MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.79,-89.83 Latitude: 35.79 Longitude: -89.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 998 75 23.4 19.5 79 3.9 20.7 197 16 296.8 299.4 294.0 338.5 14.45 2 950 499 19.7 17.6 88 2.1 18.3 200 36 297.2 299.7 293.4 336.2 13.46 3 900 962 15.7 15.5 98 0.3 15.5 205 42 297.7 300.0 292.7 333.6 12.37 4 850 1447 13.5 12.6 94 0.9 12.9 211 40 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.2 10.86 5 800 1959 12.2 10.4 89 1.8 11.0 213 39 304.1 305.9 292.7 333.8 9.93 6 750 2496 8.5 6.6 87 2.0 7.3 215 39 305.8 307.3 291.8 330.4 8.15 7 700 3065 6.1 5.4 95 0.7 5.6 223 48 309.2 310.7 292.7 333.8 8.05 8 650 3670 2.7 -0.1 82 2.7 1.2 221 56 312.0 313.1 291.8 330.3 5.86 9 600 4312 -1.8 -3.4 88 1.7 -2.6 216 57 314.1 315.0 291.6 329.8 4.95 10 550 5000 -5.9 -7.7 87 1.8 -6.7 212 59 317.1 317.8 291.6 329.7 3.91 11 500 5739 -10.8 -12.0 91 1.2 -11.3 210 58 319.8 320.4 291.7 329.9 3.05 12 450 6543 -14.7 -16.7 85 2.0 -15.4 223 62 324.7 325.2 292.4 332.5 2.29 13 400 7426 -20.4 -22.5 84 2.0 -21.0 231 61 328.4 328.7 292.8 334.0 1.57 14 350 8401 -26.7 -29.8 75 3.1 -27.3 230 66 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.2 0.92 15 300 9496 -35.1 -38.7 69 3.6 -35.5 233 65 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.7 0.45 16 250 10738 -45.7 -49.3 67 3.5 -45.9 233 63 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.8 0.17 17 200 12197 -51.7 -72.5 7 20.8 -52.1 236 63 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.3 -82.6 4 21.4 -61.4 246 60 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16505 -67.0 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 250 39 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.22 m Freezing level: 619.84 mb = 4057.07 m = 13310.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.11 mb = 3868.23 m = 12690.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.86 mb = 572.49 m = 1878.23 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 6.36 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.65 mb = 823.85 m = 2702.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.23 C = 75.61 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -2.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 36.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 257.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.25 mb = 780.85 m = 2561.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.25 mb = 921.89 m = 3024.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 814.25 mb = 1809.65 m = 5937.10 ft B at Equ Level: 16.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 224.25 mb = 11448.99 m = 37561.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.6 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 243.6 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.9 neg: -1.1 tot: 240.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 3.90 Bulk Shear: 66.12 m/s