MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.1,-93.36 Latitude: 35.10 Longitude: -93.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 993 124 24.4 19.7 75 4.7 21.1 198 10 298.1 300.8 294.5 340.7 14.69 2 950 508 20.3 18.4 89 1.9 19.0 202 21 297.8 300.3 294.0 338.9 14.17 3 900 973 17.1 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 226 22 299.1 301.5 293.8 337.8 13.27 4 850 1460 14.2 13.2 93 1.0 13.6 256 31 301.0 303.1 292.9 334.2 11.26 5 800 1970 11.0 10.6 97 0.4 10.8 249 34 302.9 304.8 292.5 332.9 10.10 6 750 2507 9.3 9.1 99 0.2 9.2 234 33 306.7 308.5 293.3 336.0 9.72 7 700 3078 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 227 39 310.5 312.1 293.7 337.6 8.85 8 650 3684 3.3 -4.4 57 7.7 -0.4 226 46 312.7 313.5 290.6 326.2 4.24 9 600 4328 -0.8 -4.0 79 3.2 -2.4 224 52 315.2 316.1 291.8 330.3 4.74 10 550 5017 -6.0 -9.2 78 3.2 -7.4 224 57 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.1 3.46 11 500 5756 -10.1 -28.7 20 18.6 -14.6 226 61 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.3 0.72 12 450 6559 -15.9 -34.5 19 18.6 -19.4 224 67 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.0 0.46 13 400 7434 -22.2 -26.6 68 4.3 -23.2 233 68 326.1 326.3 291.7 329.9 1.09 14 350 8403 -29.3 -32.6 73 3.3 -29.8 237 65 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.71 15 300 9488 -36.7 -39.7 74 3.0 -37.1 236 71 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10726 -44.6 -59.5 18 14.8 -45.2 246 71 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12199 -50.5 -72.4 6 21.9 -51.0 256 64 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.8 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 259 59 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16492 -68.6 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 259 40 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.48 m Freezing level: 609.57 mb = 4204.99 m = 13795.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.67 mb = 3650.48 m = 11976.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.47 mb = 714.40 m = 2343.79 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 7.84 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.66 mb = 919.18 m = 3015.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.20 C = 77.35 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 36.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 771.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.63 mb = 834.37 m = 2737.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.63 mb = 1071.77 m = 3516.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.63 mb = 10469.46 m = 34348.19 ft B at Equ Level: 766.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.63 mb = 13243.11 m = 43447.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.3 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 258.3 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.2 neg: -9.1 tot: 94.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 7.73 Bulk Shear: 99.79 m/s