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: 37.25,-85.56 Latitude: 37.25 Longitude: -85.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 980 203 20.5 15.7 74 4.8 17.4 181 16 295.4 297.5 291.3 328.5 11.53 2 950 468 18.7 15.2 80 3.5 16.4 184 31 296.1 298.2 291.5 329.2 11.48 3 900 930 15.3 14.8 96 0.6 15.0 192 50 297.3 299.4 292.1 331.5 11.81 4 850 1414 13.5 12.9 97 0.5 13.1 206 56 300.3 302.3 292.5 332.8 11.10 5 800 1924 11.7 9.9 89 1.8 10.6 211 54 303.6 305.4 292.3 332.2 9.61 6 750 2462 8.6 4.8 77 3.8 6.4 212 51 305.9 307.2 291.0 327.7 7.19 7 700 3029 4.7 -0.4 69 5.1 2.1 208 52 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.0 5.30 8 650 3628 1.0 -4.2 68 5.2 -1.4 202 54 310.1 310.9 289.9 323.7 4.33 9 600 4267 -3.8 -5.4 89 1.6 -4.5 199 57 311.8 312.6 290.3 325.2 4.27 10 550 4948 -7.6 -8.8 91 1.2 -8.1 199 61 315.0 315.7 290.7 326.5 3.57 11 500 5686 -11.3 -12.6 90 1.3 -11.8 204 64 319.3 319.9 291.4 328.9 2.91 12 450 6490 -15.2 -16.7 88 1.5 -15.7 210 65 324.1 324.6 292.2 332.0 2.30 13 400 7370 -20.9 -23.0 83 2.1 -21.4 215 61 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.1 1.50 14 350 8343 -27.5 -30.3 77 2.8 -28.0 215 68 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.9 0.88 15 300 9433 -36.1 -39.2 73 3.1 -36.4 221 76 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10671 -46.3 -49.8 68 3.4 -46.5 228 79 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12133 -47.5 -76.1 2 28.6 -48.1 247 70 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 18 150 13976 -60.5 -81.4 5 21.0 -60.7 238 47 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16450 -68.2 -85.4 7 17.2 -68.3 245 38 395.9 395.9 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.24 m Freezing level: 639.51 mb = 3762.21 m = 12343.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.55 mb = 3376.48 m = 11077.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.54 mb = 812.09 m = 2664.29 ft T: 16.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 9.18 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1340.74 m = 4398.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.91 C = 76.84 F Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lifted Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.26 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 32.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 79.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.23 mb = 956.46 m = 3137.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.23 mb = 3356.29 m = 11011.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 492.23 mb = 5805.34 m = 19046.17 ft B at Equ Level: 79.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 402.23 mb = 7328.16 m = 24042.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.9 at 54.1 knts Storm direction: 232.9 at 40.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.6 neg: -17.9 tot: 380.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 0.79 Bulk Shear: 101.39 m/s