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: 35.89,-90.67 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 995 105 24.8 18.0 66 6.8 20.1 175 12 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.5 13.14 2 950 511 21.5 17.1 76 4.4 18.5 184 26 299.1 301.4 293.6 337.0 13.02 3 900 977 17.0 16.2 95 0.8 16.5 187 27 299.1 301.4 293.6 337.0 12.99 4 850 1463 14.9 4.6 50 10.4 9.1 203 26 301.8 303.0 288.9 320.5 6.25 5 800 1974 12.0 7.0 71 5.1 9.0 206 27 304.0 305.4 291.0 327.6 7.87 6 750 2512 9.5 0.2 53 9.2 4.6 214 32 306.8 307.8 289.6 322.8 5.19 7 700 3083 7.2 3.9 80 3.2 5.3 215 37 310.4 311.8 292.4 332.8 7.27 8 650 3689 3.4 1.6 87 1.9 2.4 218 40 312.9 314.1 292.7 333.5 6.61 9 600 4334 -0.4 -3.6 79 3.2 -2.0 221 42 315.6 316.5 292.0 331.2 4.88 10 550 5024 -5.4 -9.4 74 3.9 -7.1 222 47 317.6 318.3 291.3 328.7 3.42 11 500 5763 -11.4 -19.0 54 7.5 -13.8 228 51 319.1 319.4 290.2 324.9 1.71 12 450 6567 -14.4 -39.5 10 25.1 -18.8 231 51 325.1 325.2 290.6 326.1 0.27 13 400 7448 -20.6 -42.7 12 22.1 -23.8 230 59 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.0 0.22 14 350 8421 -27.6 -45.0 17 17.4 -29.6 233 68 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.20 15 300 9509 -36.4 -47.0 33 10.5 -37.3 236 70 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.19 16 250 10744 -47.0 -56.7 32 9.7 -47.4 247 68 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 17 200 12195 -54.3 -69.6 14 15.3 -54.6 247 68 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14011 -60.0 -82.9 3 22.9 -60.2 247 70 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16492 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 258 42 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.05 m Freezing level: 605.75 mb = 4260.10 m = 13976.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.80 mb = 4033.60 m = 13233.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.28 mb = 964.69 m = 3164.95 ft T: 17.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 16.51 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.19 mb = 1292.96 m = 4241.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.45 C Showalter Index: 4.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 16.00 C K Index: 27.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 303.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.01 mb = 1052.84 m = 3454.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.01 mb = 2434.47 m = 7987.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 747.01 mb = 2545.06 m = 8349.84 ft B at Equ Level: 2.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 707.01 mb = 3000.13 m = 9842.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 4.68 Bulk Shear: 64.81 m/s