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: 35.85,-90.72 Latitude: 35.85 Longitude: -90.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 997 95 23.1 19.0 78 4.1 20.3 188 14 296.5 299.0 293.6 337.0 14.03 2 950 514 19.4 18.4 94 1.0 18.7 192 30 296.8 299.4 293.7 337.6 14.13 3 900 979 18.8 5.8 43 13.0 11.4 213 33 300.9 302.1 288.8 320.1 6.45 4 850 1467 15.4 11.3 76 4.1 12.8 221 34 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.7 9.92 5 800 1978 11.5 7.5 76 4.0 9.1 231 36 303.4 305.0 291.1 327.8 8.15 6 750 2514 8.2 4.1 75 4.1 5.9 230 43 305.5 306.8 290.6 326.2 6.85 7 700 3081 6.3 4.3 87 2.0 5.2 230 45 309.5 310.9 292.4 332.4 7.46 8 650 3686 2.3 -0.5 81 2.8 0.8 223 47 311.6 312.7 291.5 329.3 5.67 9 600 4328 -1.4 -6.7 67 5.3 -3.8 218 48 314.6 315.3 290.9 326.9 3.87 10 550 5015 -6.2 -10.7 70 4.6 -8.0 215 49 316.8 317.4 290.8 326.8 3.06 11 500 5754 -11.4 -16.6 65 5.3 -13.1 219 54 319.2 319.6 290.6 326.2 2.08 12 450 6555 -16.3 -21.5 64 5.2 -17.7 221 54 322.8 323.1 291.2 328.1 1.53 13 400 7433 -20.7 -24.3 73 3.6 -21.6 224 43 328.1 328.3 292.4 332.8 1.34 14 350 8406 -28.0 -31.2 74 3.2 -28.5 232 41 331.1 331.2 292.8 334.0 0.81 15 300 9496 -35.6 -38.7 73 3.1 -36.0 239 58 335.2 335.3 293.6 336.9 0.45 16 250 10737 -45.9 -49.2 69 3.3 -46.0 242 61 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.6 0.17 17 200 12183 -55.2 -59.4 59 4.3 -55.3 246 70 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.06 18 150 14012 -59.5 -81.6 4 22.1 -59.7 270 54 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16495 -68.5 -87.6 5 19.1 -68.5 250 41 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.84 m Freezing level: 618.41 mb = 4091.94 m = 13424.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.93 mb = 3798.82 m = 12463.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.91 C = 84.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.62 mb = 608.62 m = 1996.76 ft T: 19.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 17.52 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.17 mb = 1706.48 m = 5598.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.41 C = 84.93 F Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lifted Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.73 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 129.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.50 mb = 1107.81 m = 3634.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 591.50 mb = 4441.13 m = 14570.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 421.50 mb = 7042.86 m = 23106.22 ft B at Equ Level: 91.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 321.50 mb = 9006.44 m = 29548.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 223.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 79.78 m/s