MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F009.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.06,-93.01 Latitude: 34.06 Longitude: -93.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 999 54 25.2 22.3 84 2.8 23.1 146 2 298.4 301.5 296.3 348.5 17.23 2 950 497 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 172 13 299.3 302.2 295.3 344.3 15.38 3 900 965 18.8 16.4 86 2.4 17.2 194 25 300.9 303.3 294.2 339.4 13.13 4 850 1455 16.5 14.0 86 2.4 14.9 207 33 303.4 305.6 294.0 338.9 11.94 5 800 1969 13.2 7.7 69 5.5 9.9 208 36 305.3 306.8 291.7 330.2 8.27 6 750 2509 10.2 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 216 40 307.7 309.6 294.1 339.4 10.47 7 700 3082 7.6 7.2 97 0.5 7.3 215 40 310.9 312.7 294.1 339.0 9.14 8 650 3691 4.4 -1.0 68 5.4 1.5 211 44 313.9 315.0 292.0 331.2 5.48 9 600 4336 -1.1 -3.0 87 1.9 -2.0 208 49 314.9 315.9 292.0 331.1 5.13 10 550 5024 -6.1 -8.9 81 2.8 -7.3 217 57 316.8 317.5 291.2 328.3 3.54 11 500 5765 -8.9 -9.6 95 0.7 -9.2 229 63 322.2 323.0 292.9 334.4 3.70 12 450 6574 -13.5 -13.9 97 0.4 -13.6 230 53 326.3 326.9 293.4 336.2 2.91 13 400 7460 -20.0 -21.1 91 1.1 -20.3 237 64 329.0 329.4 293.1 335.3 1.78 14 350 8437 -26.0 -28.6 79 2.5 -26.6 242 68 333.7 333.9 293.7 337.5 1.04 15 300 9537 -33.6 -36.4 76 2.8 -34.0 241 63 338.0 338.1 294.3 340.1 0.57 16 250 10789 -43.3 -46.7 69 3.4 -43.5 245 67 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.7 0.23 17 200 12257 -52.0 -63.5 24 11.5 -52.4 249 71 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.04 18 150 14074 -63.3 -81.4 7 18.1 -63.4 254 68 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.3 -85.2 9 14.9 -70.4 253 39 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.77 m Freezing level: 609.85 mb = 4208.60 m = 13807.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.41 mb = 3962.92 m = 13001.55 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.92 % Est. max temperature: 30.23 C = 86.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.24 mb = 412.14 m = 1352.17 ft T: 22.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 18.35 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 998.52 m = 3275.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.84 C = 82.10 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 38.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 944.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.84 mb = 804.49 m = 2639.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.84 mb = 1637.90 m = 5373.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.84 mb = 11007.32 m = 36112.83 ft B at Equ Level: 943.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.84 mb = 14410.15 m = 47276.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 40.8 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 286.3 neg: -1.9 tot: 284.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 5.77 Bulk Shear: 163.56 m/s