MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.52,-83.7 Latitude: 38.52 Longitude: -83.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 972 267 18.4 15.0 81 3.4 16.2 171 17 293.9 295.9 290.5 325.6 11.10 2 950 465 17.2 14.5 84 2.7 15.5 175 30 294.7 296.7 290.6 326.3 11.01 3 900 926 15.0 13.2 89 1.8 13.9 194 50 297.0 298.9 291.1 327.9 10.68 4 850 1409 13.7 11.4 86 2.3 12.2 213 54 300.5 302.3 291.7 329.9 9.98 5 800 1919 10.9 10.4 97 0.4 10.6 212 51 302.7 304.6 292.3 332.3 9.96 6 750 2456 8.5 -1.8 48 10.3 3.3 205 52 305.7 306.6 288.6 319.4 4.45 7 700 3021 4.4 -2.0 63 6.4 1.3 200 56 307.4 308.3 289.3 322.0 4.72 8 650 3621 1.1 -6.6 56 7.7 -2.4 193 58 310.2 310.8 289.2 321.5 3.58 9 600 4259 -2.5 -8.7 62 6.2 -5.1 194 59 313.2 313.9 289.9 323.8 3.30 10 550 4944 -7.0 -17.2 44 10.3 -10.4 192 63 315.8 316.2 289.3 321.8 1.80 11 500 5679 -11.9 -12.0 99 0.1 -12.0 193 64 318.5 319.1 291.3 328.5 3.04 12 450 6480 -16.1 -19.8 73 3.6 -17.2 196 67 322.9 323.3 291.4 329.0 1.77 13 400 7359 -20.2 -24.0 72 3.8 -21.2 205 67 328.7 328.9 292.7 333.5 1.37 14 350 8333 -27.5 -30.7 74 3.3 -28.1 210 67 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.8 0.84 15 300 9424 -36.1 -39.1 74 3.0 -36.5 213 64 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.43 16 250 10660 -46.7 -50.0 69 3.3 -46.9 220 73 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12120 -50.3 -73.7 5 23.4 -50.8 244 68 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13955 -60.8 -79.1 7 18.4 -60.9 231 48 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 19 100 16438 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -65.9 240 35 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.62 m Freezing level: 635.00 mb = 3812.06 m = 12506.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.79 mb = 3222.54 m = 10572.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.54 % Est. max temperature: 26.15 C = 79.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.53 mb = 696.84 m = 2286.20 ft T: 16.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 12.88 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 818.95 mb = 1721.99 m = 5649.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.30 C = 79.34 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: 0.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.29 C K Index: 30.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6008.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.67 mb = 1023.45 m = 3357.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.3 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 227.3 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 384.5 neg: -39.8 tot: 344.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 97.79 m/s