MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.89,-90.65 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -90.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 994 101 26.0 17.4 59 8.6 20.1 181 11 299.7 302.0 293.5 336.7 12.66 2 950 498 23.4 15.8 62 7.6 18.3 188 28 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.97 3 900 967 19.0 14.4 74 4.7 16.0 189 32 301.1 303.2 293.0 335.0 11.51 4 850 1455 14.3 13.3 93 1.0 13.7 190 33 301.2 303.3 293.0 334.7 11.37 5 800 1966 12.2 8.3 77 3.9 9.9 205 34 304.2 305.8 291.7 330.0 8.62 6 750 2504 9.0 7.9 93 1.1 8.4 216 35 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.5 8.98 7 700 3075 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 217 39 309.4 310.9 292.7 333.8 7.97 8 650 3681 4.0 2.2 88 1.9 3.0 219 49 313.5 314.8 293.1 335.1 6.91 9 600 4327 -0.5 -3.5 80 3.1 -2.0 218 53 315.6 316.5 292.0 331.2 4.91 10 550 5017 -5.5 -10.6 67 5.1 -7.6 218 48 317.6 318.2 291.0 327.7 3.10 11 500 5755 -11.2 -17.3 61 6.0 -13.2 240 53 319.4 319.7 290.6 326.0 1.98 12 450 6560 -15.1 -27.8 33 12.7 -18.1 237 53 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.4 0.87 13 400 7439 -21.2 -39.8 17 18.6 -24.1 233 64 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.5 0.30 14 350 8408 -28.9 -32.1 74 3.2 -29.5 235 70 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.74 15 300 9497 -35.6 -38.4 75 2.8 -35.9 242 67 335.3 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.46 16 250 10738 -45.4 -52.1 47 6.7 -45.8 247 65 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.0 0.12 17 200 12196 -52.4 -64.9 21 12.5 -52.7 244 67 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.03 18 150 14017 -61.0 -80.3 6 19.2 -61.2 250 57 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16499 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.8 259 39 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.42 m Freezing level: 605.06 mb = 4261.30 m = 13980.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.80 mb = 4064.81 m = 13335.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.86 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.65 mb = 1191.55 m = 3909.25 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 6.64 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.67 mb = 1568.16 m = 5144.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.17 C = 82.71 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 37.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 420.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 271.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.24 mb = 1432.63 m = 4700.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.24 mb = 2424.04 m = 7952.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.24 mb = 3225.26 m = 10581.42 ft B at Equ Level: 7.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 647.24 mb = 3715.58 m = 12190.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.2 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 245.2 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 236.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 3.43 Bulk Shear: 79.21 m/s