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: 36.12,-94.18 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -94.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 963 385 27.3 19.1 61 8.2 21.5 190 13 303.8 306.5 296.0 347.3 14.63 2 950 502 25.0 18.4 67 6.5 20.4 190 16 302.5 305.1 295.4 344.5 14.20 3 900 974 20.2 17.5 85 2.7 18.3 191 20 302.3 304.9 295.3 343.9 14.08 4 850 1464 15.7 15.0 96 0.6 15.3 201 23 302.6 304.9 294.4 340.3 12.74 5 800 1977 12.5 10.0 85 2.5 10.9 204 25 304.5 306.2 292.6 333.4 9.66 6 750 2518 11.5 1.4 50 10.0 6.0 233 30 309.0 310.1 290.7 326.5 5.67 7 700 3090 7.5 0.6 61 6.9 3.8 245 34 310.8 311.9 291.3 328.6 5.71 8 650 3696 3.2 -7.7 45 10.9 -1.7 241 41 312.5 313.2 289.7 323.1 3.29 9 600 4339 -1.1 -4.7 77 3.6 -2.9 239 44 314.8 315.7 291.5 329.2 4.50 10 550 5027 -5.8 -20.3 31 14.5 -10.4 240 43 317.3 317.5 289.3 321.9 1.38 11 500 5765 -11.2 -31.1 17 20.0 -15.6 244 44 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.5 0.57 12 450 6566 -16.2 -38.0 13 21.8 -19.9 244 46 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.1 0.32 13 400 7441 -21.8 -40.4 17 18.5 -24.5 240 56 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.7 0.28 14 350 8409 -29.1 -49.5 12 20.5 -30.9 236 66 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.12 15 300 9492 -37.5 -44.8 47 7.2 -38.2 242 73 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.24 16 250 10724 -47.8 -50.9 70 3.2 -47.9 242 89 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12167 -54.7 -70.1 13 15.4 -54.9 244 84 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13987 -58.9 -81.6 4 22.7 -59.2 254 77 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 249 44 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.97 m Freezing level: 613.17 mb = 4169.51 m = 13679.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.25 mb = 3506.41 m = 11503.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.35 % Est. max temperature: 27.53 C = 81.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.33 mb = 1420.58 m = 4660.63 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 20.75 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.45 mb = 1359.35 m = 4459.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.97 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.83 C Cross Totals Index: 26.19 C K Index: 34.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1683.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.00 mb = 1353.89 m = 4441.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.00 mb = 1403.87 m = 4605.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.00 mb = 11975.57 m = 39289.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1671.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.00 mb = 15054.97 m = 49392.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 20.32 Bulk Shear: 82.84 m/s