MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F041.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 41 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.80,-93.28 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -93.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 979 268 20.8 20.3 97 0.5 20.4 267 10 295.7 298.5 294.3 340.1 15.46 2 950 528 18.9 18.7 99 0.2 18.8 262 21 296.4 299.0 293.9 338.1 14.46 3 900 991 15.6 15.1 97 0.5 15.3 266 28 297.6 299.8 292.4 332.5 12.05 4 850 1474 12.3 11.2 93 1.1 11.6 264 34 299.0 300.8 291.1 327.9 9.86 5 800 1981 10.6 9.8 95 0.8 10.1 259 37 302.4 304.2 291.9 330.8 9.55 6 750 2518 7.8 7.2 95 0.7 7.5 255 42 305.1 306.7 291.9 330.7 8.51 7 700 3085 4.9 4.3 95 0.7 4.5 260 30 307.9 309.3 291.9 330.7 7.44 8 650 3686 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.3 256 30 310.4 311.6 291.8 330.3 6.45 9 600 4327 -1.4 -1.4 100 0.0 -1.4 245 31 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.6 5.75 10 550 5019 -4.2 -4.2 100 0.0 -4.2 231 37 319.1 320.1 293.2 335.5 5.09 11 500 5764 -8.3 -8.3 100 0.0 -8.4 226 46 322.9 323.7 293.4 336.3 4.08 12 450 6576 -13.3 -13.3 100 0.0 -13.3 229 52 326.5 327.1 293.5 336.8 3.05 13 400 7462 -19.1 -19.1 100 0.0 -19.1 233 60 330.1 330.5 293.7 337.4 2.10 14 350 8440 -27.2 -27.2 100 -0.0 -27.2 237 65 332.1 332.4 293.4 336.4 1.18 15 300 9530 -36.8 -38.5 84 1.8 -37.0 238 66 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.3 0.46 16 250 10766 -44.8 -52.0 44 7.3 -45.2 250 66 339.5 339.6 294.3 340.0 0.12 17 200 12241 -51.1 -73.4 5 22.3 -51.5 253 55 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14064 -61.5 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.6 258 55 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16525 -68.4 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 259 42 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.64 m Freezing level: 626.58 mb = 3986.28 m = 13078.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.81 mb = 3977.03 m = 13047.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.51 % Est. max temperature: 25.44 C = 77.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.32 mb = 327.43 m = 1074.23 ft T: 20.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 12.27 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 792.31 m = 2599.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.13 C = 71.84 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: 0.33 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: 3.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.09 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.60 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 181.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.51 mb = 769.87 m = 2525.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.51 mb = 816.37 m = 2678.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 538.51 mb = 5184.23 m = 17008.43 ft B at Equ Level: 181.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 248.51 mb = 10805.80 m = 35451.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.4 neg: -23.4 tot: 14.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 4.85 Bulk Shear: 37.45 m/s