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: 35.32,-93.58 Latitude: 35.32 Longitude: -93.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 988 157 23.3 20.6 85 2.7 21.5 181 6 297.5 300.3 295.0 342.9 15.69 2 950 499 21.3 19.2 88 2.1 19.8 196 21 298.8 301.5 294.8 342.2 14.89 3 900 966 17.9 15.5 86 2.5 16.3 225 27 300.0 302.3 293.4 336.3 12.39 4 850 1454 15.0 13.8 93 1.2 14.2 233 31 301.8 304.0 293.4 336.4 11.73 5 800 1964 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 231 28 302.6 304.5 292.2 331.8 9.83 6 750 2501 8.3 7.2 93 1.0 7.6 216 29 305.5 307.1 292.0 331.3 8.55 7 700 3072 7.4 3.0 73 4.5 4.9 212 34 310.7 312.0 292.2 331.7 6.78 8 650 3678 4.6 -26.1 9 30.8 -4.6 214 40 314.2 314.3 287.6 316.6 0.70 9 600 4324 -0.2 -11.8 41 11.5 -4.9 214 44 315.8 316.3 290.0 324.3 2.59 10 550 5013 -6.3 -9.7 77 3.4 -7.7 217 50 316.6 317.3 291.0 327.5 3.34 11 500 5751 -10.2 -30.0 18 19.8 -14.9 219 53 320.6 320.7 289.6 322.8 0.63 12 450 6554 -15.6 -30.9 26 15.4 -18.8 222 59 323.7 323.8 290.6 326.0 0.64 13 400 7430 -22.0 -25.5 73 3.6 -22.8 229 70 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.6 1.20 14 350 8403 -27.4 -30.1 78 2.7 -27.9 235 68 331.8 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.89 15 300 9494 -36.0 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.3 239 69 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.3 0.43 16 250 10731 -45.9 -49.5 67 3.6 -46.1 241 74 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.5 0.17 17 200 12191 -51.4 -55.2 63 3.8 -51.5 247 60 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.9 0.11 18 150 14018 -60.6 -82.6 4 22.0 -60.7 254 62 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16500 -69.0 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.1 269 37 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.50 m Freezing level: 602.55 mb = 4291.26 m = 14078.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.05 mb = 3381.20 m = 11093.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.83 C = 82.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.57 mb = 493.60 m = 1619.39 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 6.68 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1074.10 m = 3523.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 840.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.45 mb = 904.32 m = 2966.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.45 mb = 1339.64 m = 4395.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.45 mb = 10958.59 m = 35952.96 ft B at Equ Level: 834.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.45 mb = 13550.79 m = 44457.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.0 neg: -10.4 tot: 144.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 11.96 Bulk Shear: 70.23 m/s