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: 36.05,-95.77 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -95.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 213 21.5 20.8 96 0.7 21.1 161 3 296.1 299.0 294.8 342.2 15.98 2 950 508 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 183 11 297.1 299.9 294.7 341.5 15.36 3 900 973 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 224 23 299.8 302.4 294.8 341.9 14.38 4 850 1462 14.6 14.6 100 -0.0 14.7 250 21 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.1 12.43 5 800 1972 11.3 11.1 99 0.2 11.2 254 15 303.2 305.2 292.9 334.3 10.45 6 750 2510 9.2 9.2 100 -0.0 9.2 240 17 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.1 9.80 7 700 3081 6.3 5.1 92 1.2 5.6 204 16 309.5 310.9 292.7 333.6 7.87 8 650 3685 2.1 2.0 100 0.0 2.1 189 24 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.5 6.84 9 600 4327 -1.6 -2.1 96 0.6 -1.9 200 32 314.3 315.4 292.2 331.6 5.46 10 550 5016 -5.8 -6.8 93 1.0 -6.3 206 41 317.1 318.0 291.9 330.6 4.17 11 500 5755 -10.5 -11.6 92 1.1 -10.9 212 51 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.15 12 450 6559 -16.0 -22.9 55 6.9 -17.9 217 51 323.1 323.4 291.1 327.7 1.34 13 400 7433 -23.1 -28.2 63 5.1 -24.1 218 65 325.0 325.2 291.2 328.3 0.94 14 350 8397 -29.0 -31.8 77 2.8 -29.5 220 75 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.5 0.76 15 300 9482 -37.1 -40.1 74 2.9 -37.4 234 58 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.39 16 250 10717 -46.8 -50.0 69 3.3 -46.9 244 67 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12161 -53.4 -69.3 13 15.9 -53.7 245 86 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 13990 -58.7 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 241 69 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16474 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 256 44 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.99 m Freezing level: 621.60 mb = 4049.63 m = 13286.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.63 mb = 4017.13 m = 13179.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.82 % Est. max temperature: 27.44 C = 81.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.37 mb = 298.03 m = 977.78 ft T: 21.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 7.56 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.42 mb = 668.78 m = 2194.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.20 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -4.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.13 C K Index: 38.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1412.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.10 mb = 681.00 m = 2234.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.10 mb = 727.35 m = 2386.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.10 mb = 915.27 m = 3002.83 ft B at Equ Level: 18.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.10 mb = 14585.73 m = 47852.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.6 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 242.6 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.9 neg: -0.1 tot: 108.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 29.66 Bulk Shear: 47.64 m/s