MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.39,-90.51 Latitude: 35.39 Longitude: -90.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 63 22.8 19.3 80 3.5 20.4 187 13 295.8 298.4 293.4 336.5 14.17 1 1000 76 22.8 19.1 80 3.7 20.3 187 13 296.0 298.5 293.4 336.5 14.08 2 950 522 19.3 18.3 94 1.0 18.7 193 33 296.8 299.3 293.7 337.5 14.09 3 900 987 19.5 4.1 36 15.4 10.9 214 33 301.6 302.6 288.3 318.7 5.71 4 850 1475 16.5 6.4 51 10.1 10.6 219 32 303.4 304.7 290.2 324.8 7.11 5 800 1988 12.2 11.3 95 0.8 11.6 224 31 304.1 306.1 293.2 335.7 10.59 6 750 2526 8.4 2.4 66 5.9 5.2 230 36 305.7 306.8 290.0 324.2 6.09 7 700 3094 6.0 4.9 93 1.1 5.4 229 40 309.1 310.6 292.5 333.0 7.79 8 650 3699 2.8 -2.2 69 5.0 0.3 224 40 312.2 313.1 291.1 328.0 5.02 9 600 4341 -1.6 -6.9 67 5.3 -4.0 222 43 314.3 315.0 290.7 326.4 3.79 10 550 5028 -5.8 -13.2 56 7.4 -8.6 220 46 317.3 317.7 290.5 325.6 2.52 11 500 5768 -10.8 -18.0 55 7.3 -13.2 225 51 319.9 320.3 290.6 326.1 1.85 12 450 6570 -15.4 -30.0 27 14.7 -18.6 225 52 323.9 324.1 290.7 326.4 0.70 13 400 7450 -21.2 -25.3 69 4.2 -22.2 231 61 327.5 327.7 292.2 331.8 1.22 14 350 8422 -27.6 -30.5 76 3.0 -28.1 233 43 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.7 0.86 15 300 9512 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.2 240 54 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10753 -45.8 -49.1 69 3.3 -46.0 243 62 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12199 -55.2 -59.5 59 4.3 -55.3 247 66 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.06 18 150 14027 -59.7 -82.2 4 22.5 -60.0 268 53 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16502 -68.5 -87.6 5 19.1 -68.5 254 36 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.62 m Freezing level: 617.94 mb = 4110.91 m = 13487.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.34 mb = 3744.02 m = 12283.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.82 % Est. max temperature: 30.35 C = 86.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.13 mb = 511.54 m = 1678.28 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 18.79 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.92 mb = 1821.35 m = 5975.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.88 C = 87.58 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: 3.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.27 C Cross Totals Index: 17.19 C K Index: 32.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 59.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 170.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.52 mb = 1067.72 m = 3502.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.52 mb = 4254.76 m = 13959.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 436.52 mb = 6797.62 m = 22301.62 ft B at Equ Level: 58.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 346.52 mb = 8492.50 m = 27862.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 214.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.96 Bulk Shear: 61.77 m/s