MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.55,-86.64 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -86.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 985 203 24.4 17.2 64 7.2 19.5 187 6 298.9 301.2 293.2 335.7 12.63 2 950 516 22.3 16.0 68 6.3 18.1 196 19 299.8 302.0 293.1 335.2 12.10 3 900 983 18.2 14.2 78 3.9 15.5 206 25 300.2 302.3 292.7 333.6 11.39 4 850 1471 14.6 10.2 75 4.4 11.9 223 35 301.4 303.1 291.3 328.7 9.22 5 800 1980 10.1 9.4 96 0.7 9.7 225 36 301.9 303.6 291.6 329.5 9.32 6 750 2514 7.7 6.7 93 1.0 7.1 221 32 304.9 306.4 291.6 329.7 8.23 7 700 3082 5.8 1.0 71 4.8 3.2 221 30 308.9 310.0 290.9 327.0 5.87 8 650 3685 2.5 0.3 85 2.2 1.3 210 29 311.8 313.0 291.9 330.6 6.02 9 600 4328 -1.5 -4.3 81 2.8 -2.9 213 36 314.3 315.2 291.5 329.0 4.63 10 550 5016 -6.5 -8.2 88 1.7 -7.2 214 42 316.3 317.0 291.3 328.4 3.74 11 500 5752 -12.2 -15.1 79 2.9 -13.2 222 42 318.2 318.6 290.6 326.0 2.36 12 450 6550 -16.3 -31.8 25 15.5 -19.5 224 46 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.9 0.59 13 400 7427 -22.1 -26.2 69 4.1 -23.0 241 71 326.3 326.5 291.8 330.3 1.13 14 350 8394 -28.6 -31.4 77 2.8 -29.1 245 65 330.2 330.3 292.6 333.1 0.79 15 300 9480 -36.8 -39.8 74 2.9 -37.2 253 52 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10715 -46.8 -50.2 68 3.4 -47.0 245 50 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12153 -58.5 -62.1 63 3.6 -58.5 243 62 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.05 18 150 13969 -58.0 -82.2 3 24.2 -58.3 249 69 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16458 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -68.0 243 40 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.54 m Freezing level: 618.91 mb = 4085.11 m = 13402.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.14 mb = 3883.71 m = 12741.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.10 mb = 1116.09 m = 3661.66 ft T: 17.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 7.01 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.72 mb = 1562.77 m = 5127.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.38 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 337.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.32 mb = 1357.84 m = 4454.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.32 mb = 1707.83 m = 5603.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.32 mb = 9107.14 m = 29878.70 ft B at Equ Level: 335.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.32 mb = 12600.23 m = 41338.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.5 neg: -26.4 tot: 137.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 6.56 Bulk Shear: 51.43 m/s