MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.91,-87.56 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -87.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 990 113 21.8 18.2 80 3.6 19.3 183 14 295.8 298.2 292.9 334.2 13.36 2 950 466 20.8 16.4 76 4.3 17.9 188 38 298.3 300.5 292.9 334.5 12.48 3 900 932 17.0 14.5 85 2.5 15.4 194 49 299.1 301.2 292.5 333.0 11.64 4 850 1417 12.5 12.2 98 0.3 12.3 202 56 299.3 301.2 291.7 330.2 10.56 5 800 1924 9.8 7.1 83 2.7 8.3 203 60 301.6 303.1 290.3 325.3 7.96 6 750 2462 9.8 2.2 59 7.6 5.7 206 52 307.2 308.4 290.5 325.6 6.01 7 700 3030 5.0 3.1 87 2.0 3.9 212 54 308.1 309.4 291.4 329.0 6.83 8 650 3633 2.3 0.4 87 1.9 1.3 212 53 311.6 312.7 291.9 330.5 6.07 9 600 4275 -1.7 -2.9 91 1.2 -2.3 211 55 314.2 315.2 291.8 330.5 5.15 10 550 4963 -6.1 -10.5 71 4.4 -7.9 204 61 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.0 3.11 11 500 5702 -10.8 -15.8 66 5.1 -12.5 205 61 319.9 320.4 291.0 327.4 2.23 12 450 6504 -15.5 -17.5 85 1.9 -16.2 213 67 323.7 324.2 292.0 331.1 2.16 13 400 7384 -20.9 -23.0 84 2.0 -21.5 219 63 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.1 1.51 14 350 8358 -27.1 -29.6 79 2.5 -27.6 219 55 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.6 0.94 15 300 9450 -36.0 -38.8 75 2.8 -36.3 220 58 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.44 16 250 10686 -47.0 -50.4 68 3.4 -47.1 222 65 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12143 -50.3 -73.2 5 22.9 -50.7 232 67 353.1 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13976 -60.6 -81.6 5 21.0 -60.8 240 66 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16461 -66.3 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 244 39 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.65 m Freezing level: 621.06 mb = 4004.51 m = 13138.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.84 mb = 3860.16 m = 12664.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.70 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.74 mb = 569.03 m = 1866.88 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 9.26 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.54 mb = 1146.35 m = 3760.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.21 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.28 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 33.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 172.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.54 mb = 1012.12 m = 3320.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.54 mb = 1253.30 m = 4111.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 766.54 mb = 2279.99 m = 7480.18 ft B at Equ Level: 38.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 266.54 mb = 10251.73 m = 33633.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.3 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 235.3 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 435.7 neg: -26.2 tot: 409.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 1.80 Bulk Shear: 95.77 m/s