MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-85.72 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -85.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 986 139 19.2 17.6 90 1.6 18.2 177 17 293.6 295.9 291.9 330.6 12.97 2 950 457 17.1 16.6 97 0.5 16.8 183 35 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.7 12.62 3 900 918 15.2 15.1 100 0.1 15.2 195 55 297.2 299.4 292.3 332.2 12.10 4 850 1402 12.7 12.6 99 0.1 12.6 214 60 299.4 301.4 292.0 331.1 10.82 5 800 1908 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 221 58 300.9 302.5 290.9 327.2 8.92 6 750 2443 7.6 5.6 87 2.0 6.4 213 50 304.8 306.2 291.1 327.8 7.62 7 700 3009 4.4 1.2 79 3.3 2.7 209 52 307.4 308.5 290.5 325.7 5.96 8 650 3610 1.7 0.2 90 1.5 0.9 209 53 310.9 312.0 291.6 329.5 5.98 9 600 4250 -3.1 -4.6 89 1.5 -3.8 203 57 312.6 313.4 290.8 326.8 4.53 10 550 4937 -5.8 -7.2 90 1.4 -6.4 197 60 317.2 318.0 291.8 330.3 4.06 11 500 5677 -10.7 -11.9 90 1.3 -11.2 200 63 320.0 320.6 291.7 330.2 3.07 12 450 6481 -15.1 -16.3 90 1.2 -15.5 202 64 324.3 324.8 292.3 332.4 2.38 13 400 7362 -20.8 -22.5 86 1.7 -21.2 206 65 328.0 328.3 292.7 333.5 1.58 14 350 8334 -27.7 -30.0 81 2.3 -28.1 209 64 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.7 0.91 15 300 9425 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 211 66 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10664 -46.0 -49.3 69 3.3 -46.2 214 84 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.17 17 200 12120 -51.2 -71.9 7 20.7 -51.7 237 84 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13957 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 244 52 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16445 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 245 38 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.32 m Freezing level: 632.03 mb = 3840.31 m = 12599.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.41 mb = 3729.05 m = 12234.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.26 % Est. max temperature: 25.47 C = 77.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.13 mb = 339.77 m = 1114.71 ft T: 17.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 5.01 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 753.27 m = 2471.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.88 C = 71.39 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: 0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 32.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.99 mb = 657.10 m = 2155.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.99 mb = 1471.25 m = 4826.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 652.99 mb = 3573.05 m = 11722.47 ft B at Equ Level: 45.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 392.99 mb = 7490.83 m = 24575.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.8 at 54.6 knts Storm direction: 234.8 at 41.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 526.7 neg: -55.8 tot: 470.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 0.65 Bulk Shear: 106.94 m/s