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: 39.29,-85.43 Latitude: 39.29 Longitude: -85.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 970 295 21.5 17.8 80 3.7 19.0 173 17 297.2 299.6 293.3 335.9 13.37 2 950 479 20.7 17.4 81 3.4 18.5 177 30 298.2 300.7 293.5 336.8 13.27 3 900 945 17.9 15.7 87 2.2 16.4 190 50 299.9 302.2 293.5 336.8 12.57 4 850 1432 15.0 11.0 77 4.0 12.5 203 50 301.9 303.7 291.9 330.7 9.75 5 800 1944 13.0 -2.5 34 15.5 5.3 204 48 305.0 305.8 287.8 317.3 3.98 6 750 2482 8.7 0.4 56 8.3 4.3 204 52 306.0 306.9 289.3 322.0 5.24 7 700 3048 4.8 -4.6 50 9.4 0.4 206 55 307.8 308.5 288.7 319.9 3.87 8 650 3649 2.4 -14.4 28 16.8 -4.0 207 50 311.7 312.0 288.1 318.0 1.93 9 600 4292 -0.9 -17.4 27 16.5 -6.7 206 46 315.1 315.4 288.9 320.5 1.62 10 550 4980 -5.9 -13.7 54 7.8 -8.8 201 47 317.1 317.5 290.3 325.0 2.41 11 500 5718 -10.9 -12.7 87 1.8 -11.6 202 54 319.7 320.3 291.5 329.2 2.88 12 450 6518 -16.1 -19.1 78 2.9 -17.0 214 63 322.9 323.3 291.5 329.3 1.88 13 400 7398 -20.5 -23.0 81 2.4 -21.2 225 54 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.6 1.51 14 350 8372 -27.3 -29.7 81 2.3 -27.8 231 51 331.9 332.1 293.2 335.3 0.93 15 300 9463 -36.3 -38.6 79 2.4 -36.5 233 51 334.3 334.4 293.3 336.0 0.45 16 250 10699 -46.5 -50.3 66 3.7 -46.7 239 62 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.5 0.15 17 200 12146 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.1 -55.1 243 86 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 18 150 13968 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.0 240 47 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16449 -67.1 -85.9 5 18.8 -67.2 250 35 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.05 m Freezing level: 613.54 mb = 4117.49 m = 13508.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.72 mb = 3097.66 m = 10162.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.49 mb = 760.15 m = 2493.92 ft T: 19.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 19.52 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.92 mb = 1482.97 m = 4865.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 21.92 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 329.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.10 mb = 1125.94 m = 3693.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.10 mb = 2414.12 m = 7920.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.10 mb = 9092.77 m = 29831.56 ft B at Equ Level: 329.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.10 mb = 12270.26 m = 40256.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.4 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 232.4 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 386.9 neg: -4.2 tot: 382.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 4.76 Bulk Shear: 69.24 m/s