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: 36.48,-88.92 Latitude: 36.48 Longitude: -88.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 990 114 20.1 19.9 99 0.2 19.9 202 11 294.1 296.7 293.4 336.6 14.91 2 950 468 18.3 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 198 25 295.8 298.3 293.4 336.4 14.12 3 900 931 15.9 15.9 100 -0.0 15.9 207 37 297.9 300.2 293.0 334.9 12.74 4 850 1417 14.4 14.4 100 -0.0 14.4 213 49 301.2 303.4 293.6 337.1 12.20 5 800 1928 11.0 11.0 100 -0.0 11.0 219 49 302.9 304.8 292.7 333.8 10.39 6 750 2465 8.2 8.0 99 0.1 8.0 219 48 305.4 307.1 292.4 332.6 9.02 7 700 3033 5.8 4.5 91 1.3 5.1 218 46 308.9 310.4 292.3 332.1 7.55 8 650 3637 2.5 2.3 98 0.3 2.4 218 44 311.8 313.1 292.6 333.4 6.96 9 600 4281 -1.3 -1.4 99 0.1 -1.4 225 47 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.7 5.75 10 550 4971 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 231 51 318.6 319.5 292.9 334.4 4.92 11 500 5715 -9.3 -9.4 100 0.0 -9.4 234 53 321.6 322.4 292.8 334.0 3.76 12 450 6522 -15.0 -15.1 100 0.0 -15.0 237 52 324.3 324.9 292.6 333.2 2.64 13 400 7401 -21.4 -21.4 100 0.0 -21.4 230 53 327.1 327.5 292.6 333.1 1.73 14 350 8371 -28.0 -29.0 92 0.9 -28.2 225 52 331.0 331.2 292.9 334.6 1.00 15 300 9464 -34.4 -37.3 75 2.9 -34.7 215 75 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.9 0.52 16 250 10712 -44.4 -47.6 70 3.3 -44.6 206 87 340.1 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.21 17 200 12171 -53.1 -64.9 23 11.8 -53.4 224 102 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.7 0.03 18 150 14005 -58.9 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 253 60 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16490 -67.2 -85.6 6 18.4 -67.2 251 38 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.14 m Freezing level: 617.08 mb = 4061.00 m = 13323.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.49 mb = 4036.86 m = 13244.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.52 mb = 135.38 m = 444.16 ft T: 19.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 5.04 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 571.03 m = 1873.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.26 C = 72.08 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 36.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.18 mb = 566.37 m = 1858.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.18 mb = 612.06 m = 2008.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 864.18 mb = 1276.21 m = 4187.00 ft B at Equ Level: 19.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 234.18 mb = 11139.73 m = 36547.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.4 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 251.4 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.1 neg: -20.9 tot: 292.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 2.68 Bulk Shear: 98.59 m/s