MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z 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 61 SFC 996 96 19.8 18.7 93 1.1 19.1 320 8 293.3 295.8 292.4 332.4 13.74 2 950 500 15.8 15.8 100 0.0 15.8 347 14 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.4 11.99 3 900 958 14.1 14.1 100 0.0 14.1 308 8 296.0 298.1 291.3 328.6 11.30 4 850 1440 12.5 9.0 79 3.5 10.4 249 23 299.2 300.8 290.0 324.3 8.52 5 800 1948 11.3 4.4 63 6.9 7.5 256 31 303.2 304.4 289.6 322.9 6.57 6 750 2485 8.3 4.0 74 4.3 5.9 252 37 305.6 306.9 290.6 326.3 6.83 7 700 3051 4.7 2.1 83 2.6 3.2 249 45 307.7 308.9 290.9 327.1 6.35 8 650 3652 1.6 -11.2 38 12.8 -3.6 248 52 310.8 311.3 288.3 318.9 2.51 9 600 4291 -3.2 -17.1 33 13.9 -7.9 248 61 312.4 312.7 288.1 317.9 1.67 10 550 4974 -6.6 -7.6 93 0.9 -7.1 228 63 316.2 317.0 291.4 328.9 3.93 11 500 5713 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.7 -11.5 224 65 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.4 3.06 12 450 6517 -14.9 -16.4 88 1.5 -15.4 206 55 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.5 2.36 13 400 7398 -20.8 -24.0 75 3.2 -21.6 198 59 327.9 328.2 292.4 332.8 1.37 14 350 8372 -27.2 -29.8 79 2.6 -27.8 197 61 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.4 0.92 15 300 9465 -35.3 -37.6 79 2.4 -35.5 199 68 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.6 0.50 16 250 10708 -45.2 -50.9 53 5.7 -45.5 214 91 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.5 0.14 17 200 12173 -51.3 -74.6 5 23.3 -51.7 236 70 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14005 -58.6 -79.6 5 21.1 -58.8 261 53 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16480 -67.8 -86.0 6 18.2 -67.9 261 42 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.98 m Freezing level: 633.03 mb = 3869.09 m = 12693.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.15 mb = 3332.47 m = 10933.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.03 % Est. max temperature: 26.06 C = 78.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.89 mb = 235.17 m = 771.55 ft T: 18.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 5.70 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.33 mb = 470.31 m = 1542.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.78 C = 67.60 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: 0.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.75 C Showalter Index: 2.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 20.29 C K Index: 30.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.87 mb = 572.98 m = 1879.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.87 mb = 618.07 m = 2027.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 886.87 mb = 1082.11 m = 3550.18 ft B at Equ Level: 15.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 816.87 mb = 1773.32 m = 5817.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 272.6 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 7.1 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.0 neg: -51.2 tot: 101.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 271.89 m/s