MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-86.38 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -86.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 983 186 19.8 17.6 87 2.1 18.4 183 17 294.4 296.7 292.2 331.5 13.00 2 950 478 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 185 35 294.8 297.1 292.2 331.6 12.85 3 900 940 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 197 56 297.3 299.6 292.5 332.9 12.29 4 850 1424 13.8 13.8 100 -0.0 13.8 214 69 300.6 302.8 293.1 335.1 11.75 5 800 1934 11.0 10.8 99 0.2 10.9 221 50 302.9 304.8 292.6 333.3 10.24 6 750 2471 7.6 7.2 97 0.4 7.4 235 50 304.9 306.4 291.9 330.5 8.55 7 700 3037 4.3 3.2 93 1.1 3.7 230 49 307.2 308.5 291.2 328.3 6.91 8 650 3637 1.5 -3.2 71 4.7 -0.7 232 48 310.7 311.6 290.3 325.3 4.65 9 600 4278 -1.8 -6.6 70 4.8 -4.0 230 49 314.0 314.8 290.7 326.4 3.88 10 550 4965 -6.9 -13.6 59 6.7 -9.4 235 53 315.9 316.3 289.9 323.8 2.42 11 500 5701 -10.2 -11.2 93 1.0 -10.6 229 52 320.6 321.2 292.1 331.4 3.26 12 450 6507 -14.2 -15.0 94 0.8 -14.5 225 60 325.3 325.9 292.9 334.3 2.65 13 400 7391 -20.0 -21.3 89 1.4 -20.4 221 65 329.0 329.4 293.1 335.1 1.74 14 350 8367 -26.8 -28.9 82 2.1 -27.2 213 73 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.3 1.00 15 300 9461 -35.3 -38.0 76 2.7 -35.6 208 84 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.48 16 250 10705 -44.8 -48.1 70 3.2 -45.0 208 84 339.4 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.20 17 200 12167 -52.4 -67.2 15 14.8 -52.7 236 93 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.02 18 150 14002 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.4 -58.4 254 52 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16483 -69.9 -86.3 7 16.4 -69.9 247 40 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.31 m Freezing level: 627.00 mb = 3931.90 m = 12899.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.33 mb = 3534.11 m = 11594.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.58 mb = 455.24 m = 1493.54 ft T: 17.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.81 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 771.03 m = 2529.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.81 C = 71.26 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 36.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.83 mb = 707.54 m = 2321.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.83 mb = 2254.08 m = 7395.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 489.83 mb = 5858.44 m = 19220.38 ft B at Equ Level: 90.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 389.83 mb = 7579.55 m = 24866.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 751.0 neg: -65.5 tot: 685.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 228.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.8 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 134.82 m/s