MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F049.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F049.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 49 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.62,-93.52 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 972 302 27.3 18.2 58 9.0 20.9 195 8 302.8 305.3 295.1 343.3 13.66 2 950 507 25.0 17.2 62 7.8 19.6 199 13 302.5 304.9 294.6 341.2 13.09 3 900 978 20.4 16.2 77 4.2 17.5 202 15 302.5 304.9 294.5 340.8 12.97 4 850 1469 16.1 12.0 77 4.1 13.4 207 19 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.9 10.42 5 800 1981 12.4 10.5 89 1.8 11.2 189 17 304.3 306.2 292.9 334.3 10.04 6 750 2521 10.3 2.4 58 8.0 5.9 215 22 307.8 308.9 290.7 326.4 6.06 7 700 3093 6.8 0.9 66 5.9 3.7 235 32 310.0 311.1 291.2 328.2 5.86 8 650 3697 2.3 2.2 99 0.2 2.2 230 38 311.6 312.9 292.5 333.0 6.91 9 600 4339 -1.4 -6.7 67 5.3 -3.8 233 41 314.5 315.3 290.8 326.9 3.87 10 550 5026 -6.6 -13.6 58 7.0 -9.2 238 46 316.2 316.7 290.0 324.2 2.43 11 500 5762 -11.9 -25.4 32 13.4 -15.4 240 49 318.5 318.7 289.3 321.8 0.97 12 450 6561 -16.7 -35.7 18 19.0 -20.1 241 52 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.7 0.40 13 400 7435 -22.4 -40.0 19 17.6 -24.9 242 61 325.9 326.0 290.9 327.1 0.30 14 350 8401 -29.4 -48.7 14 19.4 -31.2 241 72 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.7 0.13 15 300 9483 -37.6 -44.0 51 6.4 -38.2 245 81 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.3 0.26 16 250 10713 -48.4 -52.2 64 3.8 -48.5 245 89 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12151 -55.4 -68.8 17 13.4 -55.6 247 98 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.02 18 150 13973 -59.2 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.4 250 77 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16463 -67.7 -88.0 4 20.3 -67.8 242 34 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.19 m Freezing level: 618.61 mb = 4100.02 m = 13451.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.39 mb = 3929.77 m = 12892.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.40 mb = 1444.47 m = 4739.01 ft T: 16.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 9.38 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.38 mb = 1625.64 m = 5333.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.82 C = 82.07 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 34.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1329.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.33 mb = 1525.30 m = 5004.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.33 mb = 1779.52 m = 5838.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.33 mb = 11556.08 m = 37913.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1325.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.33 mb = 14426.50 m = 47330.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.1 neg: -20.5 tot: 138.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 19.56 Bulk Shear: 67.97 m/s