MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.16,-86.51 Latitude: 39.16 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 972 239 19.2 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 171 13 294.7 297.2 293.0 334.8 13.99 2 950 438 17.9 17.9 100 0.0 17.9 177 28 295.4 297.9 293.0 334.8 13.72 3 900 901 15.9 15.9 99 0.1 15.9 192 53 297.9 300.2 293.0 334.8 12.69 4 850 1386 13.7 13.5 98 0.2 13.6 204 61 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.3 11.50 5 800 1896 11.4 10.9 97 0.5 11.2 202 64 303.3 305.3 292.8 334.1 10.33 6 750 2435 8.7 7.0 89 1.6 7.7 204 63 306.0 307.6 292.1 331.5 8.44 7 700 3002 4.9 2.7 86 2.1 3.7 206 64 307.9 309.1 291.2 328.3 6.67 8 650 3604 1.7 0.9 95 0.8 1.3 213 70 310.9 312.1 291.8 330.4 6.30 9 600 4244 -2.7 -2.7 100 0.0 -2.7 216 71 313.0 314.0 291.6 329.5 5.24 10 550 4930 -6.0 -6.3 98 0.3 -6.1 220 68 317.0 317.8 292.0 331.0 4.35 11 500 5672 -9.5 -9.9 97 0.3 -9.7 225 58 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.3 3.62 12 450 6479 -14.6 -15.4 93 0.8 -14.9 223 52 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.6 2.56 13 400 7361 -20.3 -22.0 86 1.7 -20.8 217 56 328.6 328.9 292.9 334.3 1.64 14 350 8336 -27.2 -29.6 80 2.4 -27.7 214 57 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.4 0.94 15 300 9427 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 210 64 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10668 -45.7 -49.0 69 3.3 -45.9 219 89 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12118 -54.1 -65.8 22 11.7 -54.4 235 87 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 13945 -59.3 -82.5 3 23.1 -59.6 247 62 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16441 -61.9 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.1 240 34 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.03 m Freezing level: 630.65 mb = 3851.53 m = 12636.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.08 mb = 3802.19 m = 12474.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.48 mb = 317.35 m = 1041.16 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 6.50 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 735.49 m = 2412.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.50 C = 70.70 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 34.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 182.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.66 mb = 716.13 m = 2349.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.66 mb = 2164.84 m = 7102.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 414.66 mb = 7091.36 m = 23265.34 ft B at Equ Level: 182.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.66 mb = 10808.04 m = 35459.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.6 at 60.8 knts Storm direction: 240.6 at 45.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 670.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 670.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 223.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 0.95 Bulk Shear: 191.91 m/s