MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.03,-92.63 Latitude: 35.03 Longitude: -92.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 994 105 24.4 18.5 69 6.0 20.4 184 9 298.1 300.6 293.7 337.6 13.59 2 950 498 21.3 17.4 78 4.0 18.7 186 25 298.8 301.2 293.7 337.4 13.24 3 900 964 17.5 16.3 93 1.2 16.7 202 34 299.6 302.0 293.7 337.8 13.07 4 850 1453 16.3 11.5 73 4.8 13.3 212 40 303.2 305.1 292.6 333.3 10.11 5 800 1967 12.8 11.2 90 1.6 11.8 215 40 304.8 306.8 293.4 336.3 10.51 6 750 2506 9.2 9.2 100 0.0 9.2 212 39 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.2 9.79 7 700 3076 6.3 5.2 92 1.1 5.6 213 42 309.5 311.0 292.7 333.8 7.93 8 650 3681 2.8 -0.4 79 3.2 1.1 215 47 312.1 313.2 291.7 330.0 5.72 9 600 4325 -1.0 -3.6 83 2.6 -2.3 211 48 315.0 315.9 291.9 330.5 4.90 10 550 5014 -5.9 -8.8 80 2.9 -7.1 219 51 317.0 317.7 291.3 328.7 3.58 11 500 5753 -10.7 -17.6 56 7.0 -13.0 228 56 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.5 1.91 12 450 6555 -15.3 -18.9 74 3.6 -16.4 230 58 324.0 324.4 291.9 330.5 1.91 13 400 7436 -20.8 -25.8 64 5.0 -22.0 229 66 327.9 328.2 292.3 332.1 1.16 14 350 8408 -28.2 -31.2 75 3.0 -28.7 236 63 330.8 330.9 292.7 333.7 0.81 15 300 9500 -34.9 -37.9 74 3.0 -35.3 251 65 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.48 16 250 10747 -44.2 -47.6 69 3.4 -44.4 250 68 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.2 0.21 17 200 12216 -50.4 -68.9 9 18.5 -50.8 254 68 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.02 18 150 14042 -60.9 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.1 244 56 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16503 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 251 35 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.77 m Freezing level: 613.12 mb = 4155.75 m = 13634.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3890.09 m = 12762.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.84 mb = 861.05 m = 2824.92 ft T: 18.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 6.25 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1588.76 m = 5212.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 37.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 435.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.31 mb = 1009.00 m = 3310.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.31 mb = 2392.15 m = 7848.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.31 mb = 9260.73 m = 30382.59 ft B at Equ Level: 434.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.31 mb = 12205.96 m = 40045.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.4 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 244.4 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.7 neg: -9.5 tot: 260.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 4.30 Bulk Shear: 101.21 m/s