MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.35,-92.83 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -92.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 990 142 26.2 19.2 65 7.0 21.3 175 10 300.2 302.9 294.8 342.1 14.29 2 950 500 22.7 17.8 74 4.9 19.4 180 19 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.2 13.63 3 900 969 18.3 16.5 89 1.8 17.1 185 22 300.3 302.8 294.1 339.2 13.24 4 850 1456 14.9 11.2 79 3.7 12.6 213 33 301.7 303.5 291.9 330.9 9.87 5 800 1967 11.2 11.2 100 0.0 11.2 218 35 303.1 305.0 292.9 334.2 10.47 6 750 2504 8.9 8.8 99 0.1 8.9 217 31 306.3 308.0 293.1 335.1 9.56 7 700 3076 8.0 -0.4 55 8.4 3.5 214 40 311.3 312.3 291.1 327.9 5.31 8 650 3683 3.5 1.1 84 2.5 2.2 215 44 313.0 314.2 292.5 332.9 6.38 9 600 4328 -0.5 -4.0 77 3.5 -2.2 219 51 315.6 316.5 291.9 330.7 4.74 10 550 5018 -5.1 -9.8 70 4.7 -7.1 220 54 318.0 318.7 291.4 328.9 3.31 11 500 5759 -10.6 -18.6 52 8.0 -13.2 224 56 320.1 320.4 290.6 326.0 1.76 12 450 6565 -14.3 -37.2 12 23.0 -18.5 231 56 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.35 13 400 7446 -20.4 -43.3 11 22.9 -23.6 232 63 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.3 0.21 14 350 8419 -27.9 -44.5 19 16.6 -29.7 235 69 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.21 15 300 9507 -36.7 -42.8 53 6.1 -37.2 243 69 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.8 0.29 16 250 10742 -45.7 -56.3 29 10.7 -46.1 246 68 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.07 17 200 12203 -52.6 -72.4 7 19.8 -53.0 253 69 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14015 -62.4 -82.3 5 19.9 -62.6 255 66 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.2 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 255 47 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.48 m Freezing level: 605.94 mb = 4251.23 m = 13947.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.11 mb = 3997.59 m = 13115.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.65 % Est. max temperature: 27.94 C = 82.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.70 mb = 1028.51 m = 3374.33 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 11.24 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.46 mb = 1233.71 m = 4047.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.82 C K Index: 28.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 752.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.59 mb = 1135.25 m = 3724.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.59 mb = 1380.35 m = 4528.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 697.59 mb = 3104.40 m = 10184.93 ft B at Equ Level: 61.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.59 mb = 13704.16 m = 44960.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.9 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 245.9 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.0 neg: -12.9 tot: 210.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 6.68 Bulk Shear: 112.52 m/s