MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.14,-86.54 Latitude: 39.14 Longitude: -86.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9 SFC 974 240 20.7 18.1 85 2.6 18.9 183 19 296.1 298.5 293.0 335.0 13.51 2 950 452 19.0 17.5 91 1.5 18.0 186 33 296.5 298.9 293.1 335.0 13.36 3 900 915 16.0 16.0 100 0.0 16.0 192 52 298.0 300.3 293.1 335.1 12.79 4 850 1400 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 199 58 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.5 11.30 5 800 1910 11.4 10.5 94 0.9 10.9 205 62 303.3 305.2 292.6 333.1 10.01 6 750 2447 8.0 6.4 90 1.6 7.1 209 61 305.3 306.8 291.6 329.6 8.09 7 700 3015 5.3 4.4 94 0.9 4.8 207 60 308.4 309.8 292.1 331.4 7.53 8 650 3617 1.7 1.7 100 0.0 1.7 205 60 310.9 312.2 292.2 331.6 6.67 9 600 4258 -2.3 -2.5 98 0.2 -2.4 205 59 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.1 5.29 10 550 4945 -6.0 -6.6 96 0.5 -6.2 205 59 316.9 317.8 291.9 330.6 4.25 11 500 5686 -9.6 -11.2 88 1.6 -10.3 214 62 321.3 322.0 292.3 332.1 3.24 12 450 6493 -14.9 -17.1 83 2.2 -15.6 222 64 324.6 325.0 292.3 332.1 2.22 13 400 7373 -20.7 -23.5 78 2.8 -21.4 230 64 328.1 328.3 292.6 333.1 1.43 14 350 8345 -27.5 -30.4 76 2.9 -28.0 226 59 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.9 0.87 15 300 9438 -35.7 -38.6 75 2.9 -36.0 223 59 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.8 0.45 16 250 10674 -46.3 -49.7 68 3.4 -46.5 220 77 337.2 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.16 17 200 12129 -52.9 -68.1 14 15.2 -53.2 239 85 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 18 150 13953 -60.3 -80.9 5 20.6 -60.4 247 54 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16436 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 251 32 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.59 m Freezing level: 628.91 mb = 3887.70 m = 12754.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.34 mb = 3876.01 m = 12716.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.94 mb = 570.79 m = 1872.65 ft T: 18.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 5.50 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.49 mb = 872.75 m = 2863.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.46 C = 72.42 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 35.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 213.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.82 mb = 813.01 m = 2667.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.82 mb = 1050.15 m = 3445.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 375.82 mb = 7827.27 m = 25679.71 ft B at Equ Level: 213.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 225.82 mb = 11337.28 m = 37195.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.3 at 57.6 knts Storm direction: 235.3 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 478.5 neg: -25.2 tot: 453.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 102.82 m/s