MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.74,-93.01 Latitude: 34.74 Longitude: -93.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 977 265 22.3 19.2 82 3.1 20.2 195 9 297.4 300.1 294.1 339.4 14.49 2 950 511 20.3 18.6 90 1.7 19.1 196 19 297.8 300.4 294.1 339.3 14.33 3 900 976 16.7 16.8 100 -0.0 16.8 202 26 298.8 301.2 293.8 338.0 13.46 4 850 1463 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 230 32 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.2 12.46 5 800 1975 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.2 229 34 304.2 306.3 293.7 337.7 11.23 6 750 2514 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 228 36 305.9 307.7 292.9 334.3 9.41 7 700 3084 6.0 6.0 100 0.0 6.0 223 42 309.1 310.7 293.0 334.8 8.40 8 650 3688 2.5 2.5 100 0.0 2.5 214 44 311.8 313.1 292.7 333.7 7.06 9 600 4331 -0.9 -0.9 100 0.0 -0.9 212 44 315.0 316.2 292.7 333.9 5.96 10 550 5021 -5.2 -5.2 100 0.0 -5.2 214 44 318.0 318.9 292.6 333.2 4.74 11 500 5765 -8.8 -8.8 100 0.0 -8.8 214 47 322.3 323.1 293.1 335.2 3.92 12 450 6570 -16.6 -18.2 87 1.6 -17.1 219 54 322.4 322.8 291.5 329.3 2.03 13 400 7444 -22.0 -23.8 85 1.8 -22.4 219 72 326.4 326.7 292.1 331.3 1.40 14 350 8415 -27.4 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.8 229 66 331.9 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.92 15 300 9508 -35.3 -38.3 74 3.0 -35.7 229 53 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.4 0.47 16 250 10750 -45.3 -48.8 68 3.4 -45.6 235 70 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.18 17 200 12217 -51.5 -72.6 6 21.0 -52.0 258 66 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14043 -61.1 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.3 252 56 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16509 -70.0 -86.5 7 16.4 -70.1 263 42 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.39 m Freezing level: 613.53 mb = 4156.89 m = 13637.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.81 mb = 4148.08 m = 13609.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.63 mb = 660.40 m = 2166.63 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 3.96 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 890.54 m = 2921.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.49 C = 74.27 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -1.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.49 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 38.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 598.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.34 mb = 858.88 m = 2817.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.34 mb = 1001.25 m = 3284.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.34 mb = 10293.17 m = 33769.82 ft B at Equ Level: 596.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.34 mb = 12980.10 m = 42585.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.7 neg: -6.8 tot: 143.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 8.93 Bulk Shear: 66.97 m/s