MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.02,-95.83 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 984 201 21.9 21.0 95 0.9 21.3 169 5 296.4 299.3 295.0 342.9 16.12 2 950 508 19.6 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 187 13 297.1 299.9 294.7 341.5 15.36 3 900 973 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 213 26 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.1 14.21 4 850 1462 15.5 15.5 100 -0.0 15.5 232 24 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.2 13.15 5 800 1974 11.5 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 234 18 303.4 305.4 293.1 335.1 10.65 6 750 2512 9.3 9.3 100 -0.0 9.3 228 22 306.7 308.5 293.4 336.3 9.84 7 700 3083 6.3 6.2 99 0.1 6.2 215 19 309.5 311.1 293.2 335.6 8.53 8 650 3687 2.6 2.5 99 0.1 2.5 210 28 311.9 313.2 292.7 333.8 7.07 9 600 4330 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.5 206 39 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.0 5.24 10 550 5018 -5.4 -10.1 70 4.7 -7.4 204 47 317.6 318.3 291.2 328.2 3.22 11 500 5759 -10.0 -20.0 44 10.0 -13.1 207 52 320.9 321.2 290.6 326.2 1.57 12 450 6561 -16.2 -25.2 45 9.1 -18.4 213 52 322.9 323.1 290.8 326.7 1.09 13 400 7435 -23.0 -26.5 73 3.6 -23.8 215 64 325.1 325.3 291.4 329.0 1.09 14 350 8401 -28.8 -31.5 78 2.7 -29.3 220 67 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.78 15 300 9487 -36.9 -39.9 74 3.0 -37.2 234 51 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.9 0.40 16 250 10722 -47.0 -50.1 70 3.2 -47.1 244 62 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.16 17 200 12166 -53.7 -70.5 11 16.8 -54.0 245 82 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13992 -58.7 -81.1 4 22.4 -58.9 240 70 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.8 256 44 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.94 m Freezing level: 623.62 mb = 4026.50 m = 13210.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.80 mb = 4004.80 m = 13138.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.18 C = 82.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.51 mb = 314.12 m = 1030.58 ft T: 21.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 10.14 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.16 mb = 643.19 m = 2110.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.36 C = 74.04 F Cap Strength: -0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.83 C Showalter Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 25.49 C K Index: 40.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1357.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.88 mb = 673.36 m = 2209.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.88 mb = 719.68 m = 2361.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.88 mb = 11349.94 m = 37236.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1355.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.88 mb = 14552.25 m = 47743.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.7 neg: -9.1 tot: 104.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 23.69 Bulk Shear: 57.33 m/s