MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.81,-94.30 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -94.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 953 479 23.7 20.1 80 3.6 21.2 179 10 301.0 303.9 296.0 347.3 15.77 2 950 506 23.2 19.9 82 3.2 20.9 175 8 300.7 303.5 295.8 346.5 15.61 3 900 975 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 186 18 300.4 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.94 4 850 1464 15.6 15.7 100 -0.0 15.7 213 22 302.5 305.0 294.7 341.8 13.28 5 800 1977 11.9 11.9 100 0.0 11.9 209 24 303.9 305.9 293.5 336.8 11.04 6 750 2515 8.9 7.3 90 1.6 7.9 202 24 306.2 307.8 292.3 332.1 8.58 7 700 3084 6.3 2.3 76 4.0 4.1 212 31 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.3 6.45 8 650 3690 3.7 -2.4 64 6.2 0.6 215 36 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.7 4.92 9 600 4335 -1.0 -6.0 69 5.0 -3.3 220 44 314.9 315.7 291.1 327.9 4.06 10 550 5022 -6.0 -10.5 70 4.6 -7.8 219 48 317.0 317.6 290.9 327.2 3.12 11 500 5762 -10.9 -23.3 35 12.5 -14.3 227 48 319.8 320.0 289.9 323.8 1.17 12 450 6565 -15.6 -45.2 6 29.5 -19.9 234 47 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.1 0.15 13 400 7439 -22.5 -36.3 27 13.8 -24.7 237 58 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.4 0.43 14 350 8406 -29.7 -42.8 27 13.2 -31.1 231 65 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.25 15 300 9487 -37.5 -48.5 31 10.9 -38.4 236 72 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.16 16 250 10719 -47.6 -53.0 54 5.4 -47.9 245 78 335.2 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.11 17 200 12168 -52.9 -71.5 9 18.6 -53.2 245 76 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13992 -58.8 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 242 66 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.0 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.1 246 40 396.2 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.34 m Freezing level: 610.93 mb = 4194.17 m = 13760.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.34 mb = 3785.33 m = 12418.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.43 mb = 932.56 m = 3059.54 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 23.52 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 1019.80 m = 3345.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Cap Strength: -0.18 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.73 C Showalter Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 26.51 C K Index: 38.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1854.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.95 mb = 1061.62 m = 3482.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.95 mb = 1109.79 m = 3640.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.95 mb = 11669.79 m = 38286.26 ft B at Equ Level: 1850.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.95 mb = 15570.73 m = 51084.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.4 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 247.4 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.4 neg: -5.4 tot: 141.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 22.05 Bulk Shear: 84.10 m/s