MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F049.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F049.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 49 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.32,-90.95 Latitude: 36.32 Longitude: -90.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 104 23.0 18.8 77 4.2 20.1 193 9 296.5 299.0 293.4 336.4 13.82 2 950 507 20.6 17.5 82 3.1 18.5 195 26 298.1 300.6 293.6 337.0 13.39 3 900 972 17.1 16.4 96 0.6 16.7 203 29 299.1 301.5 293.7 337.6 13.19 4 850 1459 14.5 14.5 100 -0.0 14.5 211 25 301.3 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.29 5 800 1970 11.2 11.1 100 0.0 11.2 225 31 303.0 305.0 292.8 334.1 10.46 6 750 2506 8.4 8.3 100 0.1 8.3 230 34 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.4 9.22 7 700 3076 6.9 -0.8 58 7.7 2.9 231 37 310.1 311.1 290.6 326.2 5.17 8 650 3682 4.0 -12.2 29 16.3 -2.6 225 44 313.5 313.9 289.0 321.0 2.30 9 600 4326 -0.9 -6.8 64 6.0 -3.6 221 47 315.1 315.8 291.0 327.3 3.82 10 550 5014 -6.4 -8.3 87 1.9 -7.2 220 48 316.5 317.2 291.3 328.6 3.73 11 500 5751 -12.2 -13.2 92 1.0 -12.6 224 52 318.2 318.7 290.9 327.2 2.75 12 450 6550 -16.2 -29.6 31 13.4 -19.1 229 55 322.9 323.0 290.4 325.5 0.73 13 400 7427 -21.4 -26.5 63 5.1 -22.6 234 55 327.1 327.3 292.0 331.0 1.09 14 350 8399 -27.7 -34.0 55 6.4 -28.7 240 63 331.4 331.6 292.7 333.7 0.61 15 300 9487 -36.5 -46.7 34 10.1 -37.4 241 53 333.9 333.9 293.0 334.6 0.19 16 250 10724 -46.6 -53.3 46 6.8 -46.9 244 47 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.11 17 200 12165 -56.4 -68.5 21 12.1 -56.6 243 64 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13988 -59.3 -80.7 5 21.4 -59.5 265 59 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16479 -68.2 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 256 41 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.42 m Freezing level: 609.03 mb = 4210.05 m = 13812.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.47 mb = 3392.03 m = 11128.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.63 mb = 638.10 m = 2093.49 ft T: 19.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.14 C/km ThetaE index: 16.56 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.65 mb = 1070.74 m = 3512.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.97 C = 78.75 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -4.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 26.68 C K Index: 33.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.88 mb = 887.76 m = 2912.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.88 mb = 1519.70 m = 4985.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 703.88 mb = 3030.71 m = 9943.17 ft B at Equ Level: 45.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.88 mb = 13052.08 m = 42821.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.4 neg: -9.8 tot: 181.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 68.44 m/s