292.8 333.9 1.42 14 350 8348 -27.6 -31.2 72 3.5 -28.3 206 70 331.5 331.6 292.9 334.4 0.81 15 300 9439 -35.7 -38.7 74 3.0 -36.0 204 66 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.45 16 250 10678 -46.8 -49.8 71 3.0 -46.9 214 77 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12135 -51.5 -72.5 6 21.0 -51.9 231 73 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 13964 -60.2 -80.3 5 20.1 -60.4 244 61 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16453 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 248 44 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.29 m Freezing level: 658.22 mb = 3518.16 m = 11542.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.74 mb = 3104.07 m = 10183.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.82 % Est. max temperature: 25.90 C = 78.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.27 mb = 175.50 m = 575.77 ft T: 19.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 15.06 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.01 mb = 624.69 m = 2049.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.32 C = 70.38 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.29 C Showalter Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 28.51 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 230.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.87 mb = 616.79 m = 2023.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.87 mb = 662.60 m = 2173.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 478.87 mb = 6014.27 m = 19731.61 ft B at Equ Level: 229.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 278.87 mb = 9934.97 m = 32594.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 56.0 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 466.2 neg: -3.1 tot: 463.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 1.22 Bulk Shear: 188.24 m/s