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: 37.62,-86.90 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -86.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 988 149 23.2 17.2 69 6.0 19.2 170 16 297.4 299.7 292.7 333.9 12.59 2 950 486 21.3 16.4 74 4.9 18.0 177 38 298.8 301.0 293.0 335.0 12.44 3 900 953 18.5 14.8 79 3.7 16.0 189 55 300.6 302.7 293.2 335.3 11.83 4 850 1441 14.9 12.6 86 2.3 13.4 201 54 301.8 303.8 292.7 333.8 10.85 5 800 1953 11.8 10.7 93 1.0 11.1 210 51 303.7 305.6 292.8 334.0 10.18 6 750 2491 9.0 5.6 80 3.3 7.0 217 48 306.3 307.7 291.6 329.4 7.64 7 700 3059 6.0 -1.0 61 7.0 2.4 215 44 309.1 310.0 290.2 324.8 5.07 8 650 3663 2.7 -5.4 55 8.1 -1.1 216 44 312.0 312.7 290.1 324.4 3.93 9 600 4304 -2.0 -5.7 76 3.7 -3.7 209 46 313.8 314.6 290.9 327.0 4.15 10 550 4991 -6.5 -10.4 74 3.9 -8.1 211 52 316.4 317.0 290.7 326.7 3.15 11 500 5729 -11.1 -12.2 91 1.2 -11.5 220 64 319.6 320.1 291.6 329.4 2.99 12 450 6534 -14.6 -16.3 87 1.7 -15.2 224 49 324.9 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.38 13 400 7416 -20.2 -21.8 87 1.6 -20.7 228 54 328.7 329.1 293.0 334.6 1.67 14 350 8391 -27.4 -30.0 78 2.6 -27.9 229 59 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.90 15 300 9482 -35.7 -39.5 68 3.9 -36.1 226 55 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.7 0.41 16 250 10724 -45.8 -49.0 70 3.2 -46.0 229 64 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.7 0.18 17 200 12180 -53.3 -67.5 16 14.2 -53.6 240 80 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14000 -60.3 -80.5 5 20.2 -60.5 254 63 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16471 -67.3 -85.6 6 18.3 -67.4 246 39 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.65 m Freezing level: 621.71 mb = 4025.69 m = 13207.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.10 mb = 3463.18 m = 11362.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.99 mb = 915.09 m = 3002.22 ft T: 18.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 9.61 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.70 mb = 1564.29 m = 5132.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 31.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 180.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.11 mb = 1192.76 m = 3913.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.11 mb = 2940.75 m = 9648.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 410.11 mb = 7229.34 m = 23718.03 ft B at Equ Level: 179.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 250.11 mb = 10720.63 m = 35172.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 49.1 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 36.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 536.0 neg: -18.7 tot: 517.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 172.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 1.69 Bulk Shear: 106.44 m/s