MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.71,-91.23 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -91.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 999 73 25.3 18.0 64 7.3 20.3 180 12 298.6 300.9 293.4 336.6 13.08 2 950 510 21.9 17.2 75 4.6 18.7 190 27 299.4 301.8 293.7 337.7 13.12 3 900 977 17.7 16.7 94 1.0 17.0 199 25 299.7 302.2 294.0 338.8 13.37 4 850 1463 14.3 13.4 94 0.9 13.7 218 25 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.8 11.43 5 800 1974 11.0 10.6 97 0.4 10.8 229 32 302.9 304.8 292.5 333.0 10.11 6 750 2512 10.0 9.7 98 0.3 9.8 224 37 307.5 309.4 293.9 338.1 10.14 7 700 3084 8.5 -0.5 53 9.0 3.7 224 40 311.9 312.9 291.3 328.4 5.26 8 650 3693 4.5 -2.7 60 7.1 0.8 220 42 314.0 314.9 291.5 329.3 4.83 9 600 4339 -0.5 -4.6 74 4.1 -2.5 220 43 315.5 316.4 291.7 329.9 4.53 10 550 5028 -5.3 -10.9 65 5.5 -7.6 222 45 317.7 318.3 291.0 327.7 3.04 11 500 5768 -11.0 -16.3 64 5.4 -12.8 230 48 319.7 320.1 290.8 326.8 2.13 12 450 6572 -15.2 -35.3 16 20.2 -19.0 237 49 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.7 0.42 13 400 7451 -20.9 -33.8 30 13.0 -23.2 238 61 327.9 328.0 291.7 329.9 0.55 14 350 8422 -27.7 -31.5 70 3.7 -28.4 244 61 331.4 331.5 292.9 334.2 0.79 15 300 9510 -37.0 -44.1 48 7.1 -37.7 246 52 333.1 333.2 292.8 334.1 0.25 16 250 10744 -46.5 -53.5 45 7.0 -46.8 251 62 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.4 0.11 17 200 12189 -55.5 -73.3 9 17.8 -55.8 247 70 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 14010 -58.9 -80.7 4 21.8 -59.2 253 59 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16493 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 256 39 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.10 m Freezing level: 605.49 mb = 4267.67 m = 14001.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.42 mb = 3850.32 m = 12632.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.01 mb = 1004.83 m = 3296.66 ft T: 17.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 9.74 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.00 mb = 1216.45 m = 3990.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.14 C = 80.86 F Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.52 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 29.58 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 476.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.65 mb = 1075.00 m = 3526.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.65 mb = 1416.82 m = 4648.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 754.65 mb = 2460.85 m = 8073.54 ft B at Equ Level: 26.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 684.65 mb = 3265.91 m = 10714.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 163.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 6.95 Bulk Shear: 68.58 m/s