MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.11,-85.46 Latitude: 39.11 Longitude: -85.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 980 256 25.8 18.0 62 7.8 20.4 211 14 300.6 303.0 294.3 339.7 13.33 2 950 530 22.0 16.6 71 5.4 18.4 212 19 299.5 301.8 293.4 336.4 12.61 3 900 997 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 15.9 220 26 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.8 12.07 4 850 1483 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.7 227 34 300.6 302.5 292.0 331.3 10.43 5 800 1991 10.7 8.7 87 2.0 9.5 229 34 302.5 304.2 291.4 328.8 8.84 6 750 2528 9.6 1.8 58 7.8 5.4 233 32 306.9 308.0 290.2 324.7 5.80 7 700 3099 7.4 -12.4 23 19.8 -0.7 242 29 310.7 311.1 287.9 317.5 2.10 8 650 3703 3.2 -9.1 40 12.2 -2.1 244 31 312.5 313.1 289.4 322.0 2.96 9 600 4346 -1.3 -15.2 34 14.0 -6.4 241 31 314.7 315.0 289.1 321.1 1.95 10 550 5033 -6.2 -17.4 41 11.2 -10.0 236 34 316.7 317.0 289.6 322.6 1.77 11 500 5770 -11.9 -20.0 51 8.1 -14.3 233 35 318.6 318.9 289.9 323.9 1.57 12 450 6569 -16.1 -39.9 11 23.7 -20.0 234 35 322.9 323.0 289.9 323.9 0.26 13 400 7446 -21.5 -43.7 12 22.1 -24.5 238 39 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.7 0.20 14 350 8412 -30.4 -37.7 49 7.3 -31.3 237 44 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.4 0.42 15 300 9494 -37.5 -40.9 71 3.4 -37.9 239 38 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.36 16 250 10723 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.4 -48.1 234 45 334.7 334.8 293.1 335.3 0.13 17 200 12161 -56.8 -64.1 39 7.3 -57.0 260 77 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 13977 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 255 65 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16448 -68.3 -85.6 7 17.4 -68.4 245 40 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.31 m Freezing level: 614.20 mb = 4163.44 m = 13659.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.45 mb = 3034.51 m = 9955.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.48 C = 79.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.93 mb = 1236.76 m = 4057.56 ft T: 15.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 22.26 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.94 mb = 1334.41 m = 4377.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: -1.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 17.84 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 534.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.96 mb = 1265.70 m = 4152.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.96 mb = 1413.25 m = 4636.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.96 mb = 2451.22 m = 8041.97 ft B at Equ Level: 21.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 666.96 mb = 3493.03 m = 11459.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.0 neg: -0.1 tot: 120.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 17.57 Bulk Shear: 30.44 m/s