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: 34.10,-93.07 Latitude: 34.10 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 998 75 26.8 19.5 64 7.3 21.6 177 5 300.1 302.7 294.8 342.3 14.41 2 950 511 23.6 17.7 70 5.9 19.5 179 19 301.1 303.6 294.5 340.8 13.51 3 900 981 19.1 16.8 86 2.4 17.5 184 22 301.2 303.7 294.5 340.8 13.46 4 850 1470 15.8 9.8 68 6.0 12.1 217 31 302.7 304.4 291.6 329.5 9.00 5 800 1982 13.1 7.3 68 5.8 9.6 221 37 305.1 306.6 291.5 329.3 8.05 6 750 2521 9.5 5.4 75 4.1 7.1 234 41 306.9 308.3 291.6 329.8 7.52 7 700 3092 6.5 0.4 65 6.1 3.2 226 42 309.7 310.7 290.9 327.1 5.62 8 650 3697 3.6 0.4 80 3.2 1.8 232 46 313.0 314.1 292.3 332.0 6.06 9 600 4343 -0.5 -2.4 87 1.9 -1.4 232 54 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.6 5.35 10 550 5033 -5.1 -10.6 65 5.5 -7.4 233 56 318.0 318.6 291.2 328.2 3.10 11 500 5774 -9.9 -27.4 22 17.5 -14.3 236 58 321.0 321.1 289.9 323.8 0.81 12 450 6579 -14.3 -37.2 12 22.9 -18.6 236 66 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.5 0.35 13 400 7462 -20.1 -46.4 8 26.3 -23.5 237 77 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.15 14 350 8434 -28.5 -43.3 23 14.8 -30.2 236 77 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.2 0.24 15 300 9524 -35.7 -59.9 7 24.2 -37.1 244 68 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.04 16 250 10766 -44.0 -62.5 11 18.5 -44.7 244 64 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 17 200 12239 -51.3 -70.6 8 19.4 -51.7 247 63 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14061 -61.9 -80.7 6 18.8 -62.1 248 63 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16517 -70.5 -87.5 6 17.0 -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: 5714.67 m Freezing level: 605.81 mb = 4267.66 m = 14001.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.02 mb = 4051.97 m = 13293.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.48 C = 85.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.41 mb = 1005.28 m = 3298.13 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 11.48 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1399.18 m = 4590.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 1.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.69 C Cross Totals Index: 19.71 C K Index: 29.41 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 812.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.14 mb = 1200.75 m = 3939.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.14 mb = 1854.64 m = 6084.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.14 mb = 10707.72 m = 35129.89 ft B at Equ Level: 808.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.14 mb = 13567.81 m = 44513.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.0 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 257.0 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.5 neg: -16.2 tot: 303.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 5.22 Bulk Shear: 155.64 m/s