MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 2Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.49,-96.49 Latitude: 37.49 Longitude: -96.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 955 451 20.9 19.3 91 1.5 19.8 232 3 297.9 300.7 294.7 341.4 14.96 2 950 495 22.1 18.9 82 3.2 19.9 202 8 299.6 302.3 294.8 342.2 14.60 3 900 967 21.5 16.3 72 5.2 17.9 206 30 303.6 306.0 294.9 342.4 13.06 4 850 1460 17.4 13.9 80 3.6 15.1 213 33 304.4 306.6 294.2 339.6 11.81 5 800 1976 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 229 34 306.0 308.1 294.0 338.7 10.87 6 750 2517 10.3 6.0 75 4.3 7.7 240 32 307.7 309.2 292.1 331.5 7.82 7 700 3089 7.9 -13.3 21 21.2 -0.6 245 40 311.2 311.6 287.9 317.6 1.96 8 650 3695 3.5 -8.8 40 12.3 -1.9 255 41 312.9 313.5 289.5 322.6 3.02 9 600 4339 -0.1 -28.9 9 28.8 -7.8 255 37 316.0 316.1 288.1 318.0 0.59 10 550 5028 -4.8 -30.4 11 25.6 -11.1 251 40 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.3 0.55 11 500 5770 -9.9 -36.0 10 26.1 -15.2 248 41 321.0 321.0 289.5 322.3 0.35 12 450 6574 -15.4 -40.7 9 25.3 -19.6 247 41 323.9 323.9 290.2 324.8 0.24 13 400 7450 -21.5 -47.6 8 26.0 -24.6 248 42 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.5 0.13 14 350 8420 -28.6 -48.9 12 20.3 -30.6 248 45 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.13 15 300 9504 -37.5 -53.9 16 16.4 -38.5 244 45 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 16 250 10735 -47.2 -58.6 26 11.3 -47.6 241 53 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.06 17 200 12186 -52.9 -70.8 10 17.9 -53.2 249 69 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 14004 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 248 67 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.5 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.0 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.1 245 35 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.69 m Freezing level: 601.54 mb = 4318.78 m = 14169.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.74 mb = 3044.90 m = 9989.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.72 C = 83.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.75 mb = 645.86 m = 2118.94 ft T: 21.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.63 C/km ThetaE index: 24.85 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.06 mb = 1827.31 m = 5995.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.41 C = 83.15 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C Showalter Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 20.06 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1161.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.62 mb = 1463.66 m = 4801.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.62 mb = 2245.91 m = 7368.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.62 mb = 11430.88 m = 37502.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1153.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.62 mb = 14662.76 m = 48105.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 343.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.07 Bulk Rich Number: 14.74 Bulk Shear: 78.77 m/s