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: 36.16,-86.72 Latitude: 36.16 Longitude: -86.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 991 146 23.0 16.4 66 6.6 18.7 169 14 296.9 299.1 292.1 331.5 11.95 2 950 514 21.1 15.2 69 6.0 17.2 175 39 298.6 300.7 292.3 332.1 11.48 3 900 980 18.2 13.6 74 4.7 15.2 186 52 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.3 10.90 4 850 1468 14.6 10.7 77 4.0 12.1 194 49 301.5 303.2 291.6 329.6 9.52 5 800 1980 13.2 8.2 72 5.0 10.2 202 38 305.2 306.8 292.0 331.0 8.57 6 750 2520 10.1 -1.3 45 11.3 4.2 206 36 307.5 308.4 289.3 321.9 4.65 7 700 3089 6.2 1.6 72 4.6 3.7 215 35 309.3 310.5 291.2 328.3 6.15 8 650 3693 3.2 -6.0 51 9.2 -1.1 219 40 312.6 313.3 290.1 324.5 3.76 9 600 4337 -1.0 -10.5 49 9.5 -5.0 217 42 314.9 315.5 290.0 324.2 2.86 10 550 5025 -5.0 -17.9 36 12.9 -9.4 218 46 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.70 11 500 5767 -10.1 -21.1 40 11.0 -13.4 223 47 320.7 321.0 290.5 325.6 1.42 12 450 6572 -15.0 -30.9 24 15.9 -18.4 219 50 324.4 324.5 290.8 326.7 0.65 13 400 7454 -19.9 -22.1 83 2.2 -20.5 229 54 329.1 329.5 293.0 334.9 1.63 14 350 8431 -26.3 -30.7 66 4.4 -27.2 234 45 333.3 333.5 293.4 336.4 0.84 15 300 9527 -35.1 -38.3 73 3.2 -35.5 242 49 335.9 335.9 293.7 337.6 0.47 16 250 10769 -45.0 -48.8 66 3.7 -45.3 234 63 339.1 339.2 294.3 339.9 0.18 17 200 12223 -54.8 -56.4 82 1.7 -54.8 244 88 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.4 0.09 18 150 14035 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.5 -62.1 248 57 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16503 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 255 25 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.42 m Freezing level: 612.29 mb = 4178.56 m = 13709.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.38 mb = 3551.81 m = 11652.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.20 C = 82.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.88 mb = 981.62 m = 3220.51 ft T: 18.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 9.12 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.86 mb = 2182.37 m = 7159.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.13 C = 89.83 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: 0.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.14 C Showalter Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.73 C K Index: 30.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4939.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.90 mb = 1319.44 m = 4328.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.2 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 238.2 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 400.6 neg: -25.4 tot: 375.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 72.18 m/s