MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F040.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 40 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.21,-90.24 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -90.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 997 78 21.2 20.3 95 0.9 20.6 192 22 294.6 297.3 293.9 338.1 15.20 2 950 491 18.1 18.1 100 0.0 18.1 203 45 295.6 298.1 293.2 335.3 13.85 3 900 954 16.3 15.4 94 0.9 15.7 220 54 298.3 300.5 292.8 334.0 12.28 4 850 1438 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 237 58 299.4 301.2 291.3 328.7 10.02 5 800 1946 10.9 10.1 95 0.8 10.4 245 55 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.7 9.75 6 750 2482 8.0 7.3 95 0.8 7.6 244 49 305.3 306.9 292.0 331.1 8.57 7 700 3049 4.3 1.9 85 2.4 3.0 229 52 307.2 308.4 290.7 326.4 6.29 8 650 3649 1.1 0.7 97 0.4 0.9 218 48 310.2 311.4 291.6 329.4 6.20 9 600 4290 -2.0 -2.6 96 0.6 -2.3 205 53 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.26 10 550 4978 -5.7 -6.0 97 0.3 -5.8 208 62 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.43 11 500 5719 -10.4 -11.0 95 0.7 -10.6 209 63 320.4 321.1 292.0 331.3 3.29 12 450 6522 -15.4 -15.6 99 0.2 -15.4 209 61 323.9 324.4 292.4 332.4 2.53 13 400 7406 -19.4 -19.8 97 0.4 -19.6 209 56 329.7 330.1 293.5 336.7 1.99 14 350 8382 -27.2 -30.2 76 3.0 -27.8 231 47 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.4 0.89 15 300 9473 -36.0 -40.1 66 4.1 -36.5 221 53 334.6 334.7 293.3 336.1 0.39 16 250 10710 -46.0 -50.8 59 4.7 -46.3 230 75 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.14 17 200 12178 -49.7 -75.2 3 25.5 -50.2 240 64 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 14017 -59.9 -82.6 4 22.7 -60.1 240 59 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16501 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -67.9 251 45 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.27 m Freezing level: 632.03 mb = 3879.39 m = 12727.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.06 mb = 3822.69 m = 12541.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.51 % Est. max temperature: 26.15 C = 79.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.94 mb = 188.57 m = 618.65 ft T: 20.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 9.40 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.45 mb = 586.95 m = 1925.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.69 C = 72.83 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: 1.52 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 32.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 330.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.49 mb = 586.60 m = 1924.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.49 mb = 632.31 m = 2074.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 924.49 mb = 724.48 m = 2376.87 ft B at Equ Level: 15.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.49 mb = 11718.19 m = 38445.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 53.4 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 2.7 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 467.4 neg: -46.0 tot: 421.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 4.78 Bulk Shear: 69.06 m/s