MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.09,-92.59 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -92.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 994 104 27.3 20.2 65 7.1 22.3 169 10 301.0 303.8 295.6 345.6 15.17 2 950 498 23.2 18.8 76 4.4 20.1 173 18 300.8 303.4 295.1 343.3 14.50 3 900 967 18.6 18.0 96 0.7 18.2 176 20 300.7 303.4 295.1 343.4 14.54 4 850 1456 16.2 14.2 88 2.0 14.8 202 32 303.1 305.3 294.0 338.8 12.06 5 800 1970 12.5 12.0 97 0.4 12.2 198 33 304.4 306.5 293.7 337.6 11.12 6 750 2509 9.7 9.7 100 -0.0 9.7 197 33 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.6 10.10 7 700 3080 6.8 5.3 91 1.4 5.9 203 39 310.0 311.5 293.0 334.6 8.03 8 650 3686 3.3 2.6 95 0.8 2.9 208 44 312.7 314.1 293.0 334.8 7.10 9 600 4331 -0.9 -1.9 93 1.0 -1.4 208 46 315.1 316.2 292.4 332.7 5.56 10 550 5021 -5.4 -6.6 91 1.2 -6.0 202 47 317.7 318.5 292.1 331.4 4.25 11 500 5761 -11.4 -16.0 68 4.7 -12.9 215 53 319.2 319.6 290.7 326.5 2.19 12 450 6562 -15.1 -22.1 55 7.0 -17.1 230 65 324.2 324.5 291.5 329.2 1.44 13 400 7443 -21.1 -27.5 57 6.4 -22.5 226 63 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.1 1.00 14 350 8414 -27.2 -31.1 69 3.9 -27.9 243 74 332.1 332.3 293.1 335.1 0.81 15 300 9512 -34.1 -37.4 72 3.3 -34.6 248 84 337.3 337.4 294.1 339.2 0.51 16 250 10760 -44.1 -47.5 69 3.4 -44.4 257 84 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12218 -54.8 -58.7 62 3.8 -54.9 258 76 345.9 346.0 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 14038 -60.1 -87.1 2 27.0 -60.3 241 60 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16503 -69.1 -86.6 6 17.5 -69.2 247 38 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.30 m Freezing level: 610.39 mb = 4197.23 m = 13770.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.21 mb = 4116.47 m = 13505.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.54 C = 85.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.70 mb = 998.40 m = 3275.55 ft T: 18.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.76 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1139.60 m = 3738.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.85 C = 82.13 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 40.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1227.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.95 mb = 1043.85 m = 3424.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.95 mb = 1386.59 m = 4549.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.95 mb = 11686.65 m = 38341.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1219.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.95 mb = 15052.37 m = 49383.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.9 neg: -3.2 tot: 183.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 13.39 Bulk Shear: 91.60 m/s