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: 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 2 SFC 973 238 19.5 17.5 88 2.0 18.1 173 12 294.9 297.2 292.3 332.2 13.02 2 950 443 18.1 16.8 92 1.4 17.2 179 25 295.6 297.9 292.3 332.2 12.74 3 900 905 15.1 14.4 95 0.8 14.7 193 42 297.1 299.2 291.8 330.4 11.51 4 850 1388 12.8 12.6 99 0.2 12.7 203 58 299.6 301.5 292.1 331.4 10.87 5 800 1896 10.1 9.9 99 0.2 10.0 202 63 301.9 303.7 291.8 330.4 9.62 6 750 2433 8.3 7.7 96 0.6 7.9 202 59 305.6 307.2 292.3 332.1 8.82 7 700 3001 6.0 -2.3 55 8.3 1.8 200 57 309.1 310.0 289.8 323.5 4.61 8 650 3604 2.5 -13.3 30 15.8 -3.7 195 61 311.7 312.1 288.3 318.6 2.10 9 600 4244 -3.3 -7.2 74 3.9 -5.0 193 60 312.3 313.0 290.0 324.1 3.71 10 550 4928 -6.9 -7.8 93 0.9 -7.3 190 62 315.9 316.7 291.2 328.3 3.86 11 500 5664 -12.8 -13.8 92 1.0 -13.2 188 65 317.4 317.9 290.6 326.1 2.63 12 450 6463 -15.9 -17.7 86 1.8 -16.4 200 68 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.5 2.12 13 400 7343 -20.8 -22.7 85 1.9 -21.3 208 63 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.4 1.54 14 350 8316 -27.9 -30.5 78 2.6 -28.4 215 69 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.3 0.86 15 300 9404 -36.5 -39.5 74 2.9 -36.9 215 70 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10637 -47.5 -50.9 68 3.4 -47.7 217 71 335.4 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12083 -51.7 -70.2 9 18.4 -52.1 235 75 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13924 -58.8 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.1 235 52 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16424 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 244 44 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.85 m Freezing level: 628.62 mb = 3877.55 m = 12721.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3196.85 m = 10488.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.61 % Est. max temperature: 25.30 C = 77.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.36 mb = 485.01 m = 1591.22 ft T: 17.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 13.56 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.63 mb = 917.71 m = 3010.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.70 C = 71.07 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.17 C Showalter Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 29.96 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.25 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.69 mb = 832.20 m = 2730.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.69 mb = 1560.19 m = 5118.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 782.69 mb = 2078.06 m = 6817.70 ft B at Equ Level: 13.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 722.69 mb = 2738.36 m = 8984.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.9 at 56.9 knts Storm direction: 224.9 at 42.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.7 neg: -39.6 tot: 311.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 0.92 Bulk Shear: 139.51 m/s