MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F049.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F049.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 49 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-92.13 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -92.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 991 154 27.9 18.7 57 9.2 21.5 194 9 301.9 304.4 295.0 342.6 13.83 2 950 525 23.1 17.4 70 5.7 19.2 197 14 300.6 303.1 294.2 339.5 13.25 3 900 993 18.5 16.5 88 2.0 17.2 200 14 300.6 303.0 294.2 339.4 13.24 4 850 1481 14.7 13.7 94 1.0 14.1 221 15 301.5 303.7 293.3 336.0 11.70 5 800 1992 11.7 5.9 68 5.8 8.4 211 13 303.7 305.0 290.5 325.6 7.31 6 750 2531 11.7 -20.2 9 31.9 0.4 224 22 309.3 309.4 286.3 312.7 1.02 7 700 3104 8.4 -2.2 47 10.6 2.9 235 27 311.7 312.6 290.6 326.3 4.63 8 650 3711 4.2 -3.4 58 7.6 0.4 231 30 313.7 314.5 291.2 328.2 4.58 9 600 4357 -0.5 -4.9 73 4.3 -2.6 236 36 315.5 316.3 291.6 329.7 4.44 10 550 5046 -5.8 -15.4 47 9.6 -9.2 237 38 317.2 317.6 290.0 324.2 2.10 11 500 5784 -11.6 -19.3 53 7.7 -14.0 244 38 318.9 319.3 290.1 324.5 1.66 12 450 6584 -15.9 -33.7 20 17.8 -19.4 239 41 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.0 0.49 13 400 7461 -21.5 -42.0 14 20.4 -24.4 243 51 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.9 0.24 14 350 8430 -28.7 -48.0 14 19.2 -30.6 243 61 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.14 15 300 9515 -37.0 -49.2 27 12.2 -37.8 246 70 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.9 0.14 16 250 10747 -47.5 -52.5 57 5.0 -47.8 249 80 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.12 17 200 12194 -54.7 -67.9 18 13.2 -54.9 246 89 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 14013 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 253 72 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16480 -69.4 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.5 251 38 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.24 m Freezing level: 605.81 mb = 4281.96 m = 14048.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.79 mb = 3788.94 m = 12430.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.56 mb = 1316.62 m = 4319.56 ft T: 15.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 29.99 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.77 mb = 1304.65 m = 4280.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -4.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 29.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 968.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.18 mb = 1261.46 m = 4138.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.18 mb = 1409.53 m = 4624.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 767.18 mb = 2341.77 m = 7682.89 ft B at Equ Level: 23.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 697.18 mb = 3137.05 m = 10292.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.5 neg: -5.6 tot: 82.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 23.43 Bulk Shear: 41.34 m/s