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: 35.48,-88.95 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -88.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 992 146 23.3 18.0 72 5.3 19.6 176 7 297.1 299.5 293.1 335.2 13.17 2 950 527 22.2 17.1 73 5.1 18.7 178 24 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.7 13.00 3 900 994 17.9 15.9 88 2.0 16.5 178 29 299.9 302.3 293.6 337.1 12.70 4 850 1481 14.2 13.5 96 0.7 13.8 194 34 301.1 303.2 293.1 335.1 11.55 5 800 1992 12.3 8.1 76 4.2 9.8 202 33 304.3 305.8 291.6 329.8 8.51 6 750 2531 10.4 -6.8 29 17.2 2.5 209 35 307.9 308.4 287.9 317.5 3.06 7 700 3102 8.6 -11.6 23 20.2 0.1 218 32 312.0 312.4 288.5 319.3 2.25 8 650 3711 4.7 -3.9 54 8.6 0.4 222 33 314.2 315.1 291.2 328.3 4.41 9 600 4357 0.1 -5.0 69 5.1 -2.4 224 34 316.2 317.1 291.8 330.3 4.40 10 550 5049 -4.8 -11.4 60 6.6 -7.5 227 36 318.4 319.0 291.2 328.0 2.91 11 500 5790 -10.3 -17.5 55 7.3 -12.7 233 41 320.5 320.9 290.9 327.0 1.93 12 450 6595 -13.5 -39.4 9 25.9 -18.1 236 44 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.4 0.28 13 400 7481 -19.6 -46.0 8 26.4 -23.1 235 47 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.16 14 350 8457 -27.2 -51.1 8 23.9 -29.5 237 55 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.10 15 300 9546 -36.4 -51.6 19 15.2 -37.4 238 62 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.11 16 250 10781 -46.5 -56.0 33 9.4 -46.9 240 69 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.08 17 200 12232 -53.7 -70.3 11 16.6 -53.9 242 78 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 18 150 14043 -61.6 -82.9 4 21.3 -61.8 245 73 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16507 -69.4 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.5 253 35 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.16 m Freezing level: 599.18 mb = 4368.83 m = 14333.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.36 mb = 3806.27 m = 12487.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.13 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.85 mb = 824.71 m = 2705.72 ft T: 19.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 20.18 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.16 mb = 1301.19 m = 4268.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.32 F Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 17.85 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 160.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.18 mb = 1126.25 m = 3695.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.18 mb = 1469.49 m = 4821.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 831.18 mb = 1670.05 m = 5479.10 ft B at Equ Level: 10.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 751.18 mb = 2517.79 m = 8260.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 251.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 2.63 Bulk Shear: 61.00 m/s