MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.36,-93.04 Latitude: 34.36 Longitude: -93.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 986 198 21.2 20.2 94 1.0 20.5 213 5 295.5 298.3 294.2 339.5 15.29 2 950 516 19.2 19.0 98 0.3 19.1 210 17 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.1 14.68 3 900 980 16.9 16.7 99 0.2 16.8 233 21 299.0 301.4 293.9 338.0 13.41 4 850 1467 13.9 13.3 96 0.6 13.6 256 24 300.7 302.8 292.9 334.2 11.39 5 800 1977 11.5 11.1 98 0.4 11.3 242 30 303.4 305.3 292.9 334.5 10.44 6 750 2516 9.1 8.4 96 0.6 8.7 234 35 306.4 308.2 292.9 334.5 9.29 7 700 3085 5.7 4.8 94 0.9 5.2 216 42 308.8 310.3 292.4 332.5 7.73 8 650 3687 0.9 0.0 94 0.9 0.4 211 48 310.0 311.1 291.2 328.3 5.91 9 600 4327 -1.5 -1.7 98 0.2 -1.6 213 55 314.4 315.5 292.3 332.2 5.63 10 550 5015 -6.2 -6.3 99 0.1 -6.2 220 55 316.8 317.6 291.9 330.7 4.34 11 500 5756 -9.8 -10.3 96 0.5 -10.0 225 58 321.1 321.8 292.4 332.6 3.49 12 450 6563 -14.4 -15.5 92 1.0 -14.8 229 54 325.1 325.6 292.7 333.8 2.55 13 400 7446 -19.6 -20.6 92 1.0 -19.9 233 55 329.5 329.9 293.3 336.0 1.86 14 350 8425 -26.1 -27.9 85 1.8 -26.5 240 55 333.6 333.8 293.7 337.6 1.10 15 300 9520 -35.3 -38.2 75 2.8 -35.7 239 54 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.4 0.47 16 250 10763 -45.0 -48.4 68 3.5 -45.2 237 62 339.2 339.3 294.3 340.0 0.19 17 200 12226 -51.0 -73.6 5 22.6 -51.4 256 67 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14059 -61.0 -78.5 8 17.5 -61.2 249 47 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 19 100 16520 -70.2 -86.6 7 16.4 -70.3 260 38 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.25 m Freezing level: 630.82 mb = 3932.63 m = 12902.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.52 mb = 3817.03 m = 12522.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.67 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.08 mb = 317.46 m = 1041.53 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 6.16 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.02 mb = 754.06 m = 2473.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.48 C = 74.27 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 36.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 517.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.89 mb = 699.72 m = 2295.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.89 mb = 1028.79 m = 3375.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.89 mb = 10116.06 m = 33188.77 ft B at Equ Level: 514.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.89 mb = 12726.24 m = 41752.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.3 neg: -26.8 tot: 64.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 5.18 Bulk Shear: 99.88 m/s