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: 36.58,-94.61 Latitude: 36.58 Longitude: -94.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 974 289 21.8 20.4 92 1.4 20.8 143 5 297.1 300.0 294.9 342.5 15.68 2 950 507 19.4 19.2 99 0.1 19.3 175 8 296.8 299.5 294.3 340.0 14.93 3 900 972 16.8 15.1 90 1.6 15.7 229 12 298.8 301.0 292.8 334.1 12.10 4 850 1459 14.7 12.9 89 1.8 13.6 226 9 301.5 303.6 292.9 334.2 11.07 5 800 1969 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.4 211 9 303.3 305.3 293.0 334.9 10.59 6 750 2509 9.2 9.1 99 0.1 9.2 196 17 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.0 9.74 7 700 3078 6.2 1.9 74 4.3 3.9 200 24 309.3 310.5 291.3 328.8 6.30 8 650 3682 2.1 1.9 98 0.3 2.0 195 31 311.4 312.7 292.3 332.3 6.76 9 600 4323 -2.4 -3.7 91 1.2 -3.0 207 38 313.3 314.3 291.3 328.7 4.87 10 550 5008 -7.2 -11.3 72 4.1 -8.8 215 41 315.6 316.1 290.3 325.1 2.93 11 500 5745 -10.9 -14.3 76 3.5 -12.1 219 46 319.8 320.3 291.2 328.2 2.52 12 450 6547 -15.9 -30.5 27 14.6 -19.0 228 46 323.3 323.4 290.5 325.7 0.67 13 400 7423 -22.6 -37.8 24 15.2 -24.9 229 52 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.0 0.37 14 350 8385 -30.5 -34.2 70 3.7 -31.0 220 60 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.8 0.60 15 300 9467 -37.3 -40.2 74 3.0 -37.5 235 66 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10700 -47.4 -50.7 69 3.3 -47.6 239 68 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.15 17 200 12140 -54.2 -66.3 21 12.1 -54.4 241 81 346.9 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 13968 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 241 72 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16469 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 266 36 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.99 m Freezing level: 626.55 mb = 3982.74 m = 13066.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 3931.89 m = 12899.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.27 mb = 459.29 m = 1506.82 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 8.42 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 960.62 m = 3151.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.37 C = 74.06 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 788.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.17 mb = 875.24 m = 2871.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.17 mb = 1708.51 m = 5605.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.17 mb = 10826.17 m = 35518.50 ft B at Equ Level: 787.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.17 mb = 13355.81 m = 43817.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.3 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 240.3 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.8 neg: -7.0 tot: 81.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 14.64 Bulk Shear: 53.81 m/s