MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181800F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.89,-84.7 Latitude: 37.89 Longitude: -84.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 973 257 20.2 16.2 77 4.1 17.5 183 20 295.7 297.8 291.7 330.1 11.96 2 950 466 18.7 15.7 83 3.0 16.7 186 33 296.2 298.3 291.9 330.5 11.91 3 900 928 15.5 14.4 94 1.0 14.8 196 53 297.5 299.5 292.0 331.0 11.56 4 850 1412 12.9 11.8 93 1.1 12.2 210 65 299.6 301.5 291.6 329.7 10.27 5 800 1920 10.6 8.9 89 1.7 9.6 217 65 302.5 304.2 291.5 329.2 8.98 6 750 2457 7.9 4.6 80 3.3 6.0 208 50 305.1 306.5 290.7 326.6 7.10 7 700 3023 4.5 3.9 96 0.6 4.2 203 47 307.5 308.9 291.6 329.6 7.25 8 650 3625 2.5 -3.1 67 5.6 -0.2 203 50 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.70 9 600 4267 -2.1 -8.0 64 5.9 -4.7 203 54 313.7 314.4 290.2 324.9 3.49 10 550 4953 -6.2 -8.8 82 2.6 -7.3 201 61 316.8 317.4 291.2 328.4 3.58 11 500 5693 -10.2 -14.2 73 4.0 -11.7 207 72 320.6 321.1 291.5 329.1 2.55 12 450 6496 -15.6 -20.7 65 5.1 -17.1 207 75 323.6 324.0 291.5 329.3 1.64 13 400 7377 -19.9 -21.3 88 1.5 -20.3 216 66 329.2 329.5 293.1 335.2 1.74 14 350 8353 -27.0 -29.2 82 2.1 -27.5 220 68 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.9 0.98 15 300 9447 -34.8 -38.1 72 3.2 -35.3 215 68 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10694 -44.4 -52.2 42 7.8 -44.8 220 71 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.5 0.12 17 200 12149 -53.3 -62.9 30 9.6 -53.6 237 84 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.5 0.04 18 150 13973 -61.2 -82.5 4 21.4 -61.3 237 55 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16454 -67.1 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 236 31 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.17 m Freezing level: 622.63 mb = 3976.49 m = 13046.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.44 mb = 3594.74 m = 11793.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.04 % Est. max temperature: 25.66 C = 78.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.76 mb = 770.28 m = 2527.15 ft T: 16.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 4.40 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1187.20 m = 3894.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.16 C = 73.69 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: 0.72 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.00 C Showalter Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5437.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.31 mb = 981.70 m = 3220.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.9 at 56.5 knts Storm direction: 234.9 at 42.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 3.4 tot: 11.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 501.7 neg: -128.7 tot: 373.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 90.22 m/s