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,-92.67 Latitude: 34.97 Longitude: -92.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 125 22.1 21.6 97 0.5 21.8 160 8 295.9 298.9 295.2 343.8 16.64 2 950 501 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.2 180 27 297.7 300.6 295.1 343.5 15.79 3 900 967 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 209 35 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.7 13.41 4 850 1453 15.1 15.2 100 -0.0 15.1 223 31 302.0 304.4 294.3 339.9 12.85 5 800 1967 12.4 12.3 100 0.1 12.3 249 29 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.0 11.30 6 750 2505 8.3 7.6 96 0.7 7.9 267 33 305.5 307.2 292.2 331.9 8.77 7 700 3073 5.1 4.5 96 0.6 4.8 256 33 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.3 7.58 8 650 3675 2.2 1.7 97 0.4 1.9 239 56 311.4 312.7 292.3 332.2 6.69 9 600 4318 -1.8 -2.5 95 0.6 -2.1 237 76 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.8 5.32 10 550 5007 -6.1 -7.9 87 1.7 -6.9 236 78 316.8 317.5 291.5 329.2 3.84 11 500 5747 -9.5 -10.0 96 0.5 -9.7 227 81 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.2 3.57 12 450 6552 -13.7 -14.0 98 0.3 -13.9 218 69 326.0 326.5 293.2 335.7 2.87 13 400 7441 -18.8 -18.8 100 0.0 -18.8 214 64 330.6 331.0 293.9 338.1 2.16 14 350 8420 -26.3 -27.5 90 1.2 -26.6 205 57 333.2 333.5 293.7 337.4 1.14 15 300 9519 -33.5 -36.3 76 2.8 -33.9 205 57 338.1 338.2 294.4 340.3 0.57 16 250 10770 -44.1 -47.4 70 3.2 -44.3 210 60 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.3 0.21 17 200 12229 -54.0 -63.6 30 9.5 -54.3 232 71 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.04 18 150 14042 -61.5 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.6 255 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16506 -69.3 -85.8 7 16.5 -69.4 246 41 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.29 m Freezing level: 623.02 mb = 4022.40 m = 13196.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.38 mb = 3972.79 m = 13033.92 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.53 C = 83.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.60 mb = 182.48 m = 598.67 ft T: 21.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 8.57 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.74 mb = 631.34 m = 2071.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.18 C = 75.53 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.05 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.64 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 39.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 805.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.03 mb = 591.97 m = 1942.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.03 mb = 730.42 m = 2396.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.03 mb = 10901.44 m = 35765.43 ft B at Equ Level: 801.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.03 mb = 13833.71 m = 45385.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.1 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 264.1 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 380.7 neg: -47.6 tot: 333.1 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: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 3.36 Bulk Shear: 239.45 m/s