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: 34.75,-92.68 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 160 22.4 21.8 96 0.6 22.1 186 4 296.7 299.8 295.7 345.6 16.94 2 950 493 21.2 19.5 90 1.7 20.0 187 20 298.6 301.4 295.0 342.8 15.18 3 900 960 18.8 15.7 82 3.1 16.8 210 32 300.9 303.2 293.8 337.9 12.60 4 850 1449 15.5 13.4 87 2.1 14.1 217 33 302.4 304.5 293.4 336.2 11.42 5 800 1962 12.4 10.8 90 1.6 11.4 217 39 304.3 306.2 293.0 334.8 10.21 6 750 2501 8.8 7.9 94 0.9 8.3 215 43 306.2 307.8 292.6 333.2 8.95 7 700 3071 6.7 3.8 81 3.0 5.1 211 44 309.9 311.3 292.3 332.0 7.18 8 650 3674 2.0 -0.5 83 2.6 0.7 210 54 311.2 312.3 291.4 328.9 5.67 9 600 4319 -1.1 -1.8 95 0.7 -1.4 216 59 314.9 316.0 292.4 332.6 5.61 10 550 5009 -5.2 -5.8 95 0.6 -5.4 225 53 318.0 318.8 292.4 332.5 4.52 11 500 5751 -10.0 -11.3 90 1.3 -10.5 228 51 320.9 321.5 292.2 331.5 3.23 12 450 6557 -14.4 -15.8 89 1.4 -14.9 234 47 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.5 2.47 13 400 7443 -18.8 -20.7 85 1.9 -19.3 244 47 330.6 331.0 293.6 337.1 1.84 14 350 8423 -25.8 -28.5 78 2.7 -26.4 250 58 333.9 334.2 293.7 337.7 1.04 15 300 9523 -33.7 -36.7 74 3.0 -34.1 250 70 337.8 337.9 294.3 339.9 0.55 16 250 10775 -43.2 -46.6 69 3.4 -43.4 241 68 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12240 -53.6 -60.1 45 6.5 -53.8 246 66 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.1 0.06 18 150 14050 -62.4 -82.2 5 19.8 -62.6 256 56 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16503 -69.5 -85.9 7 16.5 -69.5 249 43 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.18 m Freezing level: 617.37 mb = 4094.82 m = 13434.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.25 mb = 3871.79 m = 12702.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.34 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.94 mb = 232.45 m = 762.63 ft T: 22.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.71 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1147.57 m = 3764.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.99 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 35.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 684.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.13 mb = 863.21 m = 2832.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.13 mb = 1497.27 m = 4912.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.13 mb = 10117.26 m = 33192.72 ft B at Equ Level: 682.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.13 mb = 13837.87 m = 45399.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.6 neg: -6.8 tot: 265.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 5.35 Bulk Shear: 128.04 m/s