MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.64,-92.95 Latitude: 36.64 Longitude: -92.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 970 308 20.7 20.6 99 0.1 20.6 346 2 296.5 299.3 294.9 342.5 15.95 2 950 487 20.4 20.0 98 0.4 20.1 183 6 297.9 300.7 295.1 343.3 15.67 3 900 953 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 180 22 299.2 301.7 294.1 339.0 13.64 4 850 1440 14.6 14.6 100 0.0 14.6 189 25 301.5 303.8 293.8 338.0 12.40 5 800 1952 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 196 26 304.6 306.7 294.1 339.1 11.55 6 750 2493 10.3 10.3 100 -0.0 10.3 203 31 307.8 309.8 294.3 339.8 10.57 7 700 3065 7.0 6.9 99 0.1 6.9 206 36 310.2 311.9 293.7 337.7 8.95 8 650 3673 4.3 4.3 100 0.0 4.3 213 46 313.8 315.4 294.0 338.9 8.03 9 600 4318 -1.7 -3.3 89 1.5 -2.5 218 59 314.1 315.1 291.7 330.0 5.01 10 550 5003 -7.3 -9.7 83 2.4 -8.2 221 67 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.2 3.33 11 500 5739 -11.8 -13.5 87 1.7 -12.4 223 74 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.6 2.70 12 450 6538 -16.8 -18.5 86 1.7 -17.3 231 68 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.97 13 400 7413 -21.8 -22.4 95 0.5 -22.0 241 63 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.1 1.59 14 350 8386 -27.2 -27.4 98 0.2 -27.2 255 54 332.1 332.4 293.4 336.3 1.15 15 300 9481 -34.4 -35.1 94 0.7 -34.5 266 50 336.9 337.0 294.1 339.3 0.65 16 250 10728 -45.4 -48.7 70 3.2 -45.6 274 49 338.5 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12169 -58.3 -62.3 60 4.0 -58.4 279 47 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.04 18 150 13991 -58.2 -82.4 3 24.2 -58.5 255 56 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16484 -68.6 -86.5 6 17.9 -68.7 249 41 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.72 m Freezing level: 614.35 mb = 4132.61 m = 13558.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.39 mb = 4074.40 m = 13367.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.53 C = 81.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.37 mb = 321.40 m = 1054.45 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 5.33 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.26 mb = 817.52 m = 2682.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.08 C = 73.54 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 26.39 C K Index: 40.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 963.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.22 mb = 799.09 m = 2621.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.22 mb = 846.23 m = 2776.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.22 mb = 12129.69 m = 39795.10 ft B at Equ Level: 956.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.22 mb = 14362.18 m = 47119.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 310.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 310.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 5.31 Bulk Shear: 181.33 m/s