MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.94,-86.80 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -86.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 982 193 21.7 16.4 72 5.3 18.2 177 20 296.4 298.5 292.0 331.0 12.02 2 950 479 19.6 15.8 79 3.8 17.1 181 37 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.6 11.94 3 900 942 16.4 14.9 91 1.5 15.4 193 56 298.4 300.5 292.5 333.0 11.88 4 850 1427 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.2 202 60 300.0 302.1 292.6 333.1 11.27 5 800 1936 11.2 11.1 99 0.1 11.1 206 54 303.0 305.0 292.8 334.0 10.41 6 750 2474 8.5 5.1 79 3.5 6.5 218 52 305.9 307.2 291.2 328.1 7.34 7 700 3043 6.3 2.1 75 4.2 3.9 221 51 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.0 6.36 8 650 3646 1.9 1.5 97 0.4 1.7 217 53 311.1 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.59 9 600 4289 -1.8 -4.7 81 2.8 -3.2 212 50 314.0 314.9 291.2 328.3 4.51 10 550 4975 -6.5 -8.1 88 1.7 -7.2 210 50 316.4 317.1 291.3 328.6 3.77 11 500 5712 -12.0 -14.9 79 2.9 -13.0 208 58 318.4 318.9 290.7 326.4 2.41 12 450 6513 -15.2 -16.8 88 1.6 -15.7 211 61 324.1 324.5 292.2 331.8 2.28 13 400 7395 -20.5 -22.4 85 1.8 -21.0 227 59 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.9 1.59 14 350 8370 -27.0 -29.5 79 2.5 -27.5 224 60 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.8 0.95 15 300 9463 -35.5 -38.3 75 2.8 -35.8 222 66 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.47 16 250 10702 -45.7 -49.1 68 3.5 -45.9 226 71 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.17 17 200 12163 -50.7 -72.6 6 21.9 -51.1 236 77 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 13995 -60.5 -82.0 4 21.5 -60.7 251 61 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16476 -67.8 -86.1 6 18.2 -67.9 246 36 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.19 m Freezing level: 624.47 mb = 3974.08 m = 13038.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.54 mb = 3864.63 m = 12679.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.52 % Est. max temperature: 26.38 C = 79.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.50 mb = 861.76 m = 2827.28 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 5.90 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.60 mb = 1262.96 m = 4143.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.76 C = 76.58 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.20 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 34.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.90 mb = 1028.52 m = 3374.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.90 mb = 3696.80 m = 12128.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.90 mb = 6413.57 m = 21041.65 ft B at Equ Level: 82.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 365.90 mb = 8045.14 m = 26394.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.5 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 238.5 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 513.6 neg: -9.2 tot: 504.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 0.89 Bulk Shear: 92.90 m/s