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: 36.28,-86.38 Latitude: 36.28 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 30 SFC 985 159 20.2 17.6 85 2.6 18.4 183 20 294.6 296.9 292.2 331.6 12.93 2 950 471 17.6 16.8 95 0.8 17.1 186 38 295.0 297.3 292.2 331.5 12.75 3 900 932 15.9 15.5 98 0.3 15.7 203 61 297.9 300.1 292.8 333.9 12.43 4 850 1418 14.1 12.7 91 1.4 13.3 212 66 300.9 302.9 292.6 333.2 10.95 5 800 1928 11.5 10.2 92 1.3 10.7 230 59 303.4 305.2 292.4 332.7 9.83 6 750 2465 7.9 6.7 92 1.2 7.2 225 59 305.1 306.7 291.7 329.9 8.21 7 700 3031 4.6 4.3 98 0.3 4.4 222 52 307.6 309.0 291.8 330.3 7.46 8 650 3633 1.6 0.7 94 0.9 1.1 220 48 310.8 311.9 291.7 330.1 6.22 9 600 4274 -3.1 -4.7 88 1.6 -3.8 221 53 312.5 313.4 290.7 326.7 4.48 10 550 4959 -6.3 -6.6 98 0.2 -6.5 229 49 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.2 4.25 11 500 5699 -10.1 -15.8 63 5.7 -12.1 228 54 320.7 321.2 291.2 328.2 2.22 12 450 6503 -14.9 -27.8 32 13.0 -18.0 230 61 324.5 324.7 291.0 327.6 0.86 13 400 7383 -21.0 -23.7 79 2.6 -21.7 223 62 327.7 327.9 292.4 332.6 1.42 14 350 8358 -26.7 -29.4 78 2.7 -27.3 214 74 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.95 15 300 9451 -35.3 -38.5 72 3.2 -35.7 208 81 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.4 0.46 16 250 10696 -44.5 -47.9 69 3.4 -44.7 208 81 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.7 0.20 17 200 12159 -52.4 -65.1 20 12.7 -52.7 235 91 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.9 0.03 18 150 13993 -58.8 -79.4 5 20.6 -59.0 254 57 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.6 -86.6 7 17.0 -69.6 247 38 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.47 m Freezing level: 632.99 mb = 3851.13 m = 12634.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.63 mb = 3774.50 m = 12383.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.40 mb = 485.16 m = 1591.71 ft T: 17.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 4.07 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.14 mb = 987.77 m = 3240.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.80 C = 74.83 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.84 C K Index: 36.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 107.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.45 mb = 731.28 m = 2399.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.45 mb = 2394.18 m = 7854.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 486.45 mb = 5909.16 m = 19386.78 ft B at Equ Level: 107.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 346.45 mb = 8430.77 m = 27659.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 711.5 neg: -83.5 tot: 628.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 209.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 123.29 m/s