MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.89,-84.17 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -84.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 980 237 10.7 9.4 92 1.2 10.0 238 17 285.5 286.8 284.0 306.5 7.58 2 950 495 8.3 8.1 99 0.2 8.2 243 31 285.6 286.8 283.6 305.5 7.14 3 900 939 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 259 42 286.6 287.7 282.8 303.6 6.06 4 850 1403 2.5 2.5 100 0.0 2.5 276 40 288.7 289.7 283.0 304.0 5.37 5 800 1892 0.7 0.7 100 0.0 0.7 275 25 291.9 292.8 284.0 306.4 5.03 6 750 2408 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 250 27 293.9 294.6 283.9 306.3 4.24 7 700 2953 -5.2 -6.2 93 1.0 -5.5 251 31 296.8 297.4 284.2 307.1 3.44 8 650 3531 -8.6 -16.2 54 7.6 -10.9 254 32 299.2 299.5 283.1 304.4 1.66 9 600 4147 -11.6 -33.4 15 21.8 -15.6 253 33 302.7 302.7 283.0 304.0 0.38 10 550 4808 -16.2 -50.0 4 33.8 -19.8 240 33 304.9 304.9 283.5 305.2 0.07 11 500 5518 -19.8 -53.2 3 33.3 -22.9 222 38 308.8 308.9 284.9 309.1 0.05 12 450 6295 -22.7 -59.8 2 37.1 -25.5 214 44 314.7 314.7 287.0 314.8 0.03 13 400 7153 -25.8 -61.9 2 36.2 -28.2 201 52 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.6 0.02 14 350 8112 -29.4 -61.4 3 32.0 -31.4 202 56 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.03 15 300 9204 -32.4 -66.7 2 34.3 -34.2 206 59 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.02 16 250 10480 -35.9 -69.2 2 33.3 -37.4 221 66 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 17 200 12010 -42.3 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.4 218 44 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 18 150 13904 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 241 49 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.2 0.00 19 100 16433 -62.4 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 260 25 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5449.78 m Freezing level: 789.08 mb = 2004.84 m = 6577.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 789.50 mb = 1997.78 m = 6554.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.19 % Est. max temperature: 15.14 C = 59.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.93 mb = 391.22 m = 1283.53 ft T: 9.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 2.90 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.76 mb = 698.28 m = 2290.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.26 C = 52.26 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: 5.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.62 C Showalter Index: 6.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 23.75 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 148.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.87 mb = 706.20 m = 2316.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.87 mb = 750.69 m = 2462.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.87 mb = 1586.90 m = 5206.29 ft B at Equ Level: 17.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 750.87 mb = 2398.45 m = 7868.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.1 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 277.1 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.8 neg: -5.1 tot: 180.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 5.20 Bulk Shear: 3.35 m/s