MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F018.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.13,-88.5 Latitude: 36.13 Longitude: -88.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 988 142 20.3 18.9 92 1.4 19.4 179 15 294.5 297.0 293.0 334.7 14.08 2 950 478 19.0 18.7 98 0.3 18.8 182 36 296.5 299.1 293.8 338.0 14.40 3 900 942 17.0 15.6 92 1.4 16.0 197 46 299.0 301.2 293.2 335.3 12.46 4 850 1429 14.3 13.3 94 0.9 13.7 209 50 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.6 11.39 5 800 1938 11.1 11.1 100 -0.0 11.1 218 45 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.9 10.42 6 750 2476 8.1 7.0 93 1.1 7.5 224 38 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.8 8.43 7 700 3042 5.1 0.3 71 4.8 2.6 227 41 308.2 309.2 290.4 325.4 5.61 8 650 3644 1.9 -3.9 65 5.9 -0.9 229 48 311.1 312.0 290.3 325.0 4.40 9 600 4286 -1.5 -3.3 87 1.9 -2.4 226 48 314.4 315.4 291.7 330.2 4.99 10 550 4974 -5.9 -9.1 78 3.2 -7.2 229 52 317.1 317.8 291.3 328.5 3.49 11 500 5715 -10.2 -14.8 69 4.6 -11.9 231 61 320.6 321.1 291.3 328.7 2.43 12 450 6519 -15.8 -23.4 52 7.6 -17.9 231 68 323.4 323.6 291.1 327.9 1.29 13 400 7399 -19.4 -21.6 83 2.2 -20.1 222 70 329.7 330.1 293.2 335.7 1.70 14 350 8378 -26.1 -28.6 80 2.4 -26.6 208 65 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.3 1.03 15 300 9474 -34.9 -37.9 74 2.9 -35.3 211 73 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.49 16 250 10720 -44.7 -48.0 69 3.4 -44.9 210 82 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.5 0.20 17 200 12178 -53.2 -63.2 28 10.1 -53.4 230 99 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.8 0.04 18 150 14006 -59.4 -81.7 4 22.3 -59.6 252 58 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16487 -67.5 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 255 38 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.26 m Freezing level: 621.67 mb = 4008.15 m = 13149.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.05 mb = 3482.75 m = 11426.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.62 mb = 310.93 m = 1020.11 ft T: 19.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 13.04 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 949.73 m = 3115.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.81 C = 76.66 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 33.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 334.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.77 mb = 709.18 m = 2326.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.77 mb = 1530.54 m = 5021.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 399.77 mb = 7403.57 m = 24289.63 ft B at Equ Level: 334.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.77 mb = 11561.94 m = 37932.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 465.4 neg: -18.7 tot: 446.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 2.79 Bulk Shear: 119.78 m/s