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: 35.61,-91.52 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -91.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 993 119 26.1 16.8 57 9.3 19.8 196 11 299.9 302.1 293.2 335.7 12.24 2 950 504 22.8 16.0 66 6.8 18.2 198 24 300.3 302.5 293.3 335.9 12.13 3 900 972 18.2 15.0 82 3.2 16.1 200 27 300.3 302.5 293.2 335.6 12.03 4 850 1460 14.7 12.1 84 2.7 13.0 221 33 301.6 303.5 292.4 332.5 10.48 5 800 1971 11.8 9.7 87 2.1 10.5 225 38 303.7 305.5 292.3 332.0 9.48 6 750 2509 9.8 6.6 80 3.2 7.9 227 39 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.0 8.18 7 700 3080 7.7 1.7 66 6.0 4.4 219 39 311.0 312.2 291.8 330.3 6.20 8 650 3688 4.2 0.9 79 3.4 2.4 219 45 313.7 314.9 292.6 333.5 6.28 9 600 4334 -0.4 -8.5 54 8.1 -4.0 223 53 315.7 316.3 290.7 326.5 3.36 10 550 5024 -5.7 -10.0 71 4.3 -7.4 222 53 317.4 318.0 291.2 328.0 3.26 11 500 5763 -10.8 -12.9 84 2.1 -11.6 226 54 319.9 320.4 291.5 329.2 2.82 12 450 6566 -15.6 -21.5 60 5.9 -17.3 229 56 323.7 324.0 291.4 328.9 1.52 13 400 7445 -21.1 -41.2 15 20.1 -24.0 232 65 327.5 327.6 291.3 328.5 0.26 14 350 8415 -28.7 -49.9 11 21.2 -30.7 231 64 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.11 15 300 9499 -37.0 -40.4 70 3.5 -37.3 242 65 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.7 0.38 16 250 10734 -46.5 -50.7 62 4.2 -46.7 242 65 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.15 17 200 12188 -52.4 -69.2 12 16.8 -52.8 242 70 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14009 -61.6 -80.5 6 18.9 -61.7 254 67 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16490 -69.2 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 258 38 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.12 m Freezing level: 604.22 mb = 4279.73 m = 14040.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.04 mb = 3927.28 m = 12884.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.03 mb = 1290.40 m = 4233.55 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 3.88 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.89 mb = 1580.54 m = 5185.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.40 C Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.56 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 31.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 266.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.02 mb = 1349.78 m = 4428.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.02 mb = 4253.65 m = 13955.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 286.02 mb = 9822.17 m = 32224.56 ft B at Equ Level: 265.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 206.02 mb = 11994.82 m = 39352.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.8 neg: -15.6 tot: 172.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 3.21 Bulk Shear: 83.27 m/s