MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.28,-93.91 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -93.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 962 388 22.4 20.7 90 1.7 21.2 208 4 298.8 301.8 295.7 345.8 16.14 2 950 495 21.6 20.4 93 1.2 20.8 201 9 299.1 302.0 295.8 346.1 16.12 3 900 963 17.9 17.5 97 0.4 17.7 214 19 300.0 302.6 294.7 341.4 14.15 4 850 1451 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.3 229 25 301.8 304.0 293.6 336.9 11.88 5 800 1962 12.2 12.1 100 0.1 12.1 216 24 304.2 306.2 293.7 337.5 11.19 6 750 2502 8.7 8.0 95 0.7 8.3 209 24 306.1 307.7 292.6 333.2 9.01 7 700 3071 6.7 6.7 100 0.1 6.7 215 26 309.9 311.6 293.6 336.9 8.81 8 650 3678 3.7 3.7 100 0.0 3.7 213 27 313.2 314.7 293.6 337.2 7.72 9 600 4322 -1.8 -4.3 83 2.5 -3.0 218 38 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.7 4.64 10 550 5009 -5.8 -9.5 75 3.7 -7.4 221 54 317.2 317.8 291.2 328.2 3.39 11 500 5748 -11.2 -13.2 85 2.1 -11.9 223 59 319.4 319.9 291.3 328.5 2.76 12 450 6550 -16.1 -21.7 62 5.7 -17.7 239 57 323.0 323.3 291.2 328.2 1.49 13 400 7425 -22.2 -26.7 67 4.5 -23.2 243 64 326.2 326.4 291.7 330.0 1.08 14 350 8394 -28.0 -31.8 70 3.8 -28.6 247 45 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.8 0.77 15 300 9483 -36.8 -45.2 42 8.4 -37.5 253 48 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.3 0.22 16 250 10715 -47.0 -51.9 57 4.9 -47.2 260 67 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.13 17 200 12158 -56.0 -60.0 61 3.9 -56.1 279 25 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.06 18 150 13968 -59.6 -81.5 4 21.8 -59.8 252 61 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16472 -66.8 -87.3 4 20.5 -67.0 259 35 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.84 m Freezing level: 616.46 mb = 4110.00 m = 13484.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.46 mb = 4026.28 m = 13209.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.48 % Est. max temperature: 27.09 C = 80.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.21 mb = 603.16 m = 1978.84 ft T: 20.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.17 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.00 mb = 962.80 m = 3158.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.54 C = 74.36 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.68 C Showalter Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 40.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1449.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.10 mb = 952.25 m = 3124.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.10 mb = 999.87 m = 3280.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.10 mb = 11964.03 m = 39251.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1440.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.10 mb = 15039.86 m = 49342.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.1 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 250.1 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.9 neg: -10.5 tot: 89.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 20.32 Bulk Shear: 71.35 m/s