MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.51,-91.27 Latitude: 33.51 Longitude: -91.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 38 30.1 18.5 50 11.6 22.0 192 12 302.8 305.3 294.9 342.6 13.44 1 1000 88 28.1 18.3 55 9.9 21.3 191 13 301.3 303.7 294.4 340.4 13.31 2 950 541 23.2 17.4 70 5.8 19.2 191 16 300.8 303.2 294.3 339.7 13.28 3 900 1010 18.6 16.5 88 2.1 17.2 190 16 300.6 303.1 294.2 339.5 13.23 4 850 1498 15.1 15.2 100 -0.0 15.1 199 23 302.0 304.4 294.3 339.9 12.85 5 800 2010 13.0 -3.5 31 16.5 4.9 208 25 305.0 305.7 287.6 316.4 3.68 6 750 2548 10.3 -5.3 33 15.6 2.9 206 24 307.8 308.4 288.3 318.6 3.44 7 700 3119 8.2 -4.1 41 12.3 2.2 215 23 311.6 312.4 290.1 324.4 4.04 8 650 3729 4.8 -0.7 67 5.6 1.9 223 25 314.4 315.5 292.3 332.1 5.59 9 600 4375 -0.5 -3.9 78 3.4 -2.2 216 25 315.5 316.4 291.9 330.7 4.76 10 550 5066 -4.2 -14.4 45 10.3 -8.0 215 26 319.2 319.6 290.8 326.7 2.28 11 500 5810 -9.1 -18.1 48 9.0 -12.1 223 33 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.84 12 450 6617 -13.0 -35.0 14 21.9 -17.5 229 39 326.8 326.9 291.3 328.4 0.43 13 400 7506 -18.6 -49.1 5 30.5 -22.5 241 43 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.11 14 350 8484 -26.6 -51.5 8 24.9 -29.0 244 47 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.09 15 300 9577 -35.7 -53.2 15 17.5 -36.8 246 53 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.09 16 250 10817 -45.3 -57.7 24 12.4 -45.9 248 60 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.06 17 200 12280 -51.8 -71.9 7 20.1 -52.2 254 73 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14096 -62.6 -79.9 8 17.3 -62.7 248 60 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16528 -72.7 -85.6 12 13.0 -72.7 237 36 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.81 m Freezing level: 605.09 mb = 4309.15 m = 14137.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.90 mb = 4020.77 m = 13191.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.12 % Est. max temperature: 29.19 C = 84.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.75 mb = 1500.36 m = 4922.39 ft T: 15.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 23.53 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1396.45 m = 4581.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.58 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 27.07 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 373.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.41 mb = 1295.21 m = 4249.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.41 mb = 1543.56 m = 5064.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.41 mb = 1643.99 m = 5393.59 ft B at Equ Level: 3.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 715.41 mb = 2939.19 m = 9642.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.7 neg: -2.8 tot: 60.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 21.26 Bulk Shear: 17.58 m/s