MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.14,-93.52 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 989 175 26.9 19.9 65 7.0 21.9 190 10 301.1 303.8 295.5 345.0 14.96 2 950 523 22.1 18.4 79 3.8 19.5 194 15 299.7 302.2 294.6 340.9 14.12 3 900 990 19.5 9.4 52 10.1 13.3 211 30 301.6 303.1 290.6 326.0 8.23 4 850 1480 15.9 12.9 82 3.0 14.0 220 27 302.8 304.9 293.2 335.7 11.08 5 800 1993 12.9 10.3 84 2.7 11.3 227 19 304.9 306.8 292.9 334.5 9.86 6 750 2533 9.9 0.4 52 9.4 4.9 204 16 307.3 308.3 289.8 323.5 5.27 7 700 3104 8.0 -5.5 38 13.5 1.6 199 21 311.3 312.0 289.6 322.8 3.63 8 650 3711 3.9 -3.1 60 7.1 0.4 192 24 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.2 4.67 9 600 4356 -0.6 -11.0 45 10.4 -4.8 192 27 315.5 316.0 290.1 324.5 2.76 10 550 5044 -6.3 -10.4 73 4.1 -8.0 211 32 316.6 317.2 290.8 326.8 3.14 11 500 5780 -11.9 -19.9 51 8.0 -14.3 215 41 318.6 318.9 289.9 323.9 1.58 12 450 6584 -14.3 -41.5 8 27.3 -18.7 224 44 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.2 0.22 13 400 7467 -20.1 -45.0 9 24.9 -23.4 229 53 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.6 0.17 14 350 8439 -28.3 -49.7 11 21.3 -30.3 230 57 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.12 15 300 9525 -36.8 -50.8 22 14.0 -37.7 235 73 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.12 16 250 10761 -46.5 -54.8 39 8.2 -46.9 245 82 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.09 17 200 12221 -51.1 -73.0 6 22.0 -51.5 247 86 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14049 -60.9 -82.2 4 21.3 -61.1 248 72 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16500 -70.8 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.9 246 43 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.57 m Freezing level: 606.22 mb = 4275.54 m = 14027.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.92 mb = 3761.37 m = 12340.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.07 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.44 mb = 1062.51 m = 3485.90 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.41 C/km ThetaE index: 19.02 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1894.69 m = 6216.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.39 C = 86.70 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.51 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.79 C K Index: 27.26 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 275.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.41 mb = 1425.57 m = 4677.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 620.41 mb = 4086.21 m = 13406.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 280.41 mb = 9982.76 m = 32751.44 ft B at Equ Level: 274.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.41 mb = 11889.11 m = 39005.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.5 at 25.8 knts Storm direction: 237.5 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.1 neg: -10.4 tot: 83.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.06 Bulk Shear: 21.09 m/s