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: 34.97,-92.25 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -92.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 993 126 21.9 21.5 98 0.4 21.6 218 7 295.6 298.6 295.0 343.1 16.50 2 950 508 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.8 206 23 297.6 300.4 294.8 342.0 15.32 3 900 974 17.4 16.8 97 0.5 17.0 211 28 299.4 301.9 294.0 338.9 13.53 4 850 1461 14.1 13.3 95 0.8 13.6 217 38 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.3 11.34 5 800 1972 11.7 11.2 97 0.5 11.4 214 39 303.6 305.6 293.0 334.9 10.50 6 750 2510 8.2 7.9 98 0.2 8.0 216 42 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.4 8.96 7 700 3077 5.5 5.3 99 0.2 5.4 214 43 308.5 310.0 292.5 332.9 7.99 8 650 3680 2.1 1.9 99 0.2 2.0 224 44 311.3 312.6 292.3 332.2 6.75 9 600 4323 -1.4 -1.6 99 0.2 -1.5 245 55 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.4 5.67 10 550 5013 -5.3 -5.5 98 0.3 -5.4 251 58 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.7 4.60 11 500 5755 -9.6 -10.5 93 0.9 -10.0 248 50 321.3 322.0 292.4 332.7 3.44 12 450 6561 -13.9 -15.7 86 1.8 -14.5 232 41 325.8 326.3 292.9 334.3 2.50 13 400 7447 -19.8 -22.1 82 2.3 -20.4 223 41 329.3 329.6 293.0 335.0 1.63 14 350 8423 -26.3 -29.0 78 2.7 -26.8 228 41 333.4 333.6 293.6 337.0 0.99 15 300 9520 -34.5 -37.4 75 2.9 -34.8 229 43 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.8 0.51 16 250 10769 -43.9 -47.2 70 3.3 -44.2 225 59 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.7 0.22 17 200 12230 -53.4 -62.5 32 9.1 -53.7 238 72 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.4 0.04 18 150 14044 -61.6 -81.9 5 20.3 -61.7 254 60 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16501 -69.8 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 253 42 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.04 m Freezing level: 620.35 mb = 4061.41 m = 13324.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.75 mb = 4037.10 m = 13244.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.11 mb = 167.75 m = 550.35 ft T: 21.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.34 mb = 716.43 m = 2350.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.66 C = 76.38 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -3.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.90 C K Index: 36.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 803.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.97 mb = 636.67 m = 2088.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.97 mb = 869.98 m = 2854.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.97 mb = 10475.26 m = 34367.23 ft B at Equ Level: 803.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.97 mb = 14003.35 m = 45942.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.1 neg: -3.7 tot: 238.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 7.92 Bulk Shear: 101.48 m/s