MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.07,-86.82 Latitude: 39.07 Longitude: -86.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 983 203 24.1 17.8 68 6.2 19.8 169 9 298.7 301.1 293.6 337.0 13.17 2 950 499 22.9 16.5 67 6.4 18.6 181 27 300.5 302.8 293.6 337.2 12.53 3 900 967 18.7 14.7 77 4.1 16.1 191 34 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.3 11.73 4 850 1456 14.7 12.0 84 2.7 13.0 209 34 301.5 303.4 292.3 332.2 10.40 5 800 1966 11.1 10.6 97 0.5 10.8 204 31 302.9 304.8 292.5 332.9 10.09 6 750 2503 8.1 7.9 99 0.2 8.0 202 30 305.4 307.0 292.3 332.3 8.96 7 700 3070 5.9 2.0 76 4.0 3.8 208 30 309.1 310.3 291.3 328.5 6.31 8 650 3675 3.2 -10.4 36 13.7 -2.5 206 32 312.6 313.1 289.1 321.2 2.66 9 600 4318 -0.9 -18.3 25 17.3 -6.9 210 37 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.1 1.51 10 550 5006 -6.4 -12.4 62 6.1 -8.7 217 44 316.5 317.1 290.4 325.3 2.68 11 500 5741 -12.8 -14.5 87 1.7 -13.3 223 45 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.7 2.49 12 450 6538 -16.3 -38.4 13 22.1 -20.1 225 52 322.7 322.8 289.9 323.8 0.31 13 400 7416 -21.5 -48.7 7 27.1 -24.6 234 55 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.4 0.11 14 350 8383 -29.8 -37.8 46 8.0 -30.8 231 59 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.2 0.42 15 300 9464 -37.3 -40.4 72 3.2 -37.6 236 66 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.37 16 250 10697 -47.1 -50.4 69 3.3 -47.3 252 75 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.15 17 200 12135 -57.3 -61.1 62 3.8 -57.4 252 68 341.9 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 18 150 13948 -58.1 -80.2 4 22.0 -58.4 244 69 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16455 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 252 37 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.61 m Freezing level: 611.35 mb = 4172.08 m = 13687.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.94 mb = 3428.38 m = 11247.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.80 mb = 997.87 m = 3273.80 ft T: 18.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 12.84 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.51 mb = 1500.11 m = 4921.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.72 C K Index: 35.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 576.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.28 mb = 1342.94 m = 4405.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.28 mb = 1693.68 m = 5556.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.28 mb = 10529.37 m = 34544.77 ft B at Equ Level: 574.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.28 mb = 13298.72 m = 43630.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.9 neg: -22.6 tot: 200.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 12.36 Bulk Shear: 46.64 m/s