MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510190600F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 16Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.28,-85.01 Latitude: 37.28 Longitude: -85.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 970 289 19.3 17.5 89 1.8 18.1 195 12 295.0 297.3 292.3 332.4 13.05 2 950 470 17.3 16.5 95 0.8 16.8 201 16 294.7 297.0 291.9 330.7 12.55 3 900 929 13.6 13.3 99 0.2 13.4 212 32 295.5 297.4 290.7 326.4 10.75 4 850 1409 10.7 9.9 95 0.8 10.3 216 36 297.4 299.0 289.9 323.8 9.07 5 800 1912 7.4 5.1 85 2.3 6.1 219 36 299.0 300.3 288.5 319.3 6.88 6 750 2442 4.5 4.3 99 0.2 4.4 214 42 301.5 302.8 289.4 322.2 6.96 7 700 3001 1.2 0.1 93 1.0 0.6 218 45 303.8 304.8 288.9 320.5 5.52 8 650 3593 -3.0 -4.3 91 1.3 -3.6 216 45 305.5 306.3 288.3 318.7 4.26 9 600 4224 -6.0 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.2 214 45 309.2 309.9 289.2 321.4 3.91 10 550 4900 -10.6 -14.9 71 4.3 -12.1 225 54 311.5 311.9 288.3 318.6 2.19 11 500 5626 -15.1 -21.6 58 6.5 -16.9 220 64 314.6 314.8 288.5 319.1 1.35 12 450 6417 -18.0 -33.0 26 15.0 -20.8 217 69 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.5 0.53 13 400 7291 -21.5 -49.8 6 28.3 -24.6 215 81 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.5 0.10 14 350 8266 -26.0 -62.1 2 36.1 -28.7 214 95 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.03 15 300 9367 -33.0 -40.2 49 7.2 -33.8 202 101 338.9 339.0 294.4 340.4 0.39 16 250 10621 -42.2 -60.1 12 17.9 -43.0 212 94 343.3 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.05 17 200 12116 -47.9 -75.3 3 27.4 -48.5 225 71 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 18 150 13961 -58.5 -81.0 4 22.5 -58.7 228 51 369.3 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16460 -66.3 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.5 245 39 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.41 m Freezing level: 686.17 mb = 3164.89 m = 10383.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.82 mb = 3083.41 m = 10116.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.01 % Est. max temperature: 22.63 C = 72.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.99 mb = 514.49 m = 1687.95 ft T: 16.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.40 mb = 812.68 m = 2666.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.60 C = 67.29 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.09 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 479.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.94 mb = 816.98 m = 2680.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.94 mb = 863.71 m = 2833.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 436.94 mb = 6635.46 m = 21769.62 ft B at Equ Level: 477.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.94 mb = 9204.00 m = 30196.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.1 neg: -3.4 tot: 185.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 4.94 Bulk Shear: 97.08 m/s