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: 36.17,-94.32 Latitude: 36.17 Longitude: -94.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 965 366 25.6 20.3 72 5.4 21.8 197 13 301.8 304.7 296.2 348.1 15.70 2 950 506 23.2 19.2 78 4.0 20.4 198 16 300.7 303.4 295.4 344.3 14.86 3 900 975 18.5 18.1 97 0.4 18.2 201 20 300.6 303.3 295.1 343.5 14.65 4 850 1463 14.9 13.9 93 1.1 14.3 222 27 301.8 303.9 293.4 336.6 11.80 5 800 1974 11.7 11.6 99 0.1 11.6 216 20 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.6 10.76 6 750 2513 8.5 5.7 83 2.7 6.9 203 23 305.8 307.2 291.5 329.1 7.71 7 700 3081 6.1 -0.3 63 6.4 2.8 217 25 309.2 310.2 290.5 325.8 5.34 8 650 3684 3.1 -5.6 53 8.7 -1.0 217 30 312.4 313.2 290.2 324.7 3.88 9 600 4328 -1.2 -8.5 58 7.3 -4.4 210 37 314.7 315.3 290.4 325.5 3.35 10 550 5015 -6.7 -10.6 73 3.9 -8.2 217 45 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.3 3.10 11 500 5752 -11.4 -17.9 59 6.5 -13.5 220 51 319.2 319.5 290.4 325.5 1.87 12 450 6554 -16.0 -32.5 23 16.5 -19.3 227 48 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.2 0.55 13 400 7428 -22.3 -39.5 19 17.2 -24.8 232 53 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.1 0.31 14 350 8393 -30.4 -41.7 32 11.3 -31.7 228 66 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.8 0.28 15 300 9476 -37.1 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.4 240 62 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.6 0.39 16 250 10709 -46.9 -51.1 62 4.3 -47.1 250 67 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.14 17 200 12158 -54.6 -69.5 14 14.9 -54.9 246 71 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 13980 -58.3 -82.2 3 24.0 -58.5 247 65 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16471 -67.7 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.8 246 40 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.06 m Freezing level: 614.44 mb = 4142.42 m = 13590.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.02 mb = 3522.86 m = 11557.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.32 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.03 mb = 1041.34 m = 3416.43 ft T: 18.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 23.36 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.70 mb = 1092.53 m = 3584.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.70 C = 76.47 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -5.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 25.23 C K Index: 33.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1736.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.06 mb = 1089.04 m = 3572.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.06 mb = 1137.28 m = 3731.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.06 mb = 11747.36 m = 38540.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1729.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.06 mb = 15196.54 m = 49856.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.1 neg: -20.6 tot: 75.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 45.11 Bulk Shear: 38.50 m/s