MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 35.03,-86.69 Latitude: 35.03 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 149 SFC 987 258 12.5 4.7 59 7.8 8.4 286 6 286.7 287.6 282.1 302.0 5.41 2 950 580 12.5 1.9 48 10.7 7.2 299 22 289.9 290.7 282.7 303.2 4.60 3 900 1030 8.2 0.0 56 8.2 4.4 303 25 290.0 290.8 282.3 302.3 4.25 4 850 1498 3.9 -3.1 60 7.0 0.8 310 28 290.2 290.8 281.6 300.6 3.57 5 800 1988 2.7 -31.9 6 34.6 -5.1 326 38 294.1 294.1 279.1 295.2 0.33 6 750 2508 1.4 -36.6 4 38.0 -6.4 317 41 298.1 298.1 280.8 298.8 0.22 7 700 3062 1.7 -43.0 2 44.7 -6.8 305 50 304.4 304.4 283.3 304.8 0.12 8 650 3659 2.1 -39.1 3 41.2 -6.8 302 62 311.4 311.4 286.1 312.1 0.20 9 600 4302 -0.4 -33.3 6 32.8 -8.4 299 69 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.0 0.39 10 550 4990 -5.7 -31.6 11 26.0 -11.8 296 74 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.1 0.49 11 500 5729 -10.7 -38.4 8 27.6 -15.9 292 77 320.0 320.0 289.0 321.0 0.28 12 450 6527 -17.7 -42.4 10 24.7 -21.3 293 78 320.9 321.0 289.3 321.7 0.20 13 400 7396 -24.0 -53.0 5 29.0 -26.6 291 83 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.07 14 350 8354 -31.8 -58.2 6 26.4 -33.4 293 83 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.04 15 300 9425 -39.8 -61.1 8 21.4 -40.6 296 88 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.03 16 250 10655 -45.0 -67.7 6 22.6 -45.7 290 81 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.2 0.02 17 200 12133 -46.7 -74.4 3 27.7 -47.4 269 66 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 18 150 13981 -58.7 -80.5 4 21.8 -58.9 278 70 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16482 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 262 24 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5580.09 m Freezing level: 608.10 mb = 4197.69 m = 13771.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 842.90 mb = 1565.80 m = 5137.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.01 % Est. max temperature: 16.93 C = 62.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.40 mb = 1238.25 m = 4062.46 ft T: 6.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.66 C/km ThetaE index: 7.99 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 550.88 mb = 4977.60 m = 16330.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.02 C = 109.44 F Cap Strength: 16.04 C Lifted Index: 16.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.67 C Showalter Index: 17.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.57 C Cross Totals Index: 7.60 C K Index: -33.22 Risk: None Sweat Index: 133.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15013.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.07 mb = 1847.34 m = 6060.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.2 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 331.2 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 166.08 m/s