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: 35.87,-91.18 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 998 73 25.5 17.3 60 8.3 19.9 178 12 298.8 301.1 293.2 335.3 12.52 2 950 506 22.5 16.5 69 6.0 18.4 185 26 300.0 302.3 293.4 336.6 12.51 3 900 974 17.9 15.7 87 2.2 16.4 189 27 299.9 302.2 293.4 336.6 12.52 4 850 1461 14.1 12.1 88 2.0 12.9 200 25 300.9 302.9 292.2 331.9 10.52 5 800 1969 10.9 10.6 98 0.3 10.7 211 30 302.8 304.6 292.4 332.8 10.12 6 750 2507 8.5 2.4 65 6.1 5.2 209 33 305.9 307.0 290.1 324.4 6.08 7 700 3078 8.0 -5.0 39 13.1 1.8 215 39 311.4 312.1 289.8 323.3 3.76 8 650 3685 3.9 -1.2 69 5.1 1.3 218 42 313.4 314.4 291.8 330.5 5.42 9 600 4331 -0.4 -3.3 81 2.9 -1.9 223 43 315.6 316.6 292.1 331.5 4.98 10 550 5021 -5.9 -8.0 85 2.1 -6.8 223 48 317.0 317.8 291.5 329.3 3.81 11 500 5759 -11.0 -20.6 45 9.6 -13.9 228 53 319.7 320.0 290.2 324.7 1.49 12 450 6562 -15.0 -40.5 9 25.5 -19.3 230 54 324.3 324.4 290.3 325.2 0.25 13 400 7442 -20.7 -45.4 9 24.6 -23.9 230 63 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.17 14 350 8414 -28.1 -46.2 16 18.0 -30.0 230 68 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.5 0.17 15 300 9502 -36.3 -44.6 42 8.2 -37.1 238 68 334.1 334.2 293.1 335.1 0.24 16 250 10737 -46.6 -52.2 53 5.5 -46.9 244 69 336.7 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.12 17 200 12189 -54.8 -64.9 28 10.1 -55.0 249 64 346.0 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.03 18 150 14006 -59.2 -84.0 3 24.8 -59.5 250 67 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 255 42 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.81 m Freezing level: 605.15 mb = 4264.68 m = 13991.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.69 mb = 3941.50 m = 12931.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.69 C = 81.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.80 mb = 1118.89 m = 3670.86 ft T: 16.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 9.52 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1349.78 m = 4428.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.40 C = 81.33 F Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.54 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 24.16 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 299.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.00 mb = 1223.46 m = 4013.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.00 mb = 1470.45 m = 4824.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 729.00 mb = 2742.33 m = 8997.03 ft B at Equ Level: 29.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 659.00 mb = 3572.80 m = 11721.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.3 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 245.3 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 189.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 4.24 Bulk Shear: 70.63 m/s