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: 36.23,-96.10 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -96.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 976 263 24.6 21.7 84 2.9 22.5 130 4 299.8 302.9 296.5 349.6 17.01 2 950 494 21.2 20.5 96 0.7 20.8 144 6 298.7 301.7 295.7 345.9 16.19 3 900 963 19.5 18.6 95 0.9 18.9 203 17 301.6 304.4 295.8 346.3 15.17 4 850 1454 16.5 16.4 99 0.2 16.4 207 23 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.8 13.92 5 800 1970 13.9 12.7 93 1.2 13.1 231 37 305.9 308.1 294.5 340.8 11.60 6 750 2512 11.6 -4.1 33 15.8 3.9 241 40 309.2 309.9 289.0 321.0 3.75 7 700 3084 7.6 -16.9 16 24.4 -1.4 258 44 310.9 311.1 287.3 315.7 1.46 8 650 3687 2.8 -16.4 23 19.2 -4.2 261 46 312.1 312.4 287.9 317.5 1.63 9 600 4329 -2.1 -6.0 75 3.9 -3.9 248 42 313.7 314.4 290.7 326.6 4.06 10 550 5015 -6.5 -11.0 71 4.4 -8.3 237 42 316.3 316.9 290.6 326.1 3.01 11 500 5752 -11.3 -32.4 16 21.1 -15.8 237 45 319.3 319.4 289.1 321.1 0.50 12 450 6552 -16.7 -32.7 24 16.0 -19.9 237 45 322.2 322.3 290.0 324.2 0.54 13 400 7425 -22.9 -42.7 15 19.8 -25.5 232 58 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.0 0.22 14 350 8389 -29.5 -38.4 42 8.8 -30.7 224 71 328.9 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.40 15 300 9471 -37.8 -43.3 56 5.5 -38.2 236 80 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.28 16 250 10699 -47.6 -54.8 44 7.1 -47.9 234 82 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.09 17 200 12152 -52.6 -72.6 7 20.0 -52.9 240 80 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13972 -59.2 -83.9 3 24.7 -59.4 248 62 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16458 -67.3 -87.7 4 20.4 -67.4 256 45 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.72 m Freezing level: 621.65 mb = 4050.99 m = 13290.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.48 mb = 2925.64 m = 9598.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.39 % Est. max temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.14 mb = 621.41 m = 2038.73 ft T: 20.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 30.59 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.19 mb = 1037.77 m = 3404.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.59 C = 79.86 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -7.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -6.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.46 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.81 C Cross Totals Index: 27.65 C K Index: 19.78 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 502.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2236.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.32 mb = 854.45 m = 2803.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.32 mb = 1290.73 m = 4234.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.32 mb = 11949.97 m = 39205.46 ft B at Equ Level: 2222.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.32 mb = 16082.35 m = 52762.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.7 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 270.7 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 412.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 412.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.52 Bulk Rich Number: 12.83 Bulk Shear: 174.35 m/s