MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.49,-92.86 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -92.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 984 196 22.2 21.7 97 0.5 21.9 248 6 296.8 299.8 295.6 345.5 16.86 2 950 500 21.1 20.0 93 1.1 20.4 211 17 298.6 301.4 295.3 344.2 15.67 3 900 967 17.9 17.5 97 0.4 17.7 219 25 300.0 302.6 294.6 341.3 14.12 4 850 1456 14.7 14.0 96 0.7 14.3 230 32 301.6 303.8 293.5 336.8 11.94 5 800 1967 11.8 10.8 94 1.0 11.2 229 33 303.8 305.7 292.9 334.3 10.25 6 750 2505 8.9 8.3 96 0.6 8.6 221 32 306.3 308.0 292.8 334.1 9.20 7 700 3076 6.7 6.7 100 0.0 6.7 215 34 309.9 311.6 293.6 337.0 8.83 8 650 3681 2.5 2.5 100 0.0 2.5 215 35 311.8 313.1 292.7 333.7 7.05 9 600 4326 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 217 40 315.5 316.7 293.0 335.0 6.15 10 550 5017 -3.8 -3.8 100 0.0 -3.8 219 41 319.6 320.6 293.4 336.5 5.26 11 500 5766 -8.0 -8.0 100 0.0 -8.0 223 41 323.3 324.1 293.6 337.0 4.18 12 450 6579 -12.8 -12.9 100 0.0 -12.9 235 51 327.1 327.7 293.8 337.8 3.16 13 400 7466 -18.8 -18.8 100 0.0 -18.8 246 59 330.5 331.0 293.9 338.1 2.16 14 350 8449 -24.7 -24.7 100 0.0 -24.6 252 63 335.5 335.8 294.6 340.9 1.48 15 300 9557 -32.3 -32.4 98 0.2 -32.3 247 65 339.9 340.1 295.1 343.1 0.84 16 250 10811 -44.0 -47.1 71 3.1 -44.2 238 76 340.7 340.7 294.7 341.5 0.22 17 200 12267 -55.0 -60.7 49 5.7 -55.1 242 73 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.9 0.05 18 150 14080 -61.8 -80.8 6 19.0 -62.0 259 60 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16530 -70.9 -85.9 9 15.0 -70.9 246 45 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.72 m Freezing level: 608.40 mb = 4217.29 m = 13836.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.49 mb = 4212.33 m = 13819.81 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.82 mb = 258.65 m = 848.58 ft T: 22.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 11.39 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.65 mb = 827.97 m = 2716.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.03 C = 77.06 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: 0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.73 C Cross Totals Index: 22.07 C K Index: 36.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 683.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.63 mb = 743.54 m = 2439.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.63 mb = 980.51 m = 3216.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.63 mb = 11394.41 m = 37382.78 ft B at Equ Level: 679.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.63 mb = 14135.69 m = 46376.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.8 neg: -17.4 tot: 92.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 51.38 m/s