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: 34.78,-92.23 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 996 85 27.1 19.2 62 7.9 21.5 206 10 300.6 303.2 294.8 342.1 14.16 2 950 501 23.1 17.9 73 5.2 19.5 194 19 300.7 303.2 294.6 340.9 13.72 3 900 970 18.8 16.8 88 2.0 17.5 188 23 300.9 303.4 294.4 340.6 13.50 4 850 1459 15.8 13.9 88 1.9 14.6 203 36 302.7 304.9 293.7 337.7 11.82 5 800 1971 12.3 10.7 90 1.6 11.3 200 38 304.2 306.1 292.9 334.5 10.14 6 750 2510 8.9 8.5 98 0.4 8.7 203 39 306.2 308.0 292.9 334.4 9.35 7 700 3080 6.7 3.9 82 2.8 5.1 206 39 309.9 311.2 292.3 332.1 7.24 8 650 3685 2.7 -0.4 80 3.1 1.1 207 47 312.0 313.1 291.7 330.0 5.74 9 600 4329 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 214 54 315.7 316.9 293.2 335.5 6.23 10 550 5020 -5.2 -5.2 100 0.0 -5.2 206 53 317.9 318.8 292.6 333.1 4.71 11 500 5760 -11.3 -12.2 93 0.9 -11.6 218 59 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.2 3.01 12 450 6563 -14.7 -15.8 91 1.1 -15.1 230 59 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.1 2.47 13 400 7447 -19.8 -21.5 86 1.7 -20.3 235 61 329.2 329.6 293.1 335.2 1.71 14 350 8425 -25.9 -28.3 81 2.3 -26.5 244 61 333.8 334.0 293.7 337.6 1.06 15 300 9522 -34.6 -37.4 76 2.8 -35.0 249 66 336.6 336.7 294.0 338.6 0.51 16 250 10769 -44.7 -48.1 69 3.4 -44.9 254 76 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.4 0.20 17 200 12226 -53.6 -58.6 54 5.0 -53.7 258 75 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.07 18 150 14056 -59.5 -84.2 3 24.7 -59.7 243 49 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16514 -69.9 -85.5 8 15.6 -69.9 244 41 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.91 m Freezing level: 605.39 mb = 4259.77 m = 13975.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.80 mb = 4172.48 m = 13689.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.31 C = 84.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.33 mb = 1091.15 m = 3579.86 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 12.18 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1361.05 m = 4465.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.84 C = 83.91 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.06 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 38.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 737.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.05 mb = 1161.59 m = 3810.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 835.05 mb = 1608.81 m = 5278.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.05 mb = 10899.07 m = 35757.68 ft B at Equ Level: 735.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.05 mb = 13845.46 m = 45424.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.5 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 237.5 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 7.66 Bulk Shear: 96.27 m/s