MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.22,-89.92 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 997 87 22.4 21.0 92 1.4 21.4 189 9 295.8 298.7 294.7 341.5 15.88 2 950 505 20.7 18.2 85 2.5 19.0 198 31 298.2 300.7 294.0 338.7 13.96 3 900 970 16.9 15.8 94 1.0 16.2 212 40 298.9 301.2 293.3 335.8 12.68 4 850 1458 15.5 11.0 75 4.4 12.7 229 41 302.3 304.1 292.0 331.3 9.75 5 800 1969 12.4 4.4 58 8.1 7.9 225 38 304.4 305.6 290.0 324.2 6.55 6 750 2506 7.9 3.0 71 4.9 5.2 225 41 305.1 306.3 290.0 324.3 6.33 7 700 3072 4.7 4.3 97 0.5 4.5 219 48 307.7 309.1 291.8 330.5 7.45 8 650 3675 2.9 0.7 85 2.2 1.7 216 53 312.2 313.4 292.1 331.5 6.19 9 600 4319 -1.8 -3.2 90 1.4 -2.5 217 55 314.1 315.0 291.7 330.0 5.05 10 550 5006 -6.9 -10.4 76 3.5 -8.3 221 60 315.9 316.5 290.6 326.1 3.14 11 500 5743 -10.3 -11.7 89 1.4 -10.8 219 61 320.5 321.1 291.9 330.8 3.12 12 450 6550 -14.1 -15.7 88 1.6 -14.7 224 56 325.5 326.0 292.8 333.9 2.50 13 400 7434 -19.6 -21.4 86 1.8 -20.1 230 60 329.5 329.9 293.2 335.6 1.74 14 350 8412 -27.0 -29.3 81 2.3 -27.5 235 63 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.9 0.96 15 300 9504 -35.6 -38.7 73 3.1 -36.0 235 62 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.45 16 250 10746 -44.8 -49.6 59 4.8 -45.1 233 64 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.16 17 200 12216 -50.1 -73.6 5 23.4 -50.6 245 68 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 243 54 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16507 -68.6 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 259 37 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.92 m Freezing level: 619.11 mb = 4072.55 m = 13361.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.90 mb = 3927.48 m = 12885.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.74 mb = 263.69 m = 865.11 ft T: 21.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 17.33 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 884.65 m = 2902.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.34 C = 77.62 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: 0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.72 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 545.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.27 mb = 769.08 m = 2523.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.27 mb = 1005.54 m = 3298.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 886.27 mb = 1101.21 m = 3612.85 ft B at Equ Level: 11.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.27 mb = 12668.54 m = 41562.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 308.7 neg: -13.8 tot: 294.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 5.25 Bulk Shear: 103.83 m/s