MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.66,-91.66 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -91.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 988 161 21.2 20.5 96 0.7 20.7 193 8 295.3 298.1 294.3 339.8 15.50 2 950 503 19.6 18.5 93 1.1 18.8 210 33 297.1 299.7 293.9 338.2 14.22 3 900 968 17.2 15.3 89 1.9 16.0 206 36 299.2 301.5 293.0 334.9 12.23 4 850 1454 14.3 13.6 95 0.8 13.8 206 33 301.1 303.2 293.1 335.2 11.56 5 800 1966 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 213 41 303.8 305.9 293.4 336.4 10.93 6 750 2505 9.0 8.4 96 0.7 8.6 217 48 306.4 308.1 292.9 334.2 9.24 7 700 3073 5.3 4.5 95 0.8 4.9 225 46 308.4 309.8 292.2 331.6 7.59 8 650 3676 2.1 0.5 89 1.6 1.3 240 42 311.4 312.5 291.8 330.4 6.13 9 600 4317 -3.3 -4.6 91 1.3 -3.9 233 54 312.3 313.1 290.7 326.6 4.54 10 550 5002 -6.2 -6.6 97 0.3 -6.4 234 57 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.4 4.25 11 500 5744 -9.5 -10.0 96 0.5 -9.7 236 57 321.5 322.2 292.6 333.3 3.59 12 450 6550 -14.6 -15.6 92 1.0 -14.9 228 68 324.9 325.4 292.7 333.5 2.53 13 400 7432 -20.2 -21.9 87 1.7 -20.7 220 55 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.5 1.66 14 350 8409 -26.8 -29.2 79 2.5 -27.3 213 44 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.97 15 300 9503 -35.1 -38.0 75 2.9 -35.4 218 53 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.7 0.48 16 250 10747 -45.2 -48.5 69 3.3 -45.4 218 66 338.9 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.19 17 200 12205 -53.5 -70.0 12 16.6 -53.8 237 72 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.02 18 150 14022 -61.4 -80.9 6 19.4 -61.6 250 63 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16498 -69.1 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.2 255 38 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.26 m Freezing level: 630.52 mb = 3925.89 m = 12880.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.88 mb = 3827.01 m = 12555.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.58 C = 81.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.53 mb = 247.16 m = 810.89 ft T: 20.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 9.83 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.29 mb = 1003.08 m = 3290.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.21 C = 77.38 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.02 C K Index: 36.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 397.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.93 mb = 779.55 m = 2557.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.93 mb = 1405.26 m = 4610.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 334.93 mb = 8721.19 m = 28612.49 ft B at Equ Level: 396.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.93 mb = 12367.14 m = 40574.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.0 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 256.0 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 354.5 neg: -20.9 tot: 333.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 5.36 Bulk Shear: 74.03 m/s