MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-93.52 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 982 260 27.9 15.8 48 12.2 19.7 176 8 302.7 304.8 293.6 336.9 11.57 2 950 550 23.9 13.9 54 9.9 17.3 179 11 301.4 303.3 292.4 332.6 10.57 3 900 1019 19.2 12.8 67 6.3 15.1 182 13 301.3 303.2 292.3 332.0 10.41 4 850 1507 14.5 11.2 80 3.3 12.4 185 15 301.4 303.2 291.9 330.5 9.86 5 800 2017 11.8 2.8 54 9.0 6.9 190 15 303.7 304.8 289.2 321.3 5.84 6 750 2555 11.0 -17.2 12 28.2 0.5 193 18 308.5 308.8 286.4 312.9 1.32 7 700 3128 9.7 -23.8 7 33.5 -1.3 211 21 313.2 313.3 287.4 315.9 0.80 8 650 3738 5.6 -11.0 29 16.6 -1.4 219 26 315.3 315.8 289.9 323.6 2.54 9 600 4385 -0.3 -5.8 66 5.5 -2.9 223 27 315.8 316.6 291.5 329.1 4.14 10 550 5075 -5.3 -9.5 72 4.2 -7.1 241 26 317.8 318.4 291.4 328.8 3.38 11 500 5816 -10.0 -14.5 70 4.4 -11.6 260 25 320.8 321.3 291.5 329.2 2.50 12 450 6621 -15.4 -20.8 63 5.4 -17.0 260 27 323.9 324.2 291.6 329.5 1.63 13 400 7500 -21.0 -35.2 27 14.2 -23.5 270 30 327.7 327.8 291.6 329.4 0.48 14 350 8470 -28.6 -40.3 32 11.7 -30.1 268 34 330.1 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.32 15 300 9557 -36.0 -48.2 27 12.2 -37.0 272 36 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.16 16 250 10801 -44.0 -65.4 8 21.3 -44.7 270 40 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.02 17 200 12267 -52.7 -72.4 8 19.6 -53.1 257 42 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14081 -62.7 -79.4 9 16.6 -62.9 251 43 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16527 -71.0 -86.7 8 15.6 -71.1 244 18 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.04 m Freezing level: 602.12 mb = 4357.81 m = 14297.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 735.41 mb = 2718.31 m = 8918.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 822.49 mb = 1783.73 m = 5852.06 ft T: 13.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 24.09 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.21 mb = 3184.38 m = 10447.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.59 C = 101.47 F Cap Strength: 4.30 C Lifted Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.30 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 21.19 C K Index: 2.24 Risk: None Sweat Index: 335.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 267.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.25 mb = 1806.67 m = 5927.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 545.25 mb = 5142.79 m = 16872.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 425.25 mb = 7042.74 m = 23105.82 ft B at Equ Level: 16.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 365.25 mb = 8160.31 m = 26772.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 20.8 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 73.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 28.83 m/s