MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.75,-92.32 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 994 112 24.2 19.4 75 4.8 20.8 186 4 297.8 300.5 294.2 339.6 14.42 2 950 506 23.4 16.1 63 7.3 18.5 174 20 300.9 303.2 293.5 336.7 12.19 3 900 975 19.0 14.8 76 4.2 16.2 176 24 301.1 303.2 293.3 335.9 11.82 4 850 1464 16.0 12.1 78 3.9 13.5 201 26 302.9 304.8 292.8 334.0 10.49 5 800 1976 13.1 -1.3 37 14.4 5.8 203 34 305.1 305.9 288.2 318.4 4.33 6 750 2514 8.8 6.1 83 2.7 7.2 213 37 306.1 307.6 291.7 330.0 7.89 7 700 3084 6.7 4.3 84 2.4 5.3 216 42 309.9 311.3 292.4 332.8 7.44 8 650 3690 3.3 0.0 79 3.2 1.5 219 47 312.7 313.8 292.0 331.1 5.90 9 600 4334 -0.8 -3.5 82 2.7 -2.1 228 62 315.2 316.2 291.9 330.9 4.92 10 550 5024 -5.3 -11.0 64 5.7 -7.7 233 62 317.8 318.3 291.0 327.6 3.00 11 500 5765 -10.0 -17.3 55 7.3 -12.5 237 58 320.8 321.2 291.0 327.5 1.96 12 450 6567 -14.8 -33.5 19 18.7 -18.6 237 69 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.5 0.50 13 400 7450 -20.6 -37.0 22 16.4 -23.4 242 76 328.2 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.40 14 350 8421 -27.3 -31.2 69 3.9 -28.0 242 74 332.0 332.1 293.0 335.0 0.81 15 300 9512 -35.5 -39.4 67 3.9 -36.0 246 69 335.3 335.4 293.6 336.9 0.42 16 250 10754 -44.9 -55.8 29 10.9 -45.4 238 64 339.3 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.08 17 200 12228 -51.2 -74.7 4 23.5 -51.6 243 61 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14053 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.4 250 53 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16512 -70.2 -86.0 8 15.7 -70.3 247 41 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.76 m Freezing level: 609.57 mb = 4210.89 m = 13815.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.10 mb = 3952.88 m = 12968.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 84.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.11 mb = 717.34 m = 2353.46 ft T: 21.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 21.27 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.92 mb = 1768.35 m = 5801.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.48 C = 86.86 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 35.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 284.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.36 mb = 1300.50 m = 4266.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 761.36 mb = 2389.02 m = 7837.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 311.36 mb = 9249.14 m = 30344.59 ft B at Equ Level: 283.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.36 mb = 11863.04 m = 38920.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 330.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 1.79 Bulk Shear: 158.35 m/s