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: 36.12,-94.21 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -94.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 964 381 25.8 20.1 71 5.6 21.8 196 12 302.1 304.9 296.2 348.1 15.60 2 950 506 23.2 19.1 78 4.1 20.3 195 15 300.7 303.4 295.3 344.0 14.76 3 900 975 18.5 18.0 97 0.5 18.2 198 18 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.3 14.59 4 850 1463 15.1 13.2 89 1.8 13.9 222 28 301.9 304.0 293.2 335.4 11.31 5 800 1975 11.9 10.2 89 1.8 10.9 208 20 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.1 9.79 6 750 2513 9.1 4.1 71 5.0 6.3 203 22 306.5 307.8 290.9 327.3 6.85 7 700 3081 6.0 1.8 74 4.3 3.7 215 26 309.2 310.3 291.2 328.3 6.22 8 650 3686 3.6 -6.7 47 10.3 -1.2 216 31 313.0 313.7 290.1 324.4 3.57 9 600 4330 -1.1 -8.5 57 7.4 -4.3 213 37 314.9 315.5 290.5 325.7 3.35 10 550 5017 -6.5 -8.5 86 1.9 -7.4 219 46 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.2 3.67 11 500 5755 -11.0 -16.9 62 5.9 -12.9 221 49 319.7 320.1 290.7 326.5 2.04 12 450 6557 -16.1 -31.1 26 14.9 -19.3 230 46 322.9 323.1 290.3 325.2 0.63 13 400 7432 -22.3 -37.6 24 15.3 -24.6 234 54 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.4 0.38 14 350 8397 -30.0 -44.1 24 14.1 -31.5 229 67 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.22 15 300 9477 -37.3 -40.5 72 3.2 -37.6 238 67 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.37 16 250 10711 -47.0 -50.7 66 3.7 -47.2 247 69 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12160 -54.0 -61.1 41 7.2 -54.2 245 68 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.5 0.05 18 150 13983 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 245 65 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16472 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.0 246 40 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.35 m Freezing level: 611.67 mb = 4179.94 m = 13713.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.84 mb = 3538.49 m = 11609.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.00 C = 80.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.22 mb = 1087.32 m = 3567.29 ft T: 17.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 20.82 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1131.89 m = 3713.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.67 C = 76.41 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -5.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 34.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1596.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.31 mb = 1115.34 m = 3659.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.31 mb = 1163.73 m = 3817.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.31 mb = 11531.87 m = 37833.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1594.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.31 mb = 14846.81 m = 48709.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.0 neg: -27.9 tot: 80.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 35.45 Bulk Shear: 45.04 m/s