MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.12,-86.17 Latitude: 38.12 Longitude: -86.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 202 20.7 16.6 78 4.0 17.9 187 20 295.6 297.8 291.9 330.8 12.24 2 950 462 18.7 16.1 85 2.6 17.0 188 35 296.1 298.3 292.0 331.3 12.20 3 900 925 15.2 15.1 99 0.1 15.1 195 55 297.2 299.4 292.3 332.2 12.08 4 850 1409 13.2 13.2 100 -0.0 13.2 205 66 300.0 302.0 292.6 333.1 11.30 5 800 1918 11.2 11.2 100 0.1 11.2 208 61 303.1 305.1 292.9 334.2 10.47 6 750 2455 8.1 5.8 85 2.3 6.8 211 57 305.3 306.8 291.3 328.6 7.72 7 700 3022 4.8 3.4 90 1.5 4.0 207 51 307.8 309.2 291.5 329.2 6.99 8 650 3623 1.4 -3.7 69 5.1 -1.0 203 49 310.6 311.4 290.2 324.6 4.48 9 600 4262 -3.5 -4.9 90 1.4 -4.1 196 54 312.1 313.0 290.6 326.1 4.43 10 550 4945 -7.3 -8.4 92 1.1 -7.8 191 53 315.4 316.1 290.9 327.3 3.68 11 500 5681 -12.6 -13.3 94 0.8 -12.9 197 59 317.7 318.2 290.7 326.7 2.73 12 450 6481 -15.5 -17.4 85 1.9 -16.1 208 64 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.2 2.17 13 400 7362 -20.5 -22.4 85 1.9 -21.0 214 59 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.9 1.58 14 350 8337 -27.4 -30.8 73 3.4 -28.0 214 57 331.8 332.0 293.0 334.9 0.84 15 300 9428 -36.2 -39.3 73 3.1 -36.5 214 60 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10664 -46.8 -50.7 65 3.8 -47.0 218 65 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12125 -49.6 -74.6 4 25.1 -50.1 237 66 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13959 -60.7 -80.0 6 19.3 -60.9 240 61 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16437 -66.2 -85.7 5 19.4 -66.4 242 43 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.64 m Freezing level: 635.52 mb = 3807.96 m = 12493.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.27 mb = 3495.74 m = 11468.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.31 C = 79.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.64 mb = 712.26 m = 2336.77 ft T: 16.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 5.61 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 946.64 m = 3105.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.37 C = 72.27 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.79 C K Index: 37.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 154.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.32 mb = 864.71 m = 2836.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 701.32 mb = 3006.86 m = 9864.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 451.32 mb = 6458.72 m = 21189.78 ft B at Equ Level: 152.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 331.32 mb = 8724.85 m = 28624.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.7 at 54.1 knts Storm direction: 230.7 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 403.5 neg: -45.4 tot: 358.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 2.40 Bulk Shear: 64.32 m/s