MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.00,-84.44 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -84.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 SFC 966 308 18.6 15.1 80 3.5 16.3 182 22 294.7 296.7 290.8 326.9 11.23 2 950 450 17.7 14.7 82 3.0 15.7 183 33 295.1 297.1 290.9 327.0 11.10 3 900 910 14.3 13.7 96 0.6 14.0 190 51 296.3 298.2 291.2 328.1 11.03 4 850 1393 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 207 72 299.4 301.4 292.0 331.2 10.89 5 800 1901 10.2 10.2 100 0.1 10.2 221 77 302.1 303.9 292.0 331.1 9.80 6 750 2436 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 218 70 304.2 305.8 291.5 329.4 8.40 7 700 3001 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 211 65 307.5 308.9 291.9 330.6 7.58 8 650 3601 0.8 0.7 100 0.0 0.7 209 57 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.1 6.23 9 600 4239 -3.5 -3.5 100 0.0 -3.6 207 54 312.0 313.0 291.0 327.5 4.91 10 550 4923 -6.7 -6.9 99 0.2 -6.8 209 52 316.1 316.9 291.6 329.5 4.16 11 500 5663 -10.8 -11.1 98 0.3 -10.9 210 52 319.9 320.5 291.9 330.7 3.28 12 450 6467 -15.6 -16.0 96 0.5 -15.7 213 57 323.7 324.1 292.2 331.9 2.43 13 400 7347 -19.8 -21.7 85 1.8 -20.4 207 67 329.2 329.5 293.1 335.1 1.69 14 350 8324 -26.8 -30.9 68 4.1 -27.5 201 81 332.7 332.8 293.2 335.7 0.83 15 300 9418 -35.4 -38.7 72 3.3 -35.8 200 89 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.2 0.45 16 250 10659 -44.5 -47.9 68 3.4 -44.7 210 88 339.9 340.0 294.5 340.8 0.20 17 200 12123 -51.3 -69.3 10 18.0 -51.7 230 80 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 13964 -58.2 -81.0 4 22.8 -58.4 232 41 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16460 -65.5 -87.6 3 22.0 -65.7 224 23 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.64 m Freezing level: 641.13 mb = 3714.24 m = 12185.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.55 mb = 3705.33 m = 12156.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.05 % Est. max temperature: 25.08 C = 77.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.00 mb = 751.02 m = 2463.95 ft T: 15.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 1.86 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.84 mb = 1246.61 m = 4089.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.34 C = 72.22 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.94 C Showalter Index: -0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.42 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 36.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.18 mb = 965.09 m = 3166.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 619.18 mb = 3988.40 m = 13085.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 579.18 mb = 4517.01 m = 14819.42 ft B at Equ Level: 13.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 529.18 mb = 5222.70 m = 17134.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.4 at 58.3 knts Storm direction: 239.4 at 43.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 12.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 778.5 neg: -166.2 tot: 612.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 204.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 111.55 m/s