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: 35.66,-93.37 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -93.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 959 418 24.7 18.3 68 6.4 20.2 187 10 301.4 304.0 294.9 342.5 13.94 2 950 497 23.7 17.7 69 6.0 19.6 187 13 301.2 303.7 294.6 341.0 13.54 3 900 966 19.1 16.5 85 2.6 17.4 189 23 301.2 303.6 294.4 340.2 13.26 4 850 1455 14.9 14.8 100 0.1 14.8 196 25 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.8 12.56 5 800 1966 11.0 10.2 95 0.7 10.5 208 33 302.8 304.6 292.3 332.0 9.83 6 750 2502 8.2 5.8 85 2.4 6.8 209 30 305.5 307.0 291.4 328.9 7.73 7 700 3071 6.6 -0.3 61 6.9 2.9 212 37 309.7 310.7 290.6 326.3 5.34 8 650 3675 2.9 -0.8 76 3.8 1.0 214 45 312.3 313.3 291.6 329.7 5.55 9 600 4320 -0.8 -7.2 62 6.4 -3.7 212 49 315.1 315.9 290.9 327.1 3.71 10 550 5007 -6.1 -9.2 78 3.1 -7.4 214 52 316.9 317.5 291.2 328.1 3.46 11 500 5747 -11.1 -16.1 67 4.9 -12.8 221 56 319.5 319.9 290.8 326.8 2.19 12 450 6549 -16.3 -19.8 74 3.5 -17.3 225 68 322.8 323.1 291.4 328.8 1.77 13 400 7426 -21.0 -23.8 78 2.8 -21.7 235 55 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.6 1.40 14 350 8397 -28.0 -31.7 70 3.7 -28.6 239 44 331.1 331.2 292.7 333.9 0.77 15 300 9483 -37.1 -40.0 74 2.9 -37.4 246 57 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.39 16 250 10722 -44.6 -58.6 20 13.9 -45.2 240 68 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.06 17 200 12186 -51.9 -71.2 8 19.3 -52.3 254 73 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14010 -60.2 -79.5 6 19.4 -60.3 251 57 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16478 -67.7 -86.0 6 18.3 -67.8 251 45 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.71 m Freezing level: 611.15 mb = 4175.90 m = 13700.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.79 mb = 3802.83 m = 12476.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.56 % Est. max temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.32 mb = 1223.56 m = 4014.27 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 16.16 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1343.73 m = 4408.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.83 C = 76.69 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -4.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 25.93 C K Index: 33.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 978.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.13 mb = 1304.08 m = 4278.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.13 mb = 1453.65 m = 4769.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.13 mb = 10718.79 m = 35166.20 ft B at Equ Level: 973.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.13 mb = 13595.74 m = 44604.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.5 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 242.5 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.7 neg: -10.1 tot: 190.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 10.34 Bulk Shear: 94.63 m/s