MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.88,-88.57 Latitude: 36.88 Longitude: -88.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 992 119 23.5 17.3 68 6.2 19.3 175 16 297.3 299.6 292.7 333.8 12.59 2 950 494 21.9 15.6 68 6.3 17.7 185 40 299.4 301.5 292.7 333.9 11.81 3 900 961 17.9 13.7 76 4.3 15.1 193 51 300.0 302.0 292.3 332.1 10.98 4 850 1447 13.2 12.9 97 0.4 13.0 194 51 300.0 302.0 292.3 332.4 11.03 5 800 1959 12.5 7.5 72 5.0 9.5 202 46 304.5 306.0 291.4 329.0 8.17 6 750 2497 9.1 -1.9 46 10.9 3.6 211 47 306.4 307.2 288.8 320.1 4.45 7 700 3065 5.9 1.1 71 4.8 3.4 214 46 309.1 310.2 291.0 327.4 5.93 8 650 3669 2.8 -2.1 70 4.9 0.3 216 49 312.2 313.1 291.2 328.0 5.05 9 600 4312 -1.6 -3.4 88 1.8 -2.4 217 51 314.3 315.3 291.7 330.1 4.97 10 550 4999 -6.1 -10.5 71 4.4 -7.9 214 52 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.0 3.12 11 500 5738 -10.9 -20.3 46 9.5 -13.7 220 55 319.8 320.1 290.3 325.0 1.52 12 450 6542 -15.2 -29.5 28 14.2 -18.4 221 60 324.1 324.3 290.8 326.8 0.74 13 400 7419 -21.6 -24.7 76 3.1 -22.4 217 72 326.9 327.1 292.1 331.4 1.29 14 350 8393 -27.2 -29.2 83 1.9 -27.6 232 58 332.1 332.2 293.2 335.6 0.98 15 300 9485 -35.6 -38.2 77 2.6 -35.9 237 49 335.2 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.47 16 250 10724 -46.2 -49.3 70 3.2 -46.3 233 49 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.17 17 200 12178 -52.4 -73.5 6 21.1 -52.7 233 74 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14002 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.3 -61.3 244 60 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16476 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 251 35 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.39 m Freezing level: 617.83 mb = 4082.78 m = 13394.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.86 mb = 3745.40 m = 12287.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.17 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.49 mb = 908.53 m = 2980.72 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 12.25 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1384.70 m = 4542.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.47 C Showalter Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 32.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 91.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.12 mb = 1277.44 m = 4191.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.12 mb = 4021.24 m = 13192.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 382.12 mb = 7752.76 m = 25435.24 ft B at Equ Level: 88.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 312.12 mb = 9204.58 m = 30198.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.0 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 239.0 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 388.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 388.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 78.80 m/s