MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.96,-92.07 Latitude: 33.96 Longitude: -92.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 999 79 23.8 19.4 76 4.4 20.8 175 9 297.0 299.6 293.9 338.3 14.32 2 950 520 19.7 18.3 92 1.4 18.7 179 19 297.1 299.7 293.8 337.8 14.06 3 900 986 19.3 9.4 53 9.9 13.2 206 23 301.4 302.9 290.5 325.8 8.24 4 850 1475 16.0 10.4 70 5.6 12.5 212 24 302.9 304.6 291.9 330.7 9.36 5 800 1988 12.5 12.1 97 0.4 12.2 223 28 304.4 306.5 293.7 337.6 11.12 6 750 2528 11.0 8.1 82 2.9 9.2 223 32 308.5 310.2 293.3 336.1 9.08 7 700 3103 8.3 3.7 73 4.6 5.6 223 32 311.7 313.0 292.7 333.8 7.14 8 650 3713 5.9 -8.9 34 14.8 -0.7 228 33 315.7 316.2 290.4 325.4 2.99 9 600 4361 0.3 -6.7 59 7.0 -2.9 225 35 316.5 317.3 291.5 329.0 3.87 10 550 5053 -4.6 -12.5 54 7.9 -7.7 223 38 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.5 2.67 11 500 5794 -10.1 -21.6 39 11.5 -13.6 232 42 320.7 320.9 290.4 325.3 1.36 12 450 6602 -13.3 -37.2 11 23.9 -17.9 234 47 326.5 326.6 291.1 327.8 0.35 13 400 7486 -20.1 -41.2 13 21.1 -23.3 237 56 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.8 0.26 14 350 8460 -27.2 -45.0 17 17.8 -29.3 237 61 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.8 0.20 15 300 9551 -36.0 -45.8 36 9.7 -36.9 239 74 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.4 0.21 16 250 10790 -45.0 -59.3 19 14.3 -45.6 240 83 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.05 17 200 12254 -51.8 -74.6 5 22.8 -52.2 250 73 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14066 -63.0 -80.3 8 17.3 -63.2 253 63 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16518 -70.5 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 257 36 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.39 m Freezing level: 596.45 mb = 4410.56 m = 14470.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.81 mb = 3640.09 m = 11942.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.68 C = 85.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.29 mb = 636.27 m = 2087.46 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 12.53 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.12 mb = 1695.50 m = 5562.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.35 C = 86.62 F Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.11 C Cross Totals Index: 20.55 C K Index: 31.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 276.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.16 mb = 1041.75 m = 3417.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 549.16 mb = 5064.72 m = 16616.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 469.16 mb = 6282.20 m = 20610.65 ft B at Equ Level: 43.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 359.16 mb = 8271.62 m = 27137.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 69.15 m/s