MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 17Z 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 62 SFC 984 201 21.3 21.1 99 0.2 21.2 184 10 295.9 298.8 294.9 342.5 16.22 2 950 505 19.7 19.7 100 -0.0 19.7 196 25 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.7 15.41 3 900 971 17.1 16.7 98 0.4 16.8 215 40 299.1 301.5 293.9 338.2 13.42 4 850 1458 15.2 14.2 94 1.0 14.6 226 37 302.1 304.3 293.7 337.7 12.06 5 800 1971 12.9 11.7 93 1.1 12.1 224 36 304.9 306.9 293.7 337.4 10.90 6 750 2512 9.9 8.9 94 1.0 9.3 217 33 307.3 309.1 293.4 336.4 9.61 7 700 3082 6.0 5.3 95 0.7 5.6 212 31 309.1 310.6 292.7 333.6 8.01 8 650 3686 2.5 1.9 96 0.5 2.1 204 33 311.7 313.0 292.4 332.8 6.77 9 600 4329 -1.6 -3.0 90 1.4 -2.3 201 41 314.3 315.2 291.9 330.5 5.13 10 550 5017 -6.4 -7.3 93 0.9 -6.8 208 56 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.5 4.02 11 500 5755 -10.2 -10.6 97 0.4 -10.4 215 55 320.6 321.2 292.2 331.8 3.41 12 450 6562 -14.7 -15.1 97 0.4 -14.9 218 43 324.8 325.3 292.7 333.7 2.63 13 400 7442 -21.8 -22.8 91 1.0 -22.0 226 49 326.7 327.0 292.3 332.0 1.53 14 350 8409 -28.7 -30.9 81 2.2 -29.1 229 41 330.1 330.3 292.6 333.1 0.83 15 300 9495 -36.8 -39.8 74 3.0 -37.1 248 41 333.5 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.40 16 250 10729 -46.9 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.0 246 30 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12170 -55.8 -59.6 62 3.9 -55.9 245 60 344.4 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.06 18 150 13997 -59.0 -83.2 3 24.3 -59.2 239 66 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16489 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 262 42 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.56 m Freezing level: 619.76 mb = 4074.81 m = 13368.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.78 mb = 3991.15 m = 13094.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.74 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.96 mb = 228.34 m = 749.13 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 13.04 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.10 mb = 696.80 m = 2286.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.46 C = 74.22 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.44 C K Index: 38.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1045.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.13 mb = 678.07 m = 2224.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.13 mb = 724.41 m = 2376.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.13 mb = 11377.23 m = 37326.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1043.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.13 mb = 14157.65 m = 46448.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.5 neg: -34.3 tot: 163.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 20.72 Bulk Shear: 50.47 m/s