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: 36.28,-90.25 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -90.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 997 90 24.7 18.3 68 6.4 20.3 190 13 298.1 300.6 293.6 337.0 13.40 2 950 512 21.5 17.4 78 4.0 18.7 194 29 299.0 301.4 293.7 337.8 13.32 3 900 978 16.9 16.5 97 0.4 16.6 195 30 298.9 301.3 293.7 337.4 13.20 4 850 1464 14.7 12.0 84 2.6 13.0 205 28 301.5 303.4 292.3 332.4 10.45 5 800 1976 12.3 8.1 76 4.1 9.8 213 33 304.2 305.8 291.6 329.8 8.52 6 750 2514 10.0 2.0 57 8.0 5.6 217 33 307.4 308.5 290.4 325.5 5.89 7 700 3086 7.9 -1.8 50 9.7 2.9 220 36 311.2 312.1 290.6 326.3 4.80 8 650 3693 4.4 -5.2 50 9.6 -0.2 224 39 314.0 314.7 290.7 326.7 4.00 9 600 4339 -1.0 -2.7 89 1.6 -1.9 225 42 314.9 315.9 292.1 331.5 5.24 10 550 5027 -6.1 -8.4 84 2.3 -7.1 224 44 316.9 317.6 291.4 328.8 3.69 11 500 5765 -11.8 -15.1 77 3.2 -13.0 228 48 318.6 319.1 290.7 326.5 2.37 12 450 6565 -15.9 -30.9 26 15.0 -19.1 234 51 323.3 323.4 290.5 325.6 0.65 13 400 7442 -21.5 -42.0 14 20.4 -24.4 234 57 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.9 0.24 14 350 8412 -28.8 -43.2 24 14.4 -30.4 232 64 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.24 15 300 9497 -36.7 -41.3 63 4.5 -37.2 239 57 333.6 333.6 293.0 334.9 0.34 16 250 10733 -47.0 -52.2 55 5.2 -47.3 255 56 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.12 17 200 12175 -55.9 -64.0 35 8.1 -56.1 245 67 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 18 150 13997 -57.5 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.8 249 59 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 19 100 16487 -69.1 -86.4 6 17.3 -69.2 253 41 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.35 m Freezing level: 609.62 mb = 4214.57 m = 13827.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.96 mb = 3656.21 m = 11995.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.27 C = 82.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.94 mb = 902.76 m = 2961.77 ft T: 17.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 12.29 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1093.63 m = 3587.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.14 C = 79.06 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.01 C Showalter Index: -1.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 28.88 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 567.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.22 mb = 995.27 m = 3265.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 633.22 mb = 3904.20 m = 12808.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.22 mb = 10910.37 m = 35794.74 ft B at Equ Level: 563.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.22 mb = 13085.53 m = 42930.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.1 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 248.1 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 164.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 11.77 Bulk Shear: 48.20 m/s