MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.87,-86.59 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -86.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 982 184 22.3 17.8 76 4.5 19.2 178 18 297.0 299.4 293.1 335.1 13.18 2 950 470 20.1 17.2 83 3.0 18.1 182 34 297.6 300.0 293.2 335.6 13.09 3 900 934 16.2 16.1 100 0.1 16.1 189 49 298.2 300.5 293.2 335.7 12.90 4 850 1419 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 201 59 300.7 302.9 293.1 335.2 11.74 5 800 1931 12.2 8.0 76 4.2 9.7 205 51 304.1 305.7 291.6 329.4 8.45 6 750 2468 8.4 -2.3 47 10.7 3.1 207 50 305.7 306.5 288.4 318.9 4.30 7 700 3034 4.8 -2.9 57 7.7 1.1 205 49 307.8 308.7 289.2 321.5 4.41 8 650 3636 2.3 -1.9 73 4.3 0.2 203 50 311.6 312.6 291.0 327.6 5.11 9 600 4278 -1.7 -4.5 82 2.7 -3.0 206 52 314.1 315.0 291.3 328.7 4.58 10 550 4965 -6.6 -8.8 85 2.2 -7.5 205 54 316.3 316.9 291.1 327.8 3.59 11 500 5702 -11.7 -14.9 77 3.2 -12.9 213 55 318.7 319.2 290.7 326.7 2.40 12 450 6503 -16.5 -22.6 59 6.1 -18.2 213 62 322.4 322.7 290.9 327.2 1.38 13 400 7380 -20.7 -22.9 82 2.2 -21.2 229 65 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.5 1.52 14 350 8354 -27.6 -30.3 77 2.7 -28.1 233 56 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.88 15 300 9442 -36.7 -40.9 65 4.2 -37.1 229 55 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.1 0.36 16 250 10676 -46.8 -51.5 59 4.6 -47.1 219 57 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.13 17 200 12127 -52.9 -67.7 15 14.9 -53.2 235 78 349.0 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 13956 -60.3 -79.5 6 19.2 -60.5 236 55 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16441 -63.8 -87.6 3 23.8 -64.0 244 40 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.61 m Freezing level: 621.25 mb = 4004.92 m = 13139.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.97 mb = 3673.30 m = 12051.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.12 mb = 753.41 m = 2471.78 ft T: 17.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 16.73 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.88 mb = 925.55 m = 3036.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.20 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 31.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 355.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.03 mb = 886.09 m = 2907.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.03 mb = 1221.61 m = 4007.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 850.03 mb = 1419.14 m = 4655.91 ft B at Equ Level: 5.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 800.03 mb = 1930.72 m = 6334.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.9 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 233.9 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 391.8 neg: -23.3 tot: 368.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 4.43 Bulk Shear: 80.20 m/s