MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.98,-93.25 Latitude: 34.98 Longitude: -93.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 173 26.3 18.7 63 7.6 21.0 191 11 300.5 303.0 294.6 341.2 13.87 2 950 511 22.5 17.4 73 5.1 19.1 194 20 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.0 13.31 3 900 978 17.9 16.3 90 1.6 16.8 198 22 300.0 302.4 293.9 338.2 13.04 4 850 1465 14.0 13.8 99 0.2 13.9 223 24 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.4 11.76 5 800 1977 12.5 11.4 93 1.1 11.8 220 20 304.5 306.5 293.4 336.3 10.65 6 750 2517 10.9 1.4 52 9.5 5.8 218 27 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.9 5.66 7 700 3091 8.9 -3.3 42 12.1 2.8 214 35 312.3 313.1 290.5 325.9 4.30 8 650 3700 4.8 -0.6 68 5.4 2.0 217 36 314.4 315.5 292.3 332.3 5.66 9 600 4347 0.0 -5.5 66 5.5 -2.6 222 41 316.1 316.9 291.6 329.7 4.23 10 550 5037 -5.6 -8.8 78 3.2 -7.0 224 45 317.5 318.2 291.5 329.1 3.58 11 500 5777 -10.3 -20.6 43 10.3 -13.5 226 48 320.4 320.7 290.4 325.5 1.48 12 450 6582 -14.8 -38.5 11 23.7 -18.9 233 48 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.8 0.31 13 400 7462 -20.9 -43.3 12 22.4 -24.0 232 55 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.6 0.21 14 350 8433 -28.0 -47.7 13 19.7 -30.0 231 63 330.9 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.15 15 300 9521 -36.8 -44.6 45 7.7 -37.5 233 73 333.5 333.5 292.9 334.4 0.24 16 250 10754 -46.5 -54.4 40 7.8 -46.9 238 78 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.09 17 200 12212 -52.3 -75.0 5 22.6 -52.7 246 76 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14030 -61.3 -81.5 5 20.2 -61.5 249 70 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16494 -70.0 -87.1 6 17.1 -70.1 252 44 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.34 m Freezing level: 599.97 mb = 4347.46 m = 14263.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.63 mb = 3970.18 m = 13025.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.05 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.19 mb = 1129.29 m = 3704.99 ft T: 16.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.45 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.34 mb = 1195.51 m = 3922.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.51 C Showalter Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.16 C K Index: 26.02 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 603.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.80 mb = 1162.03 m = 3812.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.80 mb = 1308.30 m = 4292.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 785.80 mb = 2126.79 m = 6977.58 ft B at Equ Level: 14.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 725.80 mb = 2789.80 m = 9152.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.9 neg: -12.9 tot: 115.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 12.02 Bulk Shear: 50.18 m/s