MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.84,-87.25 Latitude: 36.84 Longitude: -87.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 980 205 21.4 16.7 75 4.7 18.2 175 19 296.2 298.4 292.2 331.7 12.30 2 950 476 19.2 16.1 82 3.1 17.2 178 34 296.7 298.9 292.3 332.0 12.22 3 900 939 16.0 15.6 97 0.5 15.7 190 51 298.0 300.3 292.9 334.2 12.46 4 850 1424 13.7 13.7 100 -0.0 13.7 201 59 300.4 302.6 293.0 334.6 11.64 5 800 1935 12.1 10.8 92 1.3 11.3 204 57 304.1 306.0 292.9 334.6 10.22 6 750 2472 7.8 4.4 79 3.4 5.9 207 49 305.0 306.3 290.6 326.1 6.98 7 700 3038 4.3 3.7 95 0.7 4.0 206 49 307.3 308.6 291.5 329.1 7.14 8 650 3640 2.4 0.5 87 1.9 1.4 205 50 311.7 312.8 291.9 330.7 6.11 9 600 4281 -2.5 -7.4 69 4.9 -4.7 201 52 313.2 313.9 290.2 324.8 3.65 10 550 4966 -6.7 -7.7 93 1.0 -7.1 208 57 316.1 316.9 291.3 328.7 3.90 11 500 5705 -10.9 -13.2 83 2.3 -11.8 213 60 319.8 320.3 291.4 328.9 2.76 12 450 6509 -15.0 -16.8 86 1.8 -15.6 221 69 324.4 324.9 292.3 332.2 2.28 13 400 7390 -20.4 -23.0 80 2.6 -21.1 225 74 328.4 328.7 292.7 333.7 1.50 14 350 8364 -27.5 -30.7 74 3.2 -28.0 226 69 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.8 0.85 15 300 9455 -36.0 -39.2 72 3.2 -36.3 226 66 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.3 0.43 16 250 10694 -46.0 -49.9 65 3.8 -46.3 227 67 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.16 17 200 12157 -49.3 -72.7 5 23.4 -49.8 236 67 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13995 -61.7 -80.1 7 18.5 -61.9 241 72 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16470 -66.6 -86.2 5 19.6 -66.7 248 41 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.39 m Freezing level: 625.81 mb = 3949.94 m = 12958.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.67 mb = 3780.49 m = 12403.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.20 % Est. max temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.38 mb = 794.24 m = 2605.76 ft T: 17.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 8.46 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.12 mb = 1148.22 m = 3767.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.24 C = 75.63 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 37.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.71 mb = 932.68 m = 3059.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.71 mb = 2408.78 m = 7902.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 645.71 mb = 3692.66 m = 12114.88 ft B at Equ Level: 32.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 315.71 mb = 9093.86 m = 29835.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.2 at 52.5 knts Storm direction: 234.2 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 443.0 neg: -29.5 tot: 413.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 1.34 Bulk Shear: 96.84 m/s