MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.91,-86.46 Latitude: 36.91 Longitude: -86.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 985 175 21.0 16.8 77 4.1 18.2 172 18 295.4 297.6 291.9 330.8 12.34 2 950 488 19.6 15.8 79 3.7 17.1 178 40 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.7 11.99 3 900 953 17.2 14.3 83 2.9 15.3 191 57 299.2 301.3 292.4 332.5 11.42 4 850 1439 14.0 11.5 85 2.5 12.4 202 53 300.8 302.7 291.8 330.4 10.05 5 800 1949 12.3 4.4 58 8.0 7.9 207 50 304.3 305.5 290.0 324.1 6.56 6 750 2488 9.8 -5.5 34 15.3 2.6 204 48 307.2 307.8 288.0 317.7 3.38 7 700 3057 7.1 -24.1 9 31.1 -2.7 207 48 310.3 310.5 286.4 313.0 0.78 8 650 3661 3.8 -11.4 32 15.2 -2.4 213 46 313.3 313.8 289.2 321.3 2.46 9 600 4305 -1.8 -6.0 73 4.2 -3.8 212 45 314.0 314.8 290.8 326.9 4.06 10 550 4992 -5.5 -15.2 46 9.7 -9.0 210 45 317.6 318.0 290.2 324.7 2.13 11 500 5732 -11.2 -18.7 54 7.5 -13.6 211 53 319.4 319.7 290.3 325.3 1.75 12 450 6536 -14.8 -19.2 70 4.3 -16.2 212 56 324.6 324.9 292.0 331.0 1.86 13 400 7417 -20.5 -30.2 42 9.7 -22.5 221 58 328.3 328.5 292.0 331.1 0.78 14 350 8391 -27.5 -33.2 58 5.8 -28.5 222 58 331.7 331.8 292.9 334.2 0.66 15 300 9485 -35.3 -41.6 53 6.3 -36.0 222 55 335.7 335.7 293.6 336.9 0.33 16 250 10727 -45.7 -48.6 72 2.9 -45.9 230 75 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12181 -52.7 -68.6 13 15.9 -53.1 233 63 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14005 -61.3 -80.7 6 19.4 -61.5 247 61 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 252 31 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.54 m Freezing level: 616.23 mb = 4095.95 m = 13438.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.23 mb = 2764.58 m = 9070.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.73 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.22 mb = 696.73 m = 2285.84 ft T: 18.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 19.58 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.84 mb = 1539.85 m = 5051.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.07 C Showalter Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.67 C K Index: 5.55 Risk: None Sweat Index: 340.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 198.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.62 mb = 1070.48 m = 3512.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 592.62 mb = 4402.65 m = 14444.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 572.62 mb = 4673.90 m = 15334.15 ft B at Equ Level: 15.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 422.62 mb = 7005.56 m = 22983.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.2 at 47.7 knts Storm direction: 235.2 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.4 neg: -18.2 tot: 441.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 71.13 m/s