MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-85.96 Latitude: 37.71 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 974 246 19.7 16.4 81 3.3 17.5 185 18 295.1 297.3 291.7 329.9 12.13 2 950 463 18.3 15.8 85 2.5 16.7 187 31 295.8 297.9 291.8 330.3 11.98 3 900 925 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 196 52 297.1 299.3 292.3 332.1 12.11 4 850 1409 12.8 12.8 100 -0.0 12.9 208 60 299.6 301.6 292.2 331.8 11.02 5 800 1917 10.7 8.3 85 2.4 9.2 214 54 302.5 304.1 291.2 328.1 8.60 6 750 2454 8.5 5.8 83 2.7 6.9 216 52 305.8 307.2 291.5 329.2 7.74 7 700 3020 4.9 1.6 79 3.3 3.1 211 53 307.9 309.1 290.8 326.8 6.16 8 650 3622 0.9 -1.5 84 2.4 -0.3 204 55 310.0 311.0 290.7 326.4 5.28 9 600 4259 -3.8 -5.4 89 1.6 -4.6 196 57 311.7 312.5 290.3 325.1 4.26 10 550 4941 -8.2 -9.1 93 0.9 -8.5 196 61 314.4 315.1 290.5 325.6 3.49 11 500 5677 -10.5 -11.0 97 0.4 -10.7 210 67 320.2 320.8 292.0 331.1 3.31 12 450 6481 -15.2 -16.2 93 0.9 -15.6 212 65 324.1 324.5 292.3 332.2 2.40 13 400 7361 -20.8 -24.7 71 3.9 -21.8 214 65 327.9 328.2 292.4 332.5 1.29 14 350 8335 -27.2 -30.9 71 3.7 -27.9 217 67 332.1 332.3 293.1 335.2 0.83 15 300 9427 -35.5 -38.3 75 2.9 -35.8 225 72 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.47 16 250 10668 -46.5 -49.8 69 3.3 -46.7 228 79 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.16 17 200 12126 -48.6 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.1 244 70 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.01 18 150 13965 -61.5 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.7 238 56 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16439 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.6 246 40 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.09 m Freezing level: 640.30 mb = 3745.39 m = 12287.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.02 mb = 3571.62 m = 11717.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.97 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.66 mb = 666.49 m = 2186.61 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 4.07 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 967.38 m = 3173.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.96 C = 71.53 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: 0.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.38 C Cross Totals Index: 23.39 C K Index: 32.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 121.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.74 mb = 870.69 m = 2856.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.74 mb = 3246.75 m = 10651.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 500.74 mb = 5665.71 m = 18588.08 ft B at Equ Level: 121.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 360.74 mb = 8114.64 m = 26622.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.8 at 55.4 knts Storm direction: 234.8 at 41.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 395.8 neg: -21.7 tot: 374.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.36 Bulk Shear: 89.57 m/s