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,-92.57 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -92.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 996 94 22.1 21.9 99 0.2 22.1 162 8 295.7 298.7 295.3 344.2 16.89 2 950 502 20.0 19.9 99 0.1 19.9 187 25 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.5 15.53 3 900 967 17.2 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 206 36 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.6 12.80 4 850 1454 14.9 13.3 90 1.6 13.8 218 30 301.7 303.8 293.1 335.2 11.34 5 800 1966 12.7 11.0 89 1.7 11.6 236 29 304.7 306.6 293.2 335.6 10.35 6 750 2505 9.3 6.9 85 2.5 7.9 268 29 306.7 308.3 292.3 332.0 8.34 7 700 3076 6.8 4.6 86 2.3 5.5 254 36 310.1 311.5 292.6 333.5 7.61 8 650 3680 1.9 -1.0 81 2.9 0.4 241 54 311.1 312.1 291.2 328.1 5.47 9 600 4321 -1.9 -5.3 78 3.4 -3.5 236 70 313.9 314.7 291.0 327.5 4.29 10 550 5008 -6.6 -9.3 81 2.7 -7.7 234 74 316.3 317.0 291.0 327.4 3.43 11 500 5747 -9.4 -10.6 91 1.3 -9.9 231 66 321.6 322.3 292.5 332.9 3.41 12 450 6559 -12.9 -13.0 99 0.1 -13.0 221 60 327.0 327.6 293.7 337.5 3.11 13 400 7446 -19.3 -20.2 93 0.8 -19.6 214 53 329.9 330.3 293.4 336.6 1.92 14 350 8425 -25.9 -27.7 85 1.8 -26.3 208 54 333.8 334.0 293.8 337.9 1.12 15 300 9523 -33.9 -36.7 76 2.8 -34.3 209 56 337.5 337.7 294.2 339.6 0.55 16 250 10773 -44.3 -47.6 70 3.2 -44.5 215 63 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.21 17 200 12231 -54.1 -64.2 28 10.1 -54.3 233 73 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.03 18 150 14044 -61.5 -80.8 6 19.3 -61.7 255 63 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16508 -69.7 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 247 40 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.49 m Freezing level: 625.50 mb = 3994.30 m = 13104.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.20 mb = 3739.69 m = 12269.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.48 % Est. max temperature: 28.45 C = 83.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.34 mb = 114.89 m = 376.94 ft T: 22.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 9.02 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.01 mb = 657.04 m = 2155.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.53 C = 76.15 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 35.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 667.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.58 mb = 596.65 m = 1957.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.58 mb = 735.14 m = 2411.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.58 mb = 10648.92 m = 34936.98 ft B at Equ Level: 666.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.58 mb = 13854.33 m = 45453.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.2 neg: -46.1 tot: 285.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.35 Bulk Rich Number: 3.53 Bulk Shear: 189.26 m/s