MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.96,-92.65 Latitude: 34.96 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 990 142 22.1 21.6 97 0.5 21.8 161 8 296.1 299.1 295.3 344.0 16.66 2 950 502 20.1 20.0 99 0.1 20.0 182 27 297.5 300.4 295.0 342.9 15.65 3 900 967 16.7 16.7 100 0.0 16.7 210 36 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.37 4 850 1453 14.9 14.9 100 0.0 14.9 222 32 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.0 12.62 5 800 1966 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 246 30 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.4 11.40 6 750 2505 8.4 8.0 97 0.4 8.1 268 32 305.7 307.3 292.4 332.7 8.99 7 700 3073 5.4 4.9 97 0.5 5.1 257 32 308.4 309.9 292.3 332.2 7.76 8 650 3676 2.1 1.6 96 0.5 1.8 240 55 311.3 312.6 292.2 331.8 6.61 9 600 4319 -1.9 -2.4 97 0.5 -2.1 237 76 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.8 5.36 10 550 5007 -6.1 -7.2 91 1.2 -6.6 236 79 316.9 317.7 291.7 330.0 4.05 11 500 5748 -9.2 -9.5 98 0.3 -9.4 227 79 321.8 322.5 292.8 334.0 3.71 12 450 6554 -13.7 -13.9 98 0.2 -13.8 218 67 326.0 326.6 293.3 335.8 2.90 13 400 7442 -18.9 -18.9 100 0.0 -18.8 214 62 330.5 330.9 293.8 338.0 2.16 14 350 8422 -26.2 -27.4 90 1.1 -26.5 205 56 333.4 333.6 293.7 337.6 1.16 15 300 9520 -33.6 -36.3 76 2.7 -34.0 206 56 338.0 338.1 294.4 340.2 0.57 16 250 10771 -44.2 -47.5 70 3.3 -44.4 211 60 340.4 340.4 294.6 341.2 0.21 17 200 12230 -54.1 -62.2 36 8.1 -54.3 232 72 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.04 18 150 14042 -61.5 -81.1 6 19.6 -61.6 255 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -69.4 -86.0 7 16.6 -69.5 247 41 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.45 m Freezing level: 623.95 mb = 4010.82 m = 13158.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.36 mb = 3960.61 m = 12993.96 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.13 % Est. max temperature: 28.26 C = 82.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.08 mb = 196.50 m = 644.68 ft T: 21.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 9.02 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.74 mb = 631.76 m = 2072.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.88 C = 74.99 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -3.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.67 C Showalter Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 38.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 734.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.41 mb = 607.28 m = 1992.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.41 mb = 653.23 m = 2143.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.41 mb = 10678.40 m = 35033.68 ft B at Equ Level: 732.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.41 mb = 13900.72 m = 45605.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.8 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 263.8 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.6 neg: -50.6 tot: 333.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 3.23 Bulk Shear: 227.56 m/s