MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 74 SFC 998 95 22.8 19.4 81 3.4 20.4 204 16 296.1 298.7 293.7 337.4 14.36 2 950 518 19.0 18.3 96 0.6 18.5 207 33 296.4 299.0 293.6 337.0 14.08 3 900 982 17.7 8.5 55 9.2 12.2 223 40 299.8 301.2 289.6 322.7 7.77 4 850 1469 14.5 12.3 87 2.2 13.1 223 38 301.4 303.3 292.4 332.8 10.66 5 800 1978 10.2 7.7 84 2.5 8.8 225 42 302.0 303.6 290.7 326.6 8.27 6 750 2512 6.4 2.5 76 3.9 4.3 228 42 303.5 304.7 289.3 322.0 6.13 7 700 3078 5.0 3.8 92 1.1 4.3 233 45 308.0 309.3 291.7 330.0 7.22 8 650 3680 1.6 0.8 94 0.8 1.1 229 47 310.8 312.0 291.7 330.1 6.24 9 600 4320 -2.7 -2.9 99 0.2 -2.8 220 50 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.2 5.15 10 550 5005 -7.2 -7.3 99 0.1 -7.3 215 50 315.5 316.3 291.2 328.4 4.01 11 500 5740 -12.3 -13.6 90 1.3 -12.8 212 53 318.1 318.6 290.8 326.9 2.68 12 450 6542 -15.4 -17.1 87 1.7 -16.0 226 56 323.8 324.3 292.1 331.4 2.22 13 400 7424 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -21.0 234 54 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.56 14 350 8398 -27.4 -30.2 77 2.8 -28.0 235 54 331.7 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.88 15 300 9488 -36.2 -39.4 72 3.2 -36.6 240 54 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.9 0.42 16 250 10725 -46.0 -51.0 57 5.1 -46.2 236 64 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.14 17 200 12182 -52.0 -75.6 4 23.6 -52.4 245 70 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14018 -59.6 -80.9 5 21.2 -59.9 264 45 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16501 -68.5 -86.7 6 18.2 -68.6 259 39 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.89 m Freezing level: 631.46 mb = 3917.47 m = 12852.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.57 mb = 3859.66 m = 12662.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.15 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.89 mb = 519.31 m = 1703.74 ft T: 18.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.70 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1457.00 m = 4780.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.97 C = 82.35 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 38.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 252.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.29 mb = 960.58 m = 3151.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.29 mb = 1902.15 m = 6240.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 427.29 mb = 6929.85 m = 22735.45 ft B at Equ Level: 251.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 257.29 mb = 10529.85 m = 34546.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.4 neg: -5.4 tot: 210.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 4.47 Bulk Shear: 56.54 m/s