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: 36.38,-90.55 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 995 85 22.3 19.1 82 3.1 20.1 179 9 295.8 298.4 293.4 336.5 14.16 2 950 492 23.0 15.8 64 7.1 18.2 187 34 300.5 302.7 293.2 335.7 11.99 3 900 961 18.7 14.4 76 4.3 15.9 194 41 300.8 302.9 293.0 334.8 11.56 4 850 1449 15.0 9.3 68 5.8 11.5 205 43 301.9 303.5 291.0 327.6 8.66 5 800 1959 11.6 10.3 92 1.2 10.8 213 44 303.5 305.3 292.5 333.0 9.91 6 750 2495 7.4 6.9 97 0.5 7.1 215 47 304.6 306.1 291.6 329.6 8.34 7 700 3062 5.4 5.4 100 0.0 5.4 222 47 308.5 310.0 292.6 333.2 8.08 8 650 3668 3.1 2.5 96 0.6 2.8 221 50 312.5 313.8 292.9 334.5 7.08 9 600 4310 -1.8 -5.0 78 3.3 -3.3 218 53 314.1 314.9 291.2 328.1 4.40 10 550 4997 -6.9 -8.3 90 1.4 -7.5 215 59 315.9 316.6 291.1 327.8 3.71 11 500 5734 -11.0 -14.5 75 3.6 -12.2 219 63 319.7 320.2 291.1 327.9 2.48 12 450 6534 -16.9 -21.3 69 4.4 -18.1 219 66 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.3 1.55 13 400 7414 -19.8 -21.9 83 2.1 -20.4 231 74 329.3 329.6 293.1 335.1 1.66 14 350 8389 -26.7 -29.1 80 2.4 -27.2 237 54 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.3 0.99 15 300 9482 -35.5 -38.4 75 2.9 -35.9 242 55 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.0 0.46 16 250 10724 -45.5 -48.8 69 3.3 -45.7 240 56 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.2 0.18 17 200 12180 -52.5 -61.0 35 8.5 -52.8 242 70 349.6 349.6 296.6 349.8 0.05 18 150 14008 -60.9 -78.7 8 17.8 -61.0 248 52 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 19 100 16488 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.8 258 37 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.67 m Freezing level: 617.98 mb = 4079.43 m = 13383.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.02 mb = 3956.96 m = 12981.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.72 mb = 485.75 m = 1593.66 ft T: 22.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 8.94 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.65 mb = 1551.71 m = 5090.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 20.22 C K Index: 35.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 339.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.67 mb = 1223.91 m = 4015.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.67 mb = 1983.05 m = 6505.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 397.67 mb = 7456.41 m = 24462.98 ft B at Equ Level: 337.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 217.67 mb = 11627.51 m = 38147.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.8 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 243.8 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 409.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 409.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 2.95 Bulk Shear: 115.17 m/s