MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 1Z 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 46 SFC 994 102 25.6 17.0 59 8.6 19.8 184 12 299.3 301.6 293.2 335.5 12.37 2 950 495 23.2 15.3 61 7.9 17.9 191 34 300.8 302.9 293.0 334.9 11.60 3 900 964 19.0 14.4 75 4.6 16.0 194 38 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.9 11.51 4 850 1452 15.1 11.6 79 3.5 12.9 197 39 301.9 303.8 292.2 331.9 10.12 5 800 1962 11.9 -1.1 40 13.1 5.4 203 39 303.9 304.7 287.9 317.3 4.40 6 750 2500 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 208 37 306.1 307.9 293.0 334.8 9.51 7 700 3069 6.5 2.7 77 3.8 4.4 215 43 309.6 310.9 291.7 330.1 6.65 8 650 3675 3.4 0.2 79 3.3 1.7 222 50 312.9 314.0 292.2 331.6 5.97 9 600 4319 -0.8 -4.8 74 4.0 -2.7 215 52 315.1 316.0 291.5 329.3 4.45 10 550 5009 -6.0 -8.3 84 2.3 -7.0 219 48 317.0 317.7 291.5 329.1 3.73 11 500 5746 -11.4 -12.2 94 0.8 -11.7 227 54 319.1 319.7 291.5 329.0 3.01 12 450 6549 -16.4 -18.7 82 2.3 -17.1 224 66 322.7 323.0 291.5 329.3 1.94 13 400 7428 -19.9 -21.8 85 1.9 -20.5 239 62 329.1 329.4 293.0 334.9 1.67 14 350 8404 -26.6 -29.1 79 2.5 -27.1 243 56 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.5 0.98 15 300 9498 -35.3 -38.3 74 3.0 -35.7 244 59 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.3 0.47 16 250 10740 -45.7 -49.0 69 3.3 -45.9 244 55 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12194 -52.1 -66.5 16 14.4 -52.5 251 69 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14015 -60.5 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.7 246 57 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16497 -68.0 -87.0 5 19.1 -68.1 245 35 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.79 m Freezing level: 609.86 mb = 4192.31 m = 13754.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.70 mb = 3917.55 m = 12852.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.92 mb = 1195.25 m = 3921.37 ft T: 17.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 17.61 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.12 mb = 1753.27 m = 5752.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.39 C = 84.90 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.41 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 34.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 191.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.50 mb = 1446.82 m = 4746.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.50 mb = 2439.34 m = 8002.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.50 mb = 2661.15 m = 8730.71 ft B at Equ Level: 6.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 675.50 mb = 3360.26 m = 11024.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 265.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.82 Bulk Shear: 68.04 m/s