MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.82,-90.58 Latitude: 35.82 Longitude: -90.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 998 71 25.5 17.3 61 8.1 19.9 186 17 298.8 301.1 293.2 335.4 12.56 2 950 504 22.3 16.0 68 6.3 18.1 192 38 299.8 302.0 293.1 335.3 12.13 3 900 971 17.8 14.8 82 3.0 15.8 194 40 299.8 302.0 292.9 334.4 11.81 4 850 1457 14.1 13.7 98 0.4 13.8 198 40 300.9 303.0 293.1 335.2 11.67 5 800 1969 12.0 9.4 84 2.6 10.4 209 39 304.0 305.7 292.2 331.8 9.32 6 750 2507 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 212 43 305.7 307.4 292.7 333.6 9.28 7 700 3074 6.0 6.0 100 0.0 6.0 220 46 309.1 310.7 293.0 334.8 8.40 8 650 3680 3.4 -3.2 62 6.6 0.1 222 51 312.8 313.7 291.0 327.5 4.65 9 600 4324 -1.1 -4.4 79 3.3 -2.7 220 53 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.5 4.61 10 550 5011 -6.2 -8.0 87 1.8 -7.0 219 55 316.7 317.5 291.5 329.0 3.80 11 500 5750 -11.1 -13.9 79 2.9 -12.1 223 59 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.2 2.60 12 450 6552 -16.3 -22.2 60 5.9 -17.9 226 65 322.8 323.1 291.1 327.8 1.44 13 400 7429 -21.3 -23.6 82 2.3 -21.9 222 73 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.3 1.43 14 350 8402 -27.0 -29.6 79 2.6 -27.5 237 57 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.7 0.94 15 300 9495 -35.3 -38.2 75 2.8 -35.7 246 50 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.3 0.47 16 250 10737 -45.3 -48.7 68 3.5 -45.4 246 58 338.8 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.18 17 200 12198 -52.2 -66.0 17 13.8 -52.5 243 70 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.03 18 150 14025 -60.5 -83.6 3 23.1 -60.7 245 58 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16502 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.2 256 40 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.59 m Freezing level: 612.52 mb = 4162.69 m = 13656.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.57 mb = 3710.01 m = 12171.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.14 % Est. max temperature: 27.69 C = 81.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.03 mb = 1104.13 m = 3622.43 ft T: 16.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 3.41 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1418.32 m = 4653.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.75 C K Index: 38.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 231.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.57 mb = 1263.70 m = 4145.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 764.57 mb = 2346.31 m = 7697.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 684.57 mb = 3256.50 m = 10683.94 ft B at Equ Level: 11.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.57 mb = 10881.35 m = 35699.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 281.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 3.26 Bulk Shear: 71.01 m/s