MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.94,-86.69 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -86.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 981 193 20.5 17.3 82 3.2 18.4 182 19 295.3 297.6 292.2 331.9 12.76 2 950 473 19.3 16.2 83 3.0 17.2 184 36 296.7 299.0 292.3 332.3 12.32 3 900 937 15.9 15.5 97 0.4 15.7 193 53 297.9 300.2 292.7 333.9 12.38 4 850 1422 13.8 13.4 98 0.4 13.6 209 59 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.2 11.45 5 800 1932 11.6 11.0 96 0.6 11.2 217 59 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.3 10.35 6 750 2469 7.4 6.7 95 0.7 7.0 216 56 304.6 306.2 291.5 329.3 8.23 7 700 3035 4.6 3.4 92 1.2 3.9 206 52 307.6 308.9 291.4 329.0 7.00 8 650 3636 1.7 -0.9 83 2.6 0.4 203 52 310.9 312.0 291.2 328.1 5.51 9 600 4275 -3.2 -5.1 86 2.0 -4.1 198 57 312.5 313.3 290.6 326.2 4.36 10 550 4960 -7.7 -8.6 93 0.9 -8.1 193 55 315.0 315.7 290.7 326.7 3.64 11 500 5695 -11.1 -12.5 89 1.4 -11.6 203 62 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.1 2.92 12 450 6498 -15.0 -16.7 87 1.7 -15.6 209 64 324.3 324.8 292.3 332.1 2.29 13 400 7379 -20.7 -22.7 84 2.0 -21.2 212 65 328.1 328.5 292.7 333.6 1.55 14 350 8354 -27.2 -29.7 79 2.5 -27.6 214 65 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.5 0.93 15 300 9445 -36.0 -38.8 75 2.8 -36.3 217 65 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.44 16 250 10682 -46.6 -50.1 68 3.4 -46.8 225 70 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.3 0.16 17 200 12143 -48.8 -75.9 3 27.1 -49.3 246 65 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13984 -59.9 -80.6 5 20.7 -60.1 238 57 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16462 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 250 43 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.74 m Freezing level: 632.37 mb = 3861.39 m = 12668.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.83 mb = 3687.26 m = 12097.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.89 C = 80.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.88 mb = 601.61 m = 1973.76 ft T: 18.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 8.09 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.23 mb = 1105.84 m = 3628.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.10 C = 75.37 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.51 C K Index: 37.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 194.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.61 mb = 892.81 m = 2929.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.61 mb = 2253.99 m = 7394.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 449.61 mb = 6505.04 m = 21341.75 ft B at Equ Level: 194.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 289.61 mb = 9684.55 m = 31773.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.9 at 54.4 knts Storm direction: 232.9 at 40.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 2.1 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.2 neg: -69.6 tot: 390.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 2.32 Bulk Shear: 83.87 m/s