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: 35.9,-92.04 Latitude: 35.90 Longitude: -92.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 187 23.2 17.1 69 6.1 19.1 189 7 297.6 299.9 292.8 334.0 12.53 2 950 498 21.4 15.9 71 5.4 17.7 188 22 298.9 301.1 292.8 334.1 12.08 3 900 966 18.3 14.4 78 3.9 15.7 186 27 300.3 302.4 292.8 334.1 11.51 4 850 1452 13.8 13.5 98 0.3 13.6 204 30 300.6 302.7 292.9 334.3 11.49 5 800 1962 11.2 11.1 100 0.0 11.2 205 29 303.0 305.0 292.8 334.1 10.46 6 750 2501 9.4 7.8 89 1.7 8.4 207 29 306.8 308.5 292.7 333.7 8.87 7 700 3072 7.4 4.9 84 2.5 5.9 213 38 310.6 312.1 292.9 334.6 7.76 8 650 3679 4.0 -11.7 31 15.7 -2.4 216 45 313.5 314.0 289.2 321.3 2.40 9 600 4323 -0.5 -9.2 52 8.7 -4.3 219 47 315.5 316.2 290.5 325.8 3.17 10 550 5012 -6.4 -10.4 73 4.1 -8.0 221 51 316.5 317.1 290.8 326.7 3.14 11 500 5749 -11.4 -14.5 78 3.1 -12.5 225 56 319.1 319.6 290.9 327.3 2.48 12 450 6551 -15.4 -36.2 15 20.8 -19.3 226 56 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.3 0.38 13 400 7429 -21.5 -38.5 20 17.0 -24.2 229 65 327.0 327.0 291.2 328.3 0.34 14 350 8398 -27.4 -30.4 76 3.0 -27.9 235 71 331.9 332.0 293.1 335.0 0.87 15 300 9490 -35.8 -38.8 74 2.9 -36.2 243 58 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10727 -46.5 -50.0 68 3.5 -46.7 241 63 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 17 200 12180 -53.8 -68.1 16 14.3 -54.1 254 64 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 18 150 13999 -59.5 -81.2 4 21.8 -59.7 255 66 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.0 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 265 41 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.17 m Freezing level: 605.48 mb = 4252.83 m = 13952.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.67 mb = 3495.98 m = 11469.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.31 mb = 962.52 m = 3157.85 ft T: 18.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 0.64 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.71 mb = 1415.27 m = 4643.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.07 C = 78.92 F Cap Strength: 1.61 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 36.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 153.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.65 mb = 1257.76 m = 4126.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 584.65 mb = 4528.48 m = 14857.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 374.65 mb = 7904.43 m = 25932.86 ft B at Equ Level: 152.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 264.65 mb = 10340.36 m = 33924.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.1 neg: -2.7 tot: 220.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 1.91 Bulk Shear: 80.49 m/s