MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F017.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F017.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 17 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.95,-92.80 Latitude: 33.95 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 998 83 27.0 18.0 58 9.0 20.8 167 8 300.4 302.8 294.0 338.9 13.13 2 950 514 23.6 16.5 64 7.2 18.8 171 20 301.2 303.5 293.8 337.9 12.49 3 900 983 19.2 15.2 78 3.9 16.5 176 22 301.2 303.5 293.6 337.1 12.17 4 850 1473 17.0 2.5 38 14.5 9.1 215 26 304.0 305.0 288.9 320.4 5.40 5 800 1986 13.5 5.7 59 7.8 9.0 211 29 305.5 306.9 290.9 327.3 7.19 6 750 2527 10.4 9.1 92 1.3 9.6 231 37 307.9 309.7 293.7 337.4 9.73 7 700 3098 7.4 2.1 69 5.3 4.5 228 39 310.7 311.9 291.8 330.4 6.37 8 650 3705 3.6 2.2 91 1.4 2.8 226 40 313.0 314.3 292.9 334.6 6.91 9 600 4350 -0.4 -0.9 97 0.5 -0.7 225 42 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.5 5.97 10 550 5039 -5.6 -5.7 99 0.1 -5.6 228 46 317.5 318.4 292.3 332.2 4.56 11 500 5781 -9.8 -16.1 60 6.2 -12.0 241 56 321.1 321.5 291.3 328.4 2.18 12 450 6585 -14.8 -42.5 7 27.8 -19.1 240 63 324.7 324.7 290.4 325.5 0.20 13 400 7466 -20.6 -37.4 21 16.8 -23.4 235 66 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.38 14 350 8439 -28.2 -42.5 24 14.3 -29.9 239 74 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.7 0.26 15 300 9530 -35.6 -61.2 6 25.5 -37.0 243 72 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.3 0.03 16 250 10775 -43.5 -65.9 7 22.3 -44.3 245 64 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 17 200 12246 -51.7 -72.4 7 20.7 -52.0 247 69 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14068 -62.0 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.1 250 65 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16522 -70.4 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 248 37 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.02 m Freezing level: 605.55 mb = 4278.42 m = 14036.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.88 mb = 4218.33 m = 13839.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.73 % Est. max temperature: 30.72 C = 87.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.48 mb = 1229.43 m = 4033.51 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 18.53 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.84 mb = 1913.85 m = 6278.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.53 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.39 C Showalter Index: 6.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.22 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.88 C Cross Totals Index: 12.34 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 377.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.98 mb = 1392.51 m = 4568.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.98 mb = 3420.19 m = 11220.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 292.98 mb = 9691.64 m = 31796.32 ft B at Equ Level: 376.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.98 mb = 12148.97 m = 39858.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.7 neg: -0.7 tot: 250.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 119.55 m/s