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: 38.89,-85.75 Latitude: 38.89 Longitude: -85.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 981 188 21.1 17.7 81 3.4 18.8 175 19 295.9 298.2 292.7 333.5 13.10 2 950 463 18.9 17.0 88 1.9 17.7 179 34 296.4 298.7 292.7 333.7 12.92 3 900 926 15.5 15.3 98 0.3 15.4 191 52 297.5 299.7 292.5 332.9 12.20 4 850 1411 14.0 12.3 90 1.7 13.0 206 64 300.8 302.8 292.3 332.2 10.66 5 800 1922 13.0 0.1 41 13.0 6.3 205 51 305.1 305.9 288.6 319.8 4.81 6 750 2461 9.2 -4.2 38 13.4 2.8 202 53 306.6 307.3 288.2 318.2 3.74 7 700 3027 5.1 -10.3 32 15.4 -1.3 201 52 308.1 308.6 287.5 316.1 2.50 8 650 3628 2.0 -1.9 75 3.9 0.0 202 50 311.2 312.1 290.9 327.2 5.11 9 600 4270 -1.8 -2.3 96 0.5 -2.0 199 50 314.1 315.1 292.0 331.1 5.39 10 550 4957 -6.5 -11.0 70 4.5 -8.3 196 51 316.3 316.9 290.6 326.1 3.00 11 500 5694 -11.9 -12.1 98 0.3 -12.0 203 54 318.6 319.2 291.3 328.5 3.01 12 450 6494 -16.3 -25.8 44 9.4 -18.6 208 60 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.4 1.04 13 400 7372 -20.8 -23.3 80 2.5 -21.4 214 52 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.1 1.46 14 350 8345 -27.6 -30.3 78 2.7 -28.2 220 53 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.88 15 300 9435 -36.2 -39.1 74 3.0 -36.5 215 54 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.43 16 250 10671 -47.4 -50.5 70 3.2 -47.5 217 63 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.15 17 200 12118 -53.0 -71.8 9 18.7 -53.4 235 78 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13949 -60.9 -78.6 8 17.6 -61.1 238 56 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.01 19 100 16432 -64.3 -87.8 3 23.5 -64.5 247 36 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.66 m Freezing level: 623.81 mb = 3964.46 m = 13006.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.47 mb = 2847.62 m = 9342.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.60 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.55 mb = 612.79 m = 2010.45 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 17.55 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 892.69 m = 2928.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.64 C = 72.76 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 22.87 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 173.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.22 mb = 829.39 m = 2721.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.22 mb = 2966.13 m = 9731.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.22 mb = 7275.66 m = 23869.97 ft B at Equ Level: 171.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 265.22 mb = 10270.31 m = 33694.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.7 at 51.2 knts Storm direction: 229.7 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 445.2 neg: -68.0 tot: 377.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 73.56 m/s