MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.83,-86.98 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -86.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 984 226 22.2 15.9 67 6.4 18.0 163 14 296.8 298.9 291.8 330.3 11.61 2 950 530 21.4 15.0 67 6.4 17.2 172 36 298.9 300.9 292.2 331.9 11.35 3 900 996 17.4 14.5 83 2.9 15.5 181 45 299.4 301.5 292.6 333.3 11.59 4 850 1482 13.5 12.6 95 0.9 12.9 187 43 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.1 10.84 5 800 1993 13.5 4.4 54 9.1 8.3 199 36 305.5 306.7 290.4 325.4 6.54 6 750 2534 10.0 5.6 74 4.3 7.5 202 35 307.4 308.8 291.9 330.7 7.64 7 700 3105 7.5 -3.0 47 10.4 2.2 212 36 310.7 311.6 290.1 324.5 4.38 8 650 3711 4.0 -8.8 39 12.7 -1.6 220 38 313.4 314.0 289.7 323.2 3.03 9 600 4356 0.2 -8.6 51 8.8 -3.7 220 38 316.3 317.0 290.9 327.1 3.32 10 550 5048 -4.4 -14.4 46 10.0 -8.1 221 41 318.9 319.3 290.7 326.5 2.29 11 500 5791 -8.8 -24.5 27 15.7 -13.2 223 42 322.3 322.5 290.6 326.0 1.05 12 450 6601 -13.0 -33.7 16 20.7 -17.4 225 47 326.8 326.9 291.3 328.6 0.49 13 400 7486 -20.0 -27.8 50 7.7 -21.8 222 53 328.9 329.1 292.4 332.4 0.98 14 350 8461 -26.3 -28.9 78 2.7 -26.8 245 57 333.4 333.6 293.6 337.0 1.00 15 300 9559 -34.0 -38.3 65 4.3 -34.6 236 43 337.4 337.5 294.1 339.2 0.47 16 250 10809 -44.2 -47.4 71 3.1 -44.5 240 55 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.21 17 200 12262 -55.0 -59.0 61 4.0 -55.1 244 68 345.6 345.7 295.7 345.9 0.07 18 150 14072 -62.3 -82.2 5 19.8 -62.5 246 58 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16530 -68.7 -85.2 7 16.6 -68.7 257 34 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.24 m Freezing level: 597.82 mb = 4386.39 m = 14390.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.96 mb = 3451.11 m = 11322.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.05 mb = 1033.82 m = 3391.76 ft T: 17.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 7.94 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.66 mb = 2197.81 m = 7210.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.67 C = 89.01 F Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.33 C Showalter Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.65 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.25 C Cross Totals Index: 21.39 C K Index: 24.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4763.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.29 mb = 1301.30 m = 4269.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.4 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 237.4 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.1 neg: -1.5 tot: 329.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 68.15 m/s