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: 37.09,-86.19 Latitude: 37.09 Longitude: -86.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 SFC 978 200 18.7 17.8 95 0.8 18.1 186 19 293.6 296.0 292.1 331.3 13.23 2 950 453 17.2 16.8 98 0.4 17.0 186 37 294.6 296.9 292.0 331.3 12.80 3 900 914 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 190 53 296.9 299.1 292.1 331.5 11.97 4 850 1397 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 203 73 299.7 301.8 292.3 332.3 11.14 5 800 1906 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.8 209 76 302.7 304.5 292.5 333.0 10.22 6 750 2442 7.5 7.5 100 0.0 7.5 218 76 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.8 8.70 7 700 3008 3.9 3.5 97 0.4 3.7 226 75 306.9 308.2 291.2 328.4 7.07 8 650 3608 0.9 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 230 70 310.0 311.1 291.5 329.3 6.27 9 600 4248 -1.8 -1.8 100 0.1 -1.8 227 59 314.0 315.1 292.2 331.6 5.58 10 550 4936 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 217 63 317.3 318.2 292.2 332.0 4.54 11 500 5679 -9.2 -9.2 100 0.0 -9.2 210 60 321.9 322.6 292.9 334.5 3.82 12 450 6485 -15.2 -15.2 100 0.0 -15.2 215 55 324.1 324.6 292.5 332.9 2.60 13 400 7365 -20.7 -20.9 98 0.2 -20.8 215 49 328.1 328.4 292.9 334.4 1.81 14 350 8341 -26.5 -29.2 78 2.7 -27.1 205 69 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.5 0.98 15 300 9436 -35.0 -38.1 73 3.2 -35.4 207 80 336.1 336.2 293.8 337.9 0.47 16 250 10680 -45.1 -48.5 68 3.4 -45.3 207 85 339.1 339.1 294.3 339.8 0.19 17 200 12141 -52.0 -66.9 15 14.9 -52.4 230 89 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 13977 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 251 56 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.3 -86.0 6 17.7 -68.4 247 34 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.92 m Freezing level: 633.55 mb = 3818.57 m = 12527.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.07 mb = 3806.41 m = 12488.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.34 % Est. max temperature: 25.96 C = 78.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.77 mb = 303.29 m = 995.05 ft T: 18.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 4.63 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.90 mb = 718.32 m = 2356.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.96 C = 69.74 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 34.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 55.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.29 mb = 687.03 m = 2254.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.29 mb = 2340.30 m = 7678.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 599.29 mb = 4257.65 m = 13968.48 ft B at Equ Level: 55.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 449.29 mb = 6497.37 m = 21316.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 63.8 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 47.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 986.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 986.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 328.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: 14.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 184.20 m/s