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: 34.78,-92.68 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 986 192 20.8 20.6 99 0.2 20.7 261 8 295.2 298.0 294.4 340.2 15.71 2 950 510 18.5 18.5 100 -0.0 18.5 245 13 295.9 298.5 293.6 336.9 14.24 3 900 975 17.1 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 193 17 299.1 301.7 294.1 339.3 13.78 4 850 1462 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 185 24 302.0 304.4 294.3 339.9 12.84 5 800 1975 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 187 26 304.6 306.8 294.1 339.1 11.57 6 750 2516 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 193 28 307.3 309.2 293.9 338.2 10.24 7 700 3087 6.9 6.9 100 0.0 6.9 209 27 310.1 311.8 293.7 337.6 8.95 8 650 3695 4.4 4.3 99 0.1 4.3 224 26 313.9 315.5 294.1 339.0 8.03 9 600 4344 1.5 1.4 99 0.1 1.4 234 29 317.9 319.2 294.4 340.3 7.07 10 550 5040 -3.6 -3.8 99 0.2 -3.7 237 39 319.8 320.8 293.5 336.7 5.25 11 500 5784 -10.3 -10.5 98 0.2 -10.4 237 51 320.5 321.2 292.2 331.8 3.44 12 450 6586 -15.6 -20.7 65 5.1 -17.1 233 62 323.6 324.0 291.5 329.3 1.64 13 400 7465 -21.9 -27.1 63 5.2 -23.1 236 66 326.5 326.7 291.7 330.2 1.04 14 350 8433 -28.2 -35.0 52 6.9 -29.2 242 61 330.8 330.9 292.5 332.8 0.56 15 300 9523 -36.0 -40.3 64 4.3 -36.5 244 61 334.6 334.7 293.3 336.1 0.38 16 250 10762 -45.0 -54.6 33 9.6 -45.4 237 64 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.6 0.09 17 200 12235 -51.5 -72.3 7 20.8 -51.9 246 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14060 -60.9 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.0 245 55 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16524 -69.8 -86.2 7 16.4 -69.9 244 41 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.11 m Freezing level: 585.31 mb = 4548.84 m = 14923.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.17 mb = 4530.93 m = 14865.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.46 % Est. max temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.56 mb = 210.83 m = 691.70 ft T: 20.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 3.37 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 951.81 mb = 493.86 m = 1620.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.52 C = 70.74 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 25.42 C K Index: 40.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 470.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.79 mb = 648.96 m = 2129.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.79 mb = 695.02 m = 2280.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 909.79 mb = 881.78 m = 2892.94 ft B at Equ Level: 21.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.79 mb = 12567.59 m = 41231.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 122.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 9.09 Bulk Shear: 51.82 m/s