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: 35.06,-92.14 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -92.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 993 121 25.7 17.7 62 7.9 20.2 182 10 299.4 301.8 293.6 337.2 12.94 2 950 506 22.9 16.7 68 6.2 18.7 187 24 300.4 302.7 293.7 337.5 12.65 3 900 974 18.4 15.6 84 2.7 16.5 190 26 300.4 302.7 293.6 337.0 12.49 4 850 1463 16.3 9.1 62 7.2 11.9 217 34 303.2 304.7 291.3 328.6 8.54 5 800 1975 12.4 6.7 68 5.8 9.0 217 41 304.4 305.8 291.0 327.6 7.70 6 750 2515 9.4 6.9 84 2.5 7.9 223 42 306.7 308.3 292.3 332.0 8.34 7 700 3084 6.6 1.5 70 5.1 3.8 226 47 309.8 310.9 291.3 328.7 6.12 8 650 3691 4.8 -13.9 24 18.7 -2.6 226 48 314.4 314.8 289.0 321.0 2.01 9 600 4336 -0.5 -7.4 60 6.9 -3.7 225 51 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.2 3.64 10 550 5025 -5.8 -10.1 71 4.3 -7.5 220 52 317.3 317.9 291.1 327.8 3.23 11 500 5764 -11.5 -13.2 87 1.8 -12.1 223 57 319.1 319.6 291.2 328.2 2.76 12 450 6565 -15.6 -31.2 25 15.5 -18.9 228 59 323.6 323.7 290.5 325.9 0.63 13 400 7444 -21.5 -34.4 30 12.9 -23.8 226 67 327.0 327.1 291.4 328.9 0.52 14 350 8413 -27.9 -30.7 76 2.9 -28.4 231 70 331.2 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.84 15 300 9507 -34.4 -37.3 75 2.9 -34.8 248 61 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.8 0.52 16 250 10755 -44.3 -47.6 70 3.2 -44.6 254 68 340.1 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.21 17 200 12217 -52.8 -55.8 70 3.0 -52.9 250 61 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.5 0.10 18 150 14033 -63.0 -79.1 10 16.1 -63.1 255 54 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16493 -67.8 -86.3 5 18.5 -67.9 253 42 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.84 m Freezing level: 605.12 mb = 4270.17 m = 14009.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.03 mb = 3442.40 m = 11293.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.92 mb = 1128.52 m = 3702.46 ft T: 17.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.98 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.37 mb = 1701.27 m = 5581.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lifted Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.23 C Showalter Index: 0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.51 C K Index: 31.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 389.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.43 mb = 1269.80 m = 4165.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.43 mb = 2355.42 m = 7727.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 684.43 mb = 3268.30 m = 10722.64 ft B at Equ Level: 8.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 654.43 mb = 3635.33 m = 11926.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.8 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 249.8 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 282.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 3.37 Bulk Shear: 115.53 m/s