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: 35.09,-92.26 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 132 25.2 17.1 61 8.1 19.7 210 12 299.0 301.2 293.1 335.2 12.44 2 950 513 21.9 16.0 69 5.9 17.9 210 25 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.9 12.13 3 900 980 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 15.9 212 28 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.7 12.05 4 850 1466 13.8 13.8 100 0.0 13.8 238 37 300.6 302.7 293.0 335.0 11.71 5 800 1977 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 240 35 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.9 10.42 6 750 2515 9.4 9.2 99 0.2 9.3 229 37 306.8 308.6 293.4 336.3 9.78 7 700 3085 6.8 6.3 97 0.5 6.5 227 42 310.0 311.6 293.4 336.4 8.60 8 650 3692 3.9 -0.4 74 4.2 1.6 224 47 313.3 314.4 292.1 331.4 5.74 9 600 4338 -0.5 -6.8 63 6.2 -3.4 225 48 315.5 316.2 291.1 327.8 3.84 10 550 5026 -6.3 -6.8 96 0.6 -6.5 220 51 316.7 317.5 291.7 330.1 4.17 11 500 5764 -11.0 -14.5 76 3.5 -12.3 227 59 319.6 320.1 291.1 327.8 2.48 12 450 6566 -16.0 -28.5 33 12.4 -18.9 231 65 323.1 323.2 290.6 325.9 0.81 13 400 7443 -21.4 -46.0 9 24.7 -24.4 234 71 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.15 14 350 8413 -28.5 -56.0 5 27.5 -30.6 233 71 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.06 15 300 9499 -36.7 -41.7 60 5.0 -37.2 237 71 333.7 333.8 293.0 335.0 0.33 16 250 10740 -44.0 -63.0 10 19.1 -44.6 245 69 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.9 0.03 17 200 12212 -51.7 -70.7 8 19.1 -52.0 246 61 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14030 -62.2 -79.0 9 16.8 -62.3 255 57 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 19 100 16495 -68.5 -86.8 6 18.3 -68.7 260 40 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.23 m Freezing level: 606.23 mb = 4257.27 m = 13967.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.92 mb = 3894.18 m = 12776.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.51 mb = 1156.59 m = 3794.55 ft T: 16.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 1.07 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1369.02 m = 4491.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.56 C = 79.80 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.82 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 38.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 224.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.24 mb = 1246.46 m = 4089.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.24 mb = 1593.52 m = 5228.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 777.24 mb = 2217.17 m = 7274.10 ft B at Equ Level: 5.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 737.24 mb = 2656.52 m = 8715.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.7 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 255.7 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.1 neg: -8.4 tot: 161.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 70.96 m/s