MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F052.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 52 hour NAM valid 4Z 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 65 SFC 997 95 21.3 20.4 94 0.9 20.7 219 14 294.8 297.5 294.0 338.6 15.30 2 950 507 17.5 17.5 100 0.1 17.5 226 35 295.0 297.4 292.6 333.2 13.33 3 900 968 14.8 14.4 98 0.4 14.5 241 38 296.7 298.8 291.7 330.0 11.52 4 850 1452 13.4 12.1 92 1.3 12.6 255 39 300.2 302.2 292.0 331.1 10.50 5 800 1961 10.8 8.8 87 2.0 9.6 250 43 302.7 304.3 291.5 329.2 8.91 6 750 2497 7.9 7.5 97 0.4 7.6 244 41 305.1 306.8 292.1 331.3 8.71 7 700 3064 4.7 4.2 97 0.5 4.4 240 40 307.7 309.0 291.7 330.2 7.39 8 650 3664 0.5 0.1 97 0.5 0.3 245 39 309.5 310.7 291.1 327.9 5.92 9 600 4303 -2.6 -3.0 97 0.4 -2.8 262 47 313.2 314.1 291.5 329.3 5.12 10 550 4990 -6.4 -7.3 94 0.8 -6.8 239 46 316.5 317.2 291.6 329.4 4.03 11 500 5728 -11.0 -11.1 100 0.1 -11.1 229 45 319.6 320.3 291.8 330.4 3.29 12 450 6532 -14.9 -14.9 100 0.0 -14.9 216 43 324.6 325.1 292.7 333.6 2.68 13 400 7414 -20.4 -20.4 100 0.0 -20.4 213 49 328.5 328.9 293.1 335.1 1.89 14 350 8391 -26.2 -26.3 98 0.2 -26.2 215 53 333.5 333.7 293.9 338.1 1.27 15 300 9485 -35.6 -38.3 76 2.8 -35.9 222 57 335.2 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.47 16 250 10724 -46.7 -49.8 70 3.2 -46.8 221 69 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12183 -50.5 -72.0 6 21.5 -51.0 236 72 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 14023 -59.0 -81.6 4 22.6 -59.3 259 42 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16494 -67.8 -86.1 6 18.2 -67.9 259 42 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.87 m Freezing level: 641.62 mb = 3771.08 m = 12372.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.83 mb = 3715.43 m = 12189.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.50 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.22 mb = 211.11 m = 692.62 ft T: 20.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 8.56 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.70 mb = 545.93 m = 1791.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.69 C = 71.04 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 36.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 206.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.65 mb = 582.55 m = 1911.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.65 mb = 627.89 m = 2059.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 846.65 mb = 1485.10 m = 4872.31 ft B at Equ Level: 20.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.65 mb = 9561.18 m = 31368.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.8 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 272.8 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.4 neg: -37.0 tot: 176.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 4.88 Bulk Shear: 42.38 m/s