MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.48,-91.78 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -91.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 988 161 20.9 20.7 99 0.2 20.8 188 9 295.1 297.9 294.4 340.3 15.77 2 950 497 19.0 19.1 100 -0.0 19.1 191 28 296.5 299.2 294.1 339.1 14.78 3 900 961 16.2 15.8 98 0.4 16.0 215 37 298.2 300.5 293.0 334.9 12.64 4 850 1446 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.8 226 38 300.7 302.8 293.2 335.3 11.80 5 800 1959 12.5 12.5 100 0.0 12.5 233 35 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.7 11.46 6 750 2497 8.5 6.1 85 2.3 7.1 245 40 305.8 307.3 291.6 329.7 7.92 7 700 3065 6.4 -2.9 51 9.3 1.8 243 53 309.6 310.4 289.8 323.4 4.42 8 650 3669 2.1 -1.0 80 3.1 0.5 240 59 311.3 312.3 291.2 328.4 5.47 9 600 4310 -2.2 -2.7 96 0.5 -2.4 224 55 313.6 314.6 291.7 330.1 5.24 10 550 4998 -5.3 -7.5 84 2.2 -6.2 227 57 317.9 318.6 291.9 330.7 3.97 11 500 5740 -10.6 -12.9 83 2.3 -11.5 228 64 320.1 320.7 291.6 329.5 2.83 12 450 6545 -14.7 -16.1 89 1.5 -15.2 222 62 324.8 325.3 292.5 333.0 2.41 13 400 7427 -20.5 -25.1 67 4.6 -21.7 222 68 328.3 328.6 292.4 332.8 1.25 14 350 8401 -27.8 -47.6 13 19.8 -29.8 221 67 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.15 15 300 9492 -34.8 -43.2 42 8.4 -35.7 218 74 336.3 336.4 293.7 337.4 0.28 16 250 10745 -43.0 -51.7 38 8.7 -43.5 220 85 342.1 342.2 295.0 342.7 0.13 17 200 12213 -52.1 -71.8 8 19.7 -52.5 235 74 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14036 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 252 59 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16509 -68.6 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 272 32 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.48 m Freezing level: 625.61 mb = 3981.79 m = 13063.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3772.30 m = 12376.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.31 mb = 182.46 m = 598.62 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 15.32 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.40 mb = 648.50 m = 2127.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.86 C = 73.15 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.44 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 29.03 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 474.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.43 mb = 629.87 m = 2066.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.43 mb = 675.83 m = 2217.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 810.43 mb = 1849.32 m = 6067.26 ft B at Equ Level: 30.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.43 mb = 12199.14 m = 40022.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.6 neg: -9.2 tot: 354.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 3.29 Bulk Shear: 144.32 m/s