MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 14Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.53,-84.80 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -84.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 SFC 970 267 16.9 16.7 98 0.3 16.8 214 12 292.6 294.8 291.1 327.8 12.40 2 950 447 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 213 23 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.5 12.02 3 900 906 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 221 37 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.1 10.96 4 850 1386 10.4 10.4 100 -0.0 10.4 232 40 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.1 9.34 5 800 1889 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 238 33 298.9 300.3 289.5 322.4 8.01 6 750 2419 4.5 4.4 100 0.1 4.5 224 39 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.4 7.03 7 700 2978 1.9 1.8 99 0.1 1.8 218 41 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.4 6.24 8 650 3572 -1.8 -1.8 100 0.0 -1.8 215 49 307.0 307.9 289.6 322.9 5.17 9 600 4207 -4.8 -5.2 97 0.4 -5.0 202 57 310.5 311.3 290.0 324.1 4.33 10 550 4888 -7.5 -8.3 94 0.8 -7.9 195 64 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.1 3.71 11 500 5625 -11.2 -12.5 90 1.4 -11.7 193 68 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.1 2.92 12 450 6427 -15.7 -17.6 86 1.8 -16.3 191 71 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.7 2.14 13 400 7306 -21.0 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.7 188 72 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.7 1.44 14 350 8278 -27.8 -30.9 74 3.1 -28.3 188 72 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.83 15 300 9366 -36.5 -39.8 72 3.2 -36.9 197 88 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.40 16 250 10602 -45.9 -49.5 67 3.6 -46.1 209 105 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.6 0.17 17 200 12081 -48.2 -75.6 3 27.4 -48.8 223 67 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 18 150 13934 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 228 49 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16446 -64.2 -88.2 2 24.0 -64.4 252 32 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.82 m Freezing level: 674.24 mb = 3284.33 m = 10775.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.52 mb = 3275.44 m = 10746.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.93 % Est. max temperature: 22.39 C = 72.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.92 mb = 297.27 m = 975.29 ft T: 16.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.93 C/km ThetaE index: 5.44 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 742.04 m = 2434.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.06 C = 66.31 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: 1.52 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: 2.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.55 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 31.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 185.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.55 mb = 723.86 m = 2374.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.55 mb = 957.15 m = 3140.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 554.55 mb = 4823.55 m = 15825.12 ft B at Equ Level: 184.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 404.55 mb = 7221.85 m = 23693.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.9 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 237.9 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.9 neg: -3.0 tot: 111.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.29 Bulk Shear: 81.16 m/s