MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F015.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.67,-92.50 Latitude: 34.67 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 991 147 28.1 18.3 55 9.8 21.3 195 9 302.0 304.5 294.7 341.8 13.48 2 950 517 23.7 16.8 65 6.9 19.0 195 15 301.3 303.6 294.0 338.8 12.76 3 900 986 19.1 15.8 81 3.3 16.9 197 17 301.2 303.5 293.9 338.4 12.65 4 850 1475 14.8 12.4 86 2.3 13.3 214 26 301.6 303.6 292.6 333.3 10.73 5 800 1986 12.2 8.3 77 3.9 9.8 203 27 304.1 305.7 291.7 329.9 8.60 6 750 2524 9.1 7.7 91 1.4 8.2 205 30 306.4 308.1 292.6 333.1 8.83 7 700 3094 7.0 5.0 87 2.1 5.8 216 32 310.3 311.8 292.9 334.3 7.82 8 650 3701 3.8 0.8 80 3.1 2.2 215 38 313.3 314.5 292.5 332.8 6.24 9 600 4347 -0.3 -4.3 74 4.1 -2.2 214 43 315.8 316.7 291.9 330.6 4.64 10 550 5038 -5.4 -8.8 77 3.4 -6.8 213 41 317.7 318.4 291.5 329.3 3.58 11 500 5776 -11.6 -14.5 79 2.9 -12.6 220 45 318.9 319.4 290.9 327.2 2.50 12 450 6579 -14.6 -33.3 19 18.7 -18.4 228 60 324.9 325.0 290.8 326.8 0.51 13 400 7460 -20.6 -44.9 9 24.3 -23.8 233 67 328.1 328.2 291.4 328.8 0.17 14 350 8432 -28.1 -44.6 19 16.5 -29.9 234 70 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.7 0.21 15 300 9519 -36.9 -46.1 38 9.3 -37.7 237 78 333.4 333.4 292.9 334.2 0.20 16 250 10756 -44.8 -49.7 58 4.8 -45.1 244 77 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.0 0.16 17 200 12226 -50.9 -68.0 11 17.0 -51.3 254 66 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.02 18 150 14048 -62.5 -81.7 6 19.3 -62.6 250 65 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16502 -70.2 -86.6 7 16.4 -70.3 250 41 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.78 m Freezing level: 603.05 mb = 4307.78 m = 14132.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.11 mb = 4016.40 m = 13176.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.69 mb = 1377.92 m = 4520.70 ft T: 15.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 11.89 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.57 mb = 1418.98 m = 4655.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.63 C = 81.74 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.41 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 36.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 658.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.92 mb = 1395.47 m = 4578.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.92 mb = 1445.42 m = 4742.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.92 mb = 10676.73 m = 35028.23 ft B at Equ Level: 651.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.92 mb = 13147.44 m = 43134.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.7 neg: -5.9 tot: 110.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 11.47 Bulk Shear: 57.42 m/s