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: 34.62,-92.59 Latitude: 34.62 Longitude: -92.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 990 132 22.9 22.0 95 0.9 22.2 175 5 296.9 299.9 295.7 346.1 17.03 2 950 491 21.7 18.9 84 2.8 19.8 181 21 299.2 301.8 294.7 341.8 14.61 3 900 959 18.4 15.8 85 2.6 16.7 196 30 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.6 12.66 4 850 1448 15.6 14.2 91 1.4 14.7 207 38 302.4 304.7 293.9 338.1 12.04 5 800 1961 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 213 38 304.6 306.6 293.4 336.4 10.64 6 750 2501 10.8 6.9 76 4.0 8.5 216 38 308.4 309.9 292.7 333.7 8.33 7 700 3073 7.2 0.1 60 7.1 3.5 217 41 310.5 311.6 291.0 327.7 5.52 8 650 3679 3.1 -1.3 73 4.4 0.8 210 47 312.4 313.4 291.5 329.2 5.35 9 600 4322 -0.9 -3.0 86 2.1 -2.0 211 54 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.3 5.12 10 550 5014 -4.5 -4.9 97 0.4 -4.7 223 54 318.8 319.7 292.9 334.4 4.84 11 500 5757 -9.6 -9.6 100 0.0 -9.6 228 53 321.3 322.0 292.6 333.4 3.68 12 450 6564 -14.8 -16.5 87 1.7 -15.3 227 64 324.7 325.1 292.4 332.7 2.35 13 400 7446 -19.9 -21.6 86 1.8 -20.4 235 74 329.2 329.5 293.1 335.1 1.70 14 350 8425 -25.5 -27.8 81 2.3 -25.9 240 79 334.4 334.7 294.0 338.5 1.12 15 300 9526 -33.6 -36.3 76 2.8 -34.0 243 78 338.1 338.2 294.4 340.2 0.57 16 250 10779 -43.2 -46.3 71 3.2 -43.4 239 76 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.24 17 200 12241 -53.9 -57.2 67 3.3 -54.1 248 66 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14050 -62.5 -83.6 4 21.1 -62.7 258 58 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16504 -69.7 -85.5 8 15.8 -69.8 247 44 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.56 m Freezing level: 611.75 mb = 4171.10 m = 13684.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.81 mb = 3856.25 m = 12651.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.40 % Est. max temperature: 28.84 C = 83.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.95 mb = 238.88 m = 783.72 ft T: 22.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 10.40 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.40 mb = 1118.08 m = 3668.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 32.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.40 mb = 878.53 m = 2882.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.40 mb = 1513.65 m = 4965.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.40 mb = 2463.38 m = 8081.86 ft B at Equ Level: 23.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.40 mb = 13512.34 m = 44331.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 244.6 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 298.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.52 Bulk Shear: 125.12 m/s