MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F042.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.03,-94.29 Latitude: 36.03 Longitude: -94.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 967 359 24.6 20.0 75 4.6 21.3 198 11 300.6 303.4 295.7 345.6 15.35 2 950 515 22.3 18.9 81 3.3 19.9 198 14 299.8 302.5 295.0 342.6 14.65 3 900 982 18.5 16.1 86 2.4 16.9 215 23 300.6 302.9 293.9 338.4 12.91 4 850 1472 15.6 13.0 84 2.6 13.9 225 25 302.5 304.5 293.2 335.5 11.14 5 800 1983 11.6 11.0 96 0.5 11.2 211 20 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.4 10.38 6 750 2521 8.9 7.9 93 1.0 8.3 204 18 306.3 307.9 292.6 333.3 8.95 7 700 3091 6.3 2.2 75 4.1 4.1 212 23 309.4 310.7 291.5 329.3 6.43 8 650 3695 3.4 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.9 213 30 312.8 313.5 290.3 325.1 3.86 9 600 4339 -1.2 -7.9 60 6.7 -4.1 218 34 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.1 3.53 10 550 5026 -6.8 -8.0 91 1.2 -7.3 224 47 316.1 316.8 291.3 328.4 3.82 11 500 5763 -11.6 -11.9 98 0.2 -11.7 226 44 318.9 319.5 291.5 329.0 3.09 12 450 6563 -16.9 -31.4 27 14.5 -19.8 233 47 322.0 322.2 290.0 324.2 0.62 13 400 7436 -22.4 -39.7 19 17.3 -24.9 239 55 325.9 325.9 290.9 327.0 0.30 14 350 8403 -29.1 -48.0 14 18.9 -30.9 234 64 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.14 15 300 9483 -37.9 -41.8 67 3.9 -38.3 233 67 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.1 0.32 16 250 10714 -47.2 -50.9 66 3.7 -47.4 235 76 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.14 17 200 12165 -52.9 -73.2 7 20.3 -53.2 245 75 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13993 -59.2 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.4 245 72 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16476 -68.0 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.1 251 38 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.95 m Freezing level: 612.73 mb = 4175.36 m = 13698.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.73 mb = 3586.33 m = 11766.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.79 mb = 945.92 m = 3103.38 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 20.58 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.62 mb = 1395.24 m = 4577.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.22 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.63 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1196.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.56 mb = 1188.74 m = 3900.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.56 mb = 1636.51 m = 5369.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.56 mb = 11156.08 m = 36600.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1192.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.56 mb = 14261.53 m = 46789.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.3 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 249.3 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.5 neg: -29.0 tot: 66.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 36.58 Bulk Shear: 32.72 m/s