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: 35.55,-93.52 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 981 220 24.3 21.7 86 2.6 22.5 175 7 299.0 302.1 296.3 348.3 16.89 2 950 501 21.4 19.5 89 1.9 20.1 187 17 298.9 301.7 295.1 343.3 15.23 3 900 968 17.6 16.5 93 1.1 16.8 213 28 299.6 302.0 293.9 338.3 13.21 4 850 1457 15.3 13.8 91 1.5 14.4 226 35 302.2 304.3 293.6 337.0 11.78 5 800 1968 11.2 10.9 98 0.3 11.0 222 30 303.1 305.0 292.7 333.8 10.32 6 750 2507 9.6 8.3 92 1.3 8.8 215 29 307.0 308.7 293.0 334.8 9.19 7 700 3077 7.0 1.9 70 5.0 4.2 214 36 310.2 311.4 291.6 329.7 6.30 8 650 3682 2.7 2.1 95 0.7 2.4 214 41 312.1 313.4 292.6 333.4 6.85 9 600 4326 -0.8 -7.6 60 6.8 -3.8 214 48 315.2 315.9 290.8 326.8 3.60 10 550 5015 -5.5 -9.5 73 4.0 -7.2 217 55 317.6 318.3 291.3 328.6 3.39 11 500 5755 -11.2 -16.4 65 5.2 -13.0 222 60 319.4 319.8 290.7 326.5 2.12 12 450 6558 -14.7 -34.8 16 20.0 -18.7 228 60 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.3 0.44 13 400 7440 -19.8 -45.5 8 25.7 -23.2 231 65 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.16 14 350 8415 -27.6 -38.8 34 11.1 -29.2 240 66 331.5 331.5 292.5 332.9 0.38 15 300 9503 -36.5 -52.1 18 15.6 -37.5 245 64 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.10 16 250 10740 -45.6 -66.1 8 20.5 -46.2 247 52 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.02 17 200 12199 -53.2 -72.3 8 19.1 -53.5 252 71 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 18 150 14010 -61.3 -79.8 7 18.5 -61.5 247 69 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.4 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.5 244 45 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.42 m Freezing level: 611.54 mb = 4177.61 m = 13705.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.97 mb = 3921.39 m = 12865.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.90 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.76 mb = 540.06 m = 1771.82 ft T: 21.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 14.48 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.15 mb = 909.52 m = 2983.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.78 C = 76.60 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -5.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.49 C Cross Totals Index: 25.03 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.04 mb = 882.01 m = 2893.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.04 mb = 929.64 m = 3049.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.04 mb = 11171.41 m = 36651.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1058.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.04 mb = 14257.40 m = 46775.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.4 neg: -21.1 tot: 180.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 10.65 Bulk Shear: 99.78 m/s