MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F059.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F059.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 59 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.86,-93.10 Latitude: 35.86 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 955 463 23.5 19.2 77 4.3 20.5 197 10 300.6 303.3 295.3 343.9 14.78 2 950 507 23.2 19.0 77 4.2 20.2 198 15 300.7 303.4 295.3 343.9 14.71 3 900 976 18.9 18.1 95 0.9 18.4 198 29 301.0 303.7 295.3 344.1 14.65 4 850 1466 15.8 14.8 94 1.0 15.1 210 31 302.7 305.0 294.3 339.7 12.52 5 800 1981 15.5 6.0 53 9.5 9.9 230 34 307.7 309.0 291.7 330.0 7.33 6 750 2525 12.6 -3.2 33 15.7 4.6 252 36 310.2 311.0 289.6 322.9 4.03 7 700 3098 8.4 -24.1 8 32.6 -2.0 256 42 311.8 312.0 286.9 314.5 0.78 8 650 3704 4.0 -25.2 10 29.2 -4.8 252 44 313.5 313.6 287.5 316.1 0.76 9 600 4348 -0.4 -28.4 10 28.0 -7.9 252 47 315.7 315.8 288.1 317.8 0.61 10 550 5037 -5.2 -32.7 10 27.5 -11.6 249 50 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.5 0.45 11 500 5777 -9.8 -36.7 9 26.9 -15.2 250 55 321.1 321.1 289.5 322.3 0.33 12 450 6581 -15.9 -40.5 10 24.6 -19.9 252 58 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.2 0.25 13 400 7456 -21.9 -42.7 13 20.8 -24.6 253 66 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.22 14 350 8424 -29.2 -47.6 15 18.4 -31.0 252 73 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.15 15 300 9508 -37.0 -45.1 43 8.1 -37.7 259 92 333.1 333.2 292.8 334.0 0.23 16 250 10743 -46.7 -53.1 48 6.4 -46.9 259 95 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.2 0.11 17 200 12192 -54.8 -69.3 15 14.4 -55.1 267 89 345.9 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 13998 -60.2 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 252 75 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 255 38 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.51 m Freezing level: 604.42 mb = 4291.29 m = 14078.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.89 mb = 2923.16 m = 9590.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.41 % Est. max temperature: 29.99 C = 85.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.27 mb = 1011.91 m = 3319.88 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 29.60 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.90 mb = 1257.85 m = 4126.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.85 C = 76.72 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 7.78 Risk: None Sweat Index: 423.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1352.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.90 mb = 1169.83 m = 3837.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.90 mb = 1416.68 m = 4647.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 834.90 mb = 1618.10 m = 5308.67 ft B at Equ Level: 6.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 814.90 mb = 1823.98 m = 5984.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.4 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 274.4 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 332.5 neg: -3.1 tot: 329.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.58 Bulk Rich Number: 10.27 Bulk Shear: 131.76 m/s