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: 35.98,-93.57 Latitude: 35.98 Longitude: -93.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 491 SFC 946 528 22.0 20.0 88 2.0 20.6 174 9 299.9 302.8 295.7 346.1 15.77 3 900 958 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 190 24 299.9 302.5 294.8 342.0 14.41 4 850 1447 15.5 14.2 92 1.3 14.7 204 36 302.4 304.6 293.9 338.1 12.06 5 800 1959 12.3 11.0 91 1.4 11.5 207 34 304.3 306.2 293.1 335.2 10.34 6 750 2498 10.2 7.2 82 3.0 8.4 216 35 307.7 309.3 292.7 333.6 8.54 7 700 3071 7.1 1.6 68 5.5 4.1 210 40 310.3 311.5 291.5 329.3 6.13 8 650 3676 3.3 0.6 82 2.7 1.8 212 43 312.7 313.9 292.3 332.0 6.16 9 600 4321 -0.7 -9.0 53 8.4 -4.3 215 49 315.4 316.0 290.5 325.8 3.22 10 550 5010 -5.5 -12.0 60 6.5 -8.1 219 57 317.6 318.1 290.7 326.7 2.78 11 500 5750 -11.1 -17.4 59 6.4 -13.2 224 62 319.6 319.9 290.6 326.1 1.95 12 450 6551 -16.0 -35.9 16 19.9 -19.6 235 63 323.2 323.2 290.2 324.6 0.40 13 400 7428 -20.9 -41.2 14 20.3 -23.9 233 66 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.8 0.26 14 350 8399 -28.3 -34.6 55 6.3 -29.3 238 70 330.5 330.7 292.4 332.7 0.58 15 300 9487 -35.7 -39.4 69 3.7 -36.1 241 56 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.6 0.42 16 250 10729 -45.5 -48.7 70 3.2 -45.6 251 41 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.2 0.18 17 200 12178 -55.8 -61.1 51 5.4 -55.9 248 66 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.05 18 150 13990 -60.0 -80.6 5 20.6 -60.2 247 68 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.7 -87.8 5 19.1 -68.8 246 43 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.83 m Freezing level: 608.32 mb = 4213.63 m = 13824.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.93 mb = 3865.26 m = 12681.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.44 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.81 mb = 779.63 m = 2557.82 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 16.77 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.16 mb = 1100.45 m = 3610.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.70 C = 72.86 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1081.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.93 mb = 1102.68 m = 3617.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.93 mb = 1151.08 m = 3776.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.93 mb = 11561.27 m = 37930.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1074.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.93 mb = 14416.81 m = 47298.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.5 neg: -2.4 tot: 257.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 8.76 Bulk Shear: 123.50 m/s