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: 36.21,-86.59 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -86.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 160 20.5 17.9 85 2.6 18.7 192 20 294.9 297.2 292.4 332.6 13.16 2 950 475 17.7 17.1 96 0.6 17.3 193 38 295.1 297.5 292.4 332.4 13.00 3 900 937 15.8 15.8 100 -0.0 15.8 206 61 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.3 12.61 4 850 1421 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 220 69 299.9 302.0 292.4 332.7 11.19 5 800 1930 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.3 222 66 302.1 303.9 292.0 331.3 9.83 6 750 2464 7.2 7.1 100 0.0 7.2 222 68 304.4 305.9 291.6 329.8 8.49 7 700 3032 5.3 4.7 96 0.6 4.9 229 57 308.3 309.8 292.2 331.7 7.67 8 650 3632 0.5 -2.7 79 3.2 -1.1 227 48 309.5 310.4 290.1 324.5 4.81 9 600 4271 -2.0 -5.9 74 4.0 -3.8 227 49 313.9 314.6 290.8 326.9 4.10 10 550 4959 -6.3 -7.2 93 0.9 -6.7 232 45 316.6 317.4 291.6 329.7 4.05 11 500 5697 -11.5 -13.5 85 2.0 -12.2 233 61 319.0 319.6 291.1 327.9 2.69 12 450 6501 -14.9 -16.0 91 1.2 -15.3 219 65 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.8 2.43 13 400 7383 -20.1 -21.7 87 1.6 -20.5 218 62 328.9 329.2 293.0 334.8 1.68 14 350 8359 -26.7 -29.2 80 2.5 -27.2 213 69 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.97 15 300 9451 -35.3 -38.4 74 3.0 -35.7 209 78 335.6 335.6 293.6 337.3 0.46 16 250 10696 -44.2 -47.4 70 3.2 -44.4 209 82 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12162 -52.1 -65.3 19 13.2 -52.4 233 90 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.03 18 150 13997 -58.6 -80.4 4 21.8 -58.8 256 56 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16480 -69.8 -86.2 7 16.4 -69.9 244 41 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.42 m Freezing level: 639.85 mb = 3762.11 m = 12342.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.06 mb = 3520.28 m = 11549.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.22 % Est. max temperature: 26.16 C = 79.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.97 mb = 493.37 m = 1618.66 ft T: 17.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 4.50 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 811.70 m = 2663.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.65 C = 72.77 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 37.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 190.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.78 mb = 704.88 m = 2312.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.78 mb = 1324.30 m = 4344.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 449.78 mb = 6504.50 m = 21339.97 ft B at Equ Level: 190.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 299.78 mb = 9456.51 m = 31024.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 55.4 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 669.2 neg: -17.3 tot: 651.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 217.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 1.56 Bulk Shear: 122.75 m/s