MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.05,-84.57 Latitude: 38.05 Longitude: -84.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 969 286 20.0 14.8 72 5.3 16.6 179 20 295.9 297.9 291.0 327.5 10.97 2 950 454 18.9 14.3 75 4.5 16.0 181 32 296.3 298.3 291.0 327.7 10.87 3 900 916 14.9 13.4 91 1.4 14.0 190 48 296.8 298.8 291.2 328.1 10.81 4 850 1398 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 203 67 299.0 301.0 291.7 330.1 10.65 5 800 1906 10.5 10.3 99 0.2 10.4 212 64 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.6 9.89 6 750 2442 8.2 5.4 83 2.8 6.6 209 57 305.4 306.8 291.2 328.1 7.51 7 700 3009 4.7 2.9 88 1.8 3.7 203 56 307.7 309.0 291.3 328.4 6.75 8 650 3610 1.1 1.1 100 0.0 1.1 201 58 310.2 311.4 291.7 329.9 6.37 9 600 4250 -2.2 -2.3 100 0.1 -2.3 207 57 313.5 314.5 291.9 330.5 5.39 10 550 4935 -6.6 -12.6 62 6.0 -8.9 210 59 316.2 316.7 290.2 324.8 2.64 11 500 5676 -9.8 -24.3 30 14.5 -13.8 214 62 321.1 321.3 290.2 324.8 1.07 12 450 6479 -15.6 -20.8 64 5.2 -17.1 218 57 323.6 324.0 291.5 329.2 1.62 13 400 7360 -19.7 -21.6 85 1.8 -20.3 207 65 329.3 329.7 293.2 335.3 1.71 14 350 8340 -25.9 -28.1 82 2.2 -26.3 205 74 333.9 334.1 293.8 337.8 1.09 15 300 9435 -35.5 -38.1 77 2.6 -35.8 205 74 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.1 0.47 16 250 10673 -46.2 -49.5 69 3.3 -46.3 209 80 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.17 17 200 12129 -52.2 -64.2 22 12.0 -52.5 232 84 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.2 0.03 18 150 13971 -59.0 -80.8 4 21.8 -59.2 246 48 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16456 -65.8 -86.4 4 20.6 -66.0 231 24 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.12 m Freezing level: 633.88 mb = 3816.19 m = 12520.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.91 mb = 3810.21 m = 12500.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.96 % Est. max temperature: 25.19 C = 77.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.14 mb = 951.96 m = 3123.19 ft T: 14.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 3.53 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1320.77 m = 4333.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.84 C = 73.11 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: 2.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.12 C K Index: 32.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6720.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.89 mb = 1087.15 m = 3566.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.2 at 57.0 knts Storm direction: 236.2 at 42.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 560.3 neg: -91.1 tot: 469.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 110.01 m/s