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,-93.36 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -93.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 228 21.9 21.5 98 0.3 21.6 196 6 296.7 299.8 295.5 345.1 16.74 2 950 494 20.0 19.8 99 0.2 19.9 210 16 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.3 15.49 3 900 960 17.8 16.2 91 1.6 16.7 220 32 299.8 302.2 293.8 337.8 12.98 4 850 1448 15.5 13.4 88 2.1 14.1 250 29 302.4 304.5 293.4 336.3 11.47 5 800 1961 12.5 11.2 91 1.4 11.7 281 30 304.5 306.5 293.3 335.9 10.49 6 750 2500 9.2 9.1 100 0.1 9.2 273 30 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.74 7 700 3071 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 264 28 310.5 312.2 294.0 338.5 9.15 8 650 3678 3.2 3.1 99 0.1 3.1 240 47 312.6 314.0 293.2 335.5 7.37 9 600 4323 -1.1 -1.8 95 0.7 -1.5 235 67 314.8 315.9 292.4 332.4 5.58 10 550 5013 -4.6 -6.9 84 2.3 -5.7 231 68 318.6 319.4 292.3 332.1 4.15 11 500 5757 -8.5 -16.9 51 8.4 -11.5 228 62 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.5 2.03 12 450 6567 -13.7 -18.9 65 5.1 -15.4 224 57 326.0 326.4 292.4 332.6 1.91 13 400 7451 -19.8 -22.6 79 2.7 -20.6 212 53 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.7 1.56 14 350 8429 -25.5 -27.7 82 2.1 -26.0 210 51 334.3 334.6 293.9 338.4 1.13 15 300 9529 -33.7 -36.5 76 2.8 -34.1 209 57 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.0 0.56 16 250 10782 -43.2 -46.5 70 3.3 -43.4 205 60 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12250 -54.0 -64.7 26 10.7 -54.2 234 66 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.4 0.03 18 150 14055 -62.3 -81.5 6 19.2 -62.4 253 64 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.0 -87.2 6 17.1 -70.1 251 35 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.57 m Freezing level: 613.04 mb = 4154.56 m = 13630.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.24 mb = 4107.52 m = 13475.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.48 mb = 265.30 m = 870.40 ft T: 21.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 9.20 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 926.30 m = 3038.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.74 C = 76.53 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.02 C Cross Totals Index: 21.96 C K Index: 37.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 474.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.01 mb = 789.30 m = 2589.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.01 mb = 1618.62 m = 5310.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.01 mb = 9691.48 m = 31795.79 ft B at Equ Level: 471.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.01 mb = 13159.76 m = 43174.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.2 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 269.2 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.4 neg: -14.3 tot: 207.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 3.55 Bulk Shear: 133.72 m/s