MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.67,-92.47 Latitude: 34.67 Longitude: -92.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 993 129 24.8 19.8 74 5.0 21.3 194 10 298.5 301.2 294.7 341.6 14.80 2 950 513 21.3 18.9 86 2.4 19.6 194 21 298.8 301.5 294.7 341.4 14.63 3 900 980 19.5 11.8 61 7.7 14.6 217 32 301.6 303.3 291.7 330.2 9.67 4 850 1469 15.6 11.2 75 4.3 12.9 223 37 302.4 304.3 292.2 331.8 9.89 5 800 1981 11.6 10.4 92 1.2 10.9 221 40 303.5 305.4 292.6 333.2 9.96 6 750 2519 9.7 9.3 97 0.4 9.5 221 43 307.1 308.9 293.5 336.8 9.84 7 700 3089 7.0 6.6 98 0.4 6.8 221 46 310.2 311.9 293.6 337.2 8.79 8 650 3697 3.7 2.0 89 1.7 2.8 225 47 313.1 314.4 292.9 334.5 6.83 9 600 4341 -0.8 -7.8 59 7.0 -3.9 227 51 315.2 315.9 290.7 326.6 3.54 10 550 5031 -5.8 -9.4 76 3.6 -7.4 224 52 317.2 317.8 291.2 328.2 3.40 11 500 5770 -10.2 -14.7 69 4.5 -11.8 228 57 320.6 321.1 291.4 328.8 2.44 12 450 6573 -15.8 -31.4 25 15.7 -19.0 231 59 323.4 323.6 290.5 325.6 0.61 13 400 7452 -20.9 -43.0 12 22.1 -24.0 229 68 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.6 0.21 14 350 8422 -28.4 -35.1 53 6.7 -29.4 227 67 330.5 330.6 292.4 332.5 0.55 15 300 9516 -34.6 -37.3 76 2.7 -34.9 252 61 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.6 0.52 16 250 10762 -44.1 -47.4 70 3.2 -44.3 251 63 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12229 -51.9 -58.1 47 6.2 -52.1 248 63 350.6 350.7 296.8 351.0 0.08 18 150 14046 -62.3 -80.1 8 17.7 -62.5 252 51 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16497 -69.8 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 256 44 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.85 m Freezing level: 608.90 mb = 4226.65 m = 13866.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.24 mb = 3958.20 m = 12986.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.10 % Est. max temperature: 28.83 C = 83.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.42 mb = 758.59 m = 2488.79 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 11.43 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1500.30 m = 4922.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.01 C Showalter Index: 0.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.41 C K Index: 36.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 434.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.57 mb = 1147.67 m = 3765.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.57 mb = 1797.62 m = 5897.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 707.57 mb = 3000.15 m = 9842.90 ft B at Equ Level: 21.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.57 mb = 12305.98 m = 40373.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 226.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 3.75 Bulk Shear: 115.86 m/s