MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.00,-94.99 Latitude: 34.00 Longitude: -94.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 999 126 15.4 14.2 92 1.3 14.6 299 6 288.7 290.5 287.8 317.3 10.21 2 950 553 17.0 12.1 73 4.8 14.0 314 29 294.4 296.1 289.2 321.4 9.39 3 900 1013 14.5 10.8 78 3.7 12.3 320 37 296.5 298.1 289.6 322.9 9.10 4 850 1495 12.2 7.7 74 4.5 9.6 325 33 298.9 300.3 289.3 321.7 7.76 5 800 2000 10.0 -3.0 40 13.1 3.8 326 31 301.8 302.5 286.5 313.5 3.82 6 750 2534 7.5 -5.2 40 12.7 1.7 308 35 304.7 305.4 287.2 315.5 3.47 7 700 3098 3.7 -7.2 45 10.9 -1.0 299 40 306.6 307.2 287.6 316.6 3.18 8 650 3696 1.2 -21.6 16 22.8 -6.0 286 36 310.3 310.5 286.6 313.8 1.04 9 600 4335 -2.4 -44.2 2 41.8 -10.0 300 41 313.4 313.4 286.7 313.9 0.13 10 550 5023 -4.8 -45.5 2 40.7 -11.9 323 59 318.4 318.5 288.4 318.9 0.12 11 500 5762 -11.0 -34.2 13 23.1 -15.8 318 71 319.6 319.7 289.1 321.1 0.42 12 450 6563 -15.8 -50.4 3 34.7 -20.1 312 57 323.4 323.5 289.9 323.8 0.08 13 400 7438 -22.8 -54.2 4 31.3 -25.8 305 57 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.5 0.06 14 350 8402 -29.8 -64.8 2 35.0 -31.7 295 61 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.02 15 300 9484 -37.0 -60.3 7 23.2 -38.2 286 59 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 16 250 10726 -42.8 -67.0 5 24.1 -43.6 275 58 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.02 17 200 12210 -50.7 -79.9 2 29.2 -51.1 268 61 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 18 150 14046 -59.9 -80.3 5 20.4 -60.2 259 58 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16513 -67.7 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.8 263 41 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.54 m Freezing level: 633.38 mb = 3908.24 m = 12822.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 719.20 mb = 2876.78 m = 9438.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.84 % Est. max temperature: 25.70 C = 78.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.23 mb = 285.49 m = 936.62 ft T: 15.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 9.40 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.23 mb = 2102.00 m = 6896.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Cap Strength: 6.13 C Lifted Index: 4.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.97 C Showalter Index: 4.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.92 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 18.71 C K Index: 19.95 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8481.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.72 mb = 1044.03 m = 3425.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.2 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 342.2 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.0 neg: -15.4 tot: 135.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 66.57 m/s