MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F050.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F050.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 50 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.10,-96.11 Latitude: 36.10 Longitude: -96.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 979 237 25.3 22.4 84 3.0 23.2 138 2 300.4 303.6 297.1 352.2 17.67 2 950 495 22.1 20.9 93 1.2 21.2 193 7 299.6 302.6 296.2 348.1 16.59 3 900 964 19.9 17.6 86 2.4 18.3 210 19 302.1 304.7 295.3 343.9 14.17 4 850 1456 16.9 15.0 89 1.9 15.7 216 26 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.7 12.73 5 800 1972 14.6 13.3 92 1.3 13.8 226 35 306.7 309.0 295.1 343.2 12.13 6 750 2515 11.5 -4.2 33 15.7 3.9 252 41 309.1 309.8 289.0 320.9 3.74 7 700 3086 7.0 -9.5 30 16.5 -0.1 260 47 310.2 310.7 288.3 318.7 2.66 8 650 3690 2.5 -3.7 64 6.2 -0.5 260 45 311.8 312.7 290.6 326.0 4.49 9 600 4331 -1.6 -8.8 58 7.2 -4.7 242 42 314.3 314.9 290.2 324.8 3.28 10 550 5018 -6.6 -13.6 57 7.0 -9.2 238 43 316.3 316.7 290.0 324.3 2.43 11 500 5754 -11.2 -23.9 34 12.7 -14.7 236 43 319.3 319.6 289.7 323.2 1.11 12 450 6554 -16.7 -32.6 24 15.9 -19.8 236 44 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.2 0.55 13 400 7428 -22.7 -39.1 21 16.5 -25.1 232 57 325.5 325.6 290.8 326.8 0.32 14 350 8394 -29.4 -39.2 38 9.8 -30.6 222 69 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.5 0.37 15 300 9475 -37.5 -41.4 67 3.9 -37.9 232 74 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.7 0.34 16 250 10705 -47.6 -53.4 51 5.8 -47.9 233 76 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.7 0.11 17 200 12157 -52.7 -71.1 9 18.3 -53.1 240 78 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13978 -59.2 -84.1 3 24.9 -59.4 247 63 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16462 -67.5 -87.8 4 20.3 -67.6 258 44 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.23 m Freezing level: 619.52 mb = 4080.44 m = 13387.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.22 mb = 3071.72 m = 10077.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.37 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.59 mb = 608.84 m = 1997.48 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 24.49 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.34 mb = 1183.59 m = 3883.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.83 C = 82.10 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -7.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.13 C Cross Totals Index: 26.25 C K Index: 26.68 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2213.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.07 mb = 944.39 m = 3098.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.07 mb = 1586.34 m = 5204.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 207.07 mb = 11930.63 m = 39142.01 ft B at Equ Level: 2204.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.07 mb = 16043.48 m = 52635.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.2 neg: -0.2 tot: 375.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.00 Bulk Rich Number: 16.16 Bulk Shear: 136.95 m/s