MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F016.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 16 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.23,-92.89 Latitude: 34.23 Longitude: -92.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 995 106 24.3 21.4 84 2.9 22.3 145 5 297.9 300.9 295.6 345.5 16.38 2 950 510 23.0 18.2 74 4.8 19.7 176 16 300.6 303.1 294.7 341.6 13.99 3 900 979 19.4 16.8 85 2.6 17.6 177 17 301.5 304.0 294.6 341.2 13.47 4 850 1469 16.3 9.8 65 6.5 12.3 206 24 303.2 304.9 291.7 330.0 8.98 5 800 1982 13.2 3.3 51 9.9 7.7 211 36 305.2 306.3 289.9 323.6 6.07 6 750 2521 8.7 8.3 97 0.4 8.5 220 36 306.0 307.7 292.7 333.7 9.21 7 700 3094 8.0 5.9 87 2.1 6.7 218 34 311.3 312.9 293.6 337.0 8.35 8 650 3701 3.9 -0.5 73 4.5 1.6 216 38 313.4 314.5 292.0 331.2 5.67 9 600 4347 -0.8 -3.3 83 2.5 -2.0 215 43 315.2 316.2 292.0 331.1 5.00 10 550 5036 -5.8 -9.6 74 3.8 -7.4 212 45 317.3 317.9 291.2 328.2 3.37 11 500 5775 -10.8 -17.0 60 6.1 -12.9 223 57 319.8 320.2 290.7 326.6 2.02 12 450 6578 -15.1 -23.7 48 8.6 -17.4 241 58 324.3 324.5 291.3 328.7 1.26 13 400 7459 -20.7 -26.3 61 5.6 -22.0 233 63 328.1 328.3 292.3 332.1 1.12 14 350 8432 -27.5 -30.5 76 3.0 -28.1 236 70 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.86 15 300 9522 -35.8 -46.6 32 10.8 -36.8 239 81 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.6 0.19 16 250 10765 -44.1 -55.9 26 11.7 -44.7 247 65 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.8 0.08 17 200 12234 -51.5 -71.5 7 19.9 -51.9 249 65 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14058 -61.7 -81.9 5 20.2 -61.9 251 64 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16514 -70.6 -87.0 7 16.3 -70.7 247 37 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.38 m Freezing level: 608.37 mb = 4238.50 m = 13905.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.18 mb = 3976.49 m = 13046.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.00 mb = 473.17 m = 1552.38 ft T: 23.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 21.84 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.30 mb = 1346.11 m = 4416.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.12 C Cross Totals Index: 20.62 C K Index: 34.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1031.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.07 mb = 1036.07 m = 3399.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.07 mb = 1782.96 m = 5849.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.07 mb = 11059.19 m = 36283.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1021.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.07 mb = 14095.58 m = 46244.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.8 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 243.8 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.7 neg: -6.9 tot: 211.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 9.71 Bulk Shear: 106.23 m/s