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: 35.37,-93.18 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -93.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 989 149 25.5 19.4 69 6.1 21.3 180 11 299.7 302.3 294.8 342.1 14.51 2 950 497 22.6 17.9 75 4.7 19.4 182 21 300.1 302.6 294.4 340.2 13.69 3 900 965 18.1 16.8 92 1.3 17.2 184 24 300.2 302.7 294.3 339.7 13.49 4 850 1452 14.5 14.5 100 0.0 14.5 210 33 301.4 303.6 293.7 337.5 12.29 5 800 1964 11.8 11.5 98 0.4 11.6 218 29 303.8 305.7 293.2 335.6 10.69 6 750 2502 8.2 5.9 85 2.3 6.9 222 30 305.5 306.9 291.5 329.0 7.79 7 700 3073 7.4 3.8 78 3.6 5.4 215 39 310.7 312.1 292.5 332.9 7.19 8 650 3679 3.4 1.5 87 1.9 2.4 214 45 312.8 314.1 292.6 333.4 6.58 9 600 4324 -1.0 -3.1 86 2.0 -2.1 216 52 314.9 315.9 292.0 331.0 5.08 10 550 5014 -5.4 -8.5 79 3.1 -6.7 217 55 317.7 318.4 291.6 329.6 3.66 11 500 5754 -10.3 -22.0 38 11.6 -13.7 224 56 320.4 320.7 290.3 325.0 1.32 12 450 6559 -14.3 -38.8 11 24.5 -18.6 229 54 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.4 0.30 13 400 7441 -20.4 -40.4 15 20.0 -23.5 230 61 328.4 328.5 291.6 329.5 0.28 14 350 8414 -27.9 -40.7 28 12.8 -29.6 241 66 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.31 15 300 9504 -36.5 -40.6 66 4.1 -36.9 246 64 334.0 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.37 16 250 10738 -45.7 -53.9 39 8.1 -46.1 246 69 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.5 0.10 17 200 12200 -53.0 -75.7 5 22.8 -53.3 257 70 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14015 -62.7 -80.5 7 17.8 -62.8 263 65 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16482 -68.3 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.4 253 46 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.78 m Freezing level: 611.72 mb = 4172.87 m = 13690.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.46 mb = 4014.99 m = 13172.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.27 mb = 924.17 m = 3032.00 ft T: 18.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1148.37 m = 3767.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 35.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.12 mb = 1078.43 m = 3538.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.12 mb = 1223.63 m = 4014.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.12 mb = 11196.25 m = 36732.67 ft B at Equ Level: 812.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.12 mb = 13885.27 m = 45554.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.6 neg: -8.7 tot: 201.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 8.38 Bulk Shear: 98.69 m/s