MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.77,-86.53 Latitude: 34.77 Longitude: -86.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 976 266 20.3 16.4 78 3.9 17.7 174 13 295.4 297.6 291.7 330.2 12.09 2 950 502 18.6 15.7 83 2.9 16.7 179 27 296.1 298.2 291.8 330.3 11.88 3 900 964 15.6 11.3 76 4.3 12.9 191 47 297.6 299.3 290.2 324.8 9.37 4 850 1449 13.9 13.8 100 0.0 13.8 209 50 300.7 302.8 293.1 335.2 11.77 5 800 1959 11.1 10.5 96 0.6 10.7 213 48 303.0 304.9 292.5 332.9 10.04 6 750 2497 8.9 7.8 93 1.1 8.3 219 48 306.3 307.9 292.6 333.2 8.91 7 700 3067 5.7 5.2 97 0.4 5.4 218 54 308.7 310.2 292.6 333.1 7.97 8 650 3670 3.0 2.0 93 1.0 2.5 217 58 312.4 313.7 292.7 333.6 6.82 9 600 4315 -1.3 -2.0 95 0.7 -1.7 218 58 314.6 315.7 292.3 332.1 5.52 10 550 5002 -6.4 -7.6 91 1.2 -7.0 218 56 316.5 317.2 291.5 329.1 3.93 11 500 5741 -10.7 -13.0 83 2.3 -11.6 220 59 319.9 320.5 291.5 329.2 2.81 12 450 6546 -14.2 -15.5 90 1.2 -14.7 223 58 325.4 325.9 292.8 334.0 2.55 13 400 7431 -19.4 -21.4 84 2.0 -20.0 231 54 329.7 330.1 293.3 335.8 1.73 14 350 8410 -26.2 -29.1 77 2.8 -26.8 234 58 333.4 333.6 293.6 337.0 0.99 15 300 9506 -34.9 -38.0 73 3.1 -35.3 230 57 336.2 336.3 293.8 338.0 0.48 16 250 10749 -45.5 -49.1 67 3.6 -45.7 235 64 338.3 338.4 294.1 339.0 0.17 17 200 12201 -53.7 -58.7 54 5.0 -53.8 239 84 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.07 18 150 14032 -60.6 -81.2 5 20.6 -60.8 257 50 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16486 -68.2 -85.6 6 17.5 -68.2 247 36 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.58 m Freezing level: 614.96 mb = 4121.89 m = 13523.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.18 mb = 4048.31 m = 13281.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.29 % Est. max temperature: 26.56 C = 79.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.44 mb = 753.80 m = 2473.05 ft T: 16.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 5.46 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.70 mb = 1826.25 m = 5991.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: 1.36 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.00 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 38.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5823.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.76 mb = 1157.04 m = 3796.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 498.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 498.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 141.68 m/s