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: 34.72,-91.96 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -91.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 70 27.7 18.2 56 9.5 21.1 185 12 301.0 303.5 294.3 340.1 13.30 2 950 500 24.2 16.9 64 7.3 19.2 183 21 301.7 304.1 294.2 339.6 12.85 3 900 970 19.6 16.0 80 3.6 17.2 184 22 301.7 304.0 294.2 339.4 12.81 4 850 1460 16.3 12.5 78 3.8 13.8 204 32 303.2 305.2 293.1 335.3 10.77 5 800 1974 12.8 10.7 87 2.0 11.5 199 33 304.7 306.6 293.1 335.2 10.17 6 750 2513 9.7 9.7 100 0.1 9.7 202 37 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.6 10.10 7 700 3084 7.3 -1.4 54 8.7 2.8 207 39 310.6 311.5 290.6 326.0 4.95 8 650 3691 4.7 -10.7 32 15.3 -1.9 209 43 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.7 2.61 9 600 4337 -0.9 -3.1 85 2.1 -2.0 210 47 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.1 5.08 10 550 5026 -5.6 -8.2 82 2.6 -6.7 205 48 317.5 318.2 291.6 329.7 3.76 11 500 5765 -11.4 -13.3 86 1.9 -12.1 212 53 319.1 319.7 291.2 328.2 2.75 12 450 6568 -14.6 -20.0 64 5.4 -16.3 232 66 324.8 325.2 291.9 330.8 1.74 13 400 7451 -20.3 -25.3 64 5.0 -21.5 232 66 328.6 328.8 292.5 332.9 1.22 14 350 8427 -26.4 -29.2 77 2.8 -27.0 237 65 333.2 333.3 293.5 336.7 0.97 15 300 9524 -34.4 -37.5 74 3.0 -34.8 244 67 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.8 0.51 16 250 10772 -44.2 -47.7 68 3.5 -44.5 255 75 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.1 0.21 17 200 12235 -52.1 -60.6 35 8.5 -52.4 259 66 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.05 18 150 14061 -61.3 -83.0 4 21.7 -61.4 244 56 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16510 -69.3 -85.1 8 15.8 -69.4 245 41 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.75 m Freezing level: 608.44 mb = 4227.68 m = 13870.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.79 mb = 3445.53 m = 11304.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.18 mb = 1268.97 m = 4163.22 ft T: 17.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 14.92 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.69 mb = 1665.10 m = 5462.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.48 C = 86.87 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.89 C K Index: 31.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 504.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.59 mb = 1383.99 m = 4540.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.59 mb = 2051.41 m = 6730.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 662.59 mb = 3534.00 m = 11594.33 ft B at Equ Level: 19.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.59 mb = 12812.61 m = 42035.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.1 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 235.1 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.3 neg: -1.8 tot: 164.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 7.01 Bulk Shear: 72.04 m/s