MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.79,-90.37 Latitude: 35.79 Longitude: -90.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 999 69 22.9 19.4 81 3.5 20.5 213 13 296.1 298.7 293.6 337.3 14.30 2 950 508 21.4 17.3 77 4.1 18.7 207 37 298.9 301.4 293.7 337.4 13.21 3 900 974 17.5 16.0 91 1.5 16.5 209 43 299.6 301.9 293.6 337.0 12.81 4 850 1461 14.4 14.1 98 0.3 14.2 207 41 301.2 303.4 293.4 336.4 11.95 5 800 1972 11.0 9.0 87 2.0 9.8 219 45 302.9 304.6 291.7 329.8 9.05 6 750 2506 6.6 6.6 100 0.0 6.6 219 48 303.8 305.3 291.2 328.3 8.19 7 700 3072 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 223 48 307.9 309.4 292.2 331.6 7.78 8 650 3676 2.4 1.0 90 1.4 1.7 222 51 311.7 312.9 292.1 331.4 6.34 9 600 4318 -1.7 -3.9 85 2.2 -2.8 212 57 314.1 315.1 291.5 329.3 4.79 10 550 5005 -6.0 -9.8 75 3.7 -7.6 214 62 316.9 317.6 291.0 327.7 3.32 11 500 5744 -11.3 -16.3 67 5.0 -13.0 217 67 319.2 319.7 290.7 326.4 2.14 12 450 6545 -15.3 -18.2 78 2.9 -16.2 226 66 324.1 324.5 292.0 331.0 2.03 13 400 7427 -20.3 -24.0 72 3.7 -21.3 231 69 328.5 328.8 292.6 333.4 1.37 14 350 8402 -26.8 -31.1 67 4.3 -27.6 228 58 332.6 332.8 293.2 335.6 0.81 15 300 9495 -35.0 -39.0 67 4.0 -35.5 233 50 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.43 16 250 10740 -45.3 -48.5 70 3.2 -45.5 230 55 338.7 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.19 17 200 12201 -51.0 -74.1 5 23.1 -51.4 244 71 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14027 -61.2 -79.6 7 18.5 -61.3 239 54 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16498 -67.6 -85.9 6 18.3 -67.7 257 36 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.10 m Freezing level: 620.81 mb = 4050.63 m = 13289.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.36 mb = 3909.15 m = 12825.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.04 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.11 mb = 515.73 m = 1692.02 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 9.15 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1161.06 m = 3809.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 25.37 C K Index: 39.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 494.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.53 mb = 940.58 m = 3085.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.53 mb = 1475.26 m = 4840.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 328.53 mb = 8850.67 m = 29037.26 ft B at Equ Level: 493.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.53 mb = 12248.23 m = 40183.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 50.1 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.3 neg: -15.0 tot: 244.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 6.30 Bulk Shear: 78.50 m/s