MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.66,-87.25 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -87.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 990 184 23.4 17.0 67 6.5 19.1 161 8 297.5 299.7 292.6 333.3 12.37 2 950 542 22.8 15.7 64 7.1 18.1 179 29 300.4 302.5 293.1 335.2 11.89 3 900 1011 18.5 14.9 79 3.7 16.1 183 31 300.6 302.8 293.2 335.5 11.89 4 850 1498 13.9 13.3 96 0.6 13.6 187 31 300.8 302.8 292.9 334.2 11.39 5 800 2008 11.7 7.4 75 4.3 9.1 207 31 303.6 305.1 291.0 327.7 8.08 6 750 2547 10.5 -7.6 27 18.1 2.4 207 29 308.0 308.6 287.8 317.1 2.88 7 700 3117 7.6 -19.1 13 26.6 -1.8 213 30 310.8 311.1 287.1 314.9 1.21 8 650 3722 3.8 -15.0 24 18.8 -3.4 221 27 313.2 313.6 288.5 319.2 1.83 9 600 4366 -0.3 -22.4 17 22.1 -7.2 223 27 315.8 316.0 288.6 319.4 1.06 10 550 5057 -4.4 -19.8 29 15.4 -9.5 223 31 318.8 319.1 289.9 323.7 1.44 11 500 5800 -9.1 -22.8 32 13.7 -13.2 224 39 321.9 322.1 290.6 326.1 1.22 12 450 6605 -13.8 -33.7 17 19.8 -18.0 230 40 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.6 0.49 13 400 7491 -19.6 -46.9 7 27.2 -23.2 240 49 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.14 14 350 8465 -27.6 -53.0 7 25.5 -29.8 241 52 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.9 0.08 15 300 9553 -36.7 -49.3 26 12.6 -37.7 236 53 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.14 16 250 10788 -46.8 -51.8 57 5.0 -47.1 244 65 336.4 336.4 293.6 336.9 0.13 17 200 12238 -53.5 -69.5 12 16.0 -53.8 248 64 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14052 -62.0 -81.1 6 19.1 -62.2 242 71 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16510 -68.7 -86.0 7 17.3 -68.7 250 36 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.50 m Freezing level: 603.12 mb = 4326.13 m = 14193.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.59 mb = 2866.04 m = 9402.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.29 C = 81.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.90 mb = 1011.62 m = 3318.93 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 20.66 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1478.45 m = 4850.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.72 C = 80.10 F Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lifted Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.50 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 9.79 Risk: None Sweat Index: 361.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.61 mb = 1372.49 m = 4502.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 547.61 mb = 5090.82 m = 16701.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 467.61 mb = 6311.97 m = 20708.30 ft B at Equ Level: 16.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 407.61 mb = 7349.10 m = 24110.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.3 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 240.3 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 219.7 neg: -5.7 tot: 214.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 38.33 m/s