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: 36.21,-86.43 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -86.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 988 179 22.4 16.0 67 6.4 18.1 170 15 296.6 298.7 291.7 330.1 11.62 2 950 515 21.1 15.0 68 6.1 17.1 174 38 298.6 300.7 292.2 331.8 11.36 3 900 982 18.2 13.5 74 4.7 15.1 185 52 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.0 10.83 4 850 1469 14.5 10.6 77 3.9 12.1 194 47 301.4 303.1 291.5 329.4 9.48 5 800 1981 13.3 6.9 65 6.5 9.5 199 34 305.4 306.8 291.4 329.0 7.82 6 750 2520 9.1 6.8 86 2.3 7.8 205 37 306.5 308.0 292.2 331.6 8.31 7 700 3090 6.8 -6.2 39 13.0 0.8 216 36 310.1 310.7 289.0 320.9 3.44 8 650 3695 3.5 -7.7 44 11.2 -1.5 220 39 313.0 313.6 289.8 323.5 3.29 9 600 4339 -0.8 -10.5 48 9.7 -4.8 219 42 315.2 315.8 290.1 324.5 2.86 10 550 5028 -5.0 -17.1 38 12.1 -9.2 220 45 318.2 318.6 290.0 324.3 1.82 11 500 5769 -10.1 -22.2 37 12.1 -13.6 223 47 320.7 320.9 290.3 325.1 1.29 12 450 6576 -14.1 -29.7 25 15.7 -17.7 222 50 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.2 0.72 13 400 7457 -20.7 -23.9 76 3.2 -21.5 227 58 328.0 328.3 292.5 332.9 1.38 14 350 8434 -26.0 -30.2 68 4.2 -26.9 232 47 333.7 333.8 293.6 336.9 0.88 15 300 9529 -35.2 -38.9 69 3.7 -35.7 240 52 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.4 0.44 16 250 10772 -44.9 -48.3 68 3.5 -45.1 237 60 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.19 17 200 12228 -55.2 -57.5 76 2.2 -55.3 246 85 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.6 0.08 18 150 14034 -62.3 -81.1 6 18.9 -62.4 248 61 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16502 -67.6 -88.0 4 20.3 -67.7 259 24 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.14 m Freezing level: 608.84 mb = 4224.94 m = 13861.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.48 mb = 3296.72 m = 10815.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.15 % Est. max temperature: 28.11 C = 82.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.84 mb = 992.68 m = 3256.78 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 10.67 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 781.15 mb = 2180.27 m = 7153.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.54 C = 88.76 F Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lifted Index: 0.40 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: 1.40 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 20.72 C K Index: 22.23 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5361.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.80 mb = 1351.12 m = 4432.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.6 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 238.6 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.9 neg: -53.6 tot: 358.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 72.30 m/s