MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.41,-91.55 Latitude: 35.41 Longitude: -91.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 988 171 27.1 16.9 53 10.3 20.1 183 12 301.4 303.6 293.7 337.6 12.32 2 950 511 23.5 15.8 62 7.7 18.3 185 21 301.0 303.2 293.3 336.1 11.95 3 900 980 18.9 14.8 77 4.1 16.1 186 22 300.9 303.1 293.2 335.6 11.81 4 850 1468 14.5 13.5 94 0.9 13.8 187 23 301.3 303.4 293.1 335.2 11.53 5 800 1978 11.6 8.0 79 3.6 9.5 205 26 303.5 305.1 291.4 328.8 8.46 6 750 2518 10.0 6.8 80 3.2 8.0 219 32 307.4 308.9 292.4 332.5 8.27 7 700 3090 7.9 2.3 68 5.6 4.8 218 35 311.3 312.5 292.1 331.3 6.47 8 650 3698 4.3 -0.2 72 4.5 2.0 221 36 313.9 315.0 292.3 332.2 5.81 9 600 4344 0.2 -5.0 68 5.2 -2.3 222 40 316.3 317.1 291.8 330.4 4.40 10 550 5036 -5.3 -9.4 73 4.1 -7.0 225 44 317.9 318.5 291.4 329.0 3.41 11 500 5775 -11.1 -17.4 60 6.3 -13.2 231 47 319.5 319.9 290.6 326.1 1.96 12 450 6580 -14.1 -41.2 8 27.2 -18.6 237 47 325.6 325.6 290.7 326.4 0.23 13 400 7462 -20.6 -44.6 10 24.0 -23.8 237 52 328.3 328.3 291.4 329.0 0.18 14 350 8434 -28.0 -49.1 11 21.2 -30.0 236 61 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.12 15 300 9522 -36.7 -48.8 28 12.0 -37.7 237 69 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.15 16 250 10755 -46.9 -53.2 49 6.3 -47.1 240 77 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.11 17 200 12207 -53.3 -73.7 7 20.4 -53.6 243 79 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14022 -61.2 -79.0 8 17.8 -61.4 245 73 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16494 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 256 38 394.9 394.9 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.38 m Freezing level: 598.61 mb = 4363.70 m = 14316.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.17 mb = 3986.61 m = 13079.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.19 mb = 1466.16 m = 4810.18 ft T: 14.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 8.81 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.65 mb = 1571.24 m = 5154.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.53 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.45 C Showalter Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 33.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 202.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.41 mb = 1483.89 m = 4868.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.41 mb = 1838.58 m = 6032.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 783.41 mb = 2153.62 m = 7065.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.41 mb = 2369.68 m = 7774.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 147.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 3.48 Bulk Shear: 58.21 m/s