MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 67 SFC 985 201 20.4 19.0 92 1.4 19.5 258 12 294.9 297.4 293.2 335.6 14.21 2 950 508 17.5 17.0 97 0.5 17.2 261 21 294.9 297.3 292.3 332.1 12.96 3 900 971 16.6 15.3 92 1.3 15.8 260 24 298.6 300.9 292.9 334.3 12.24 4 850 1456 13.8 11.8 88 2.0 12.6 256 22 300.6 302.5 291.9 330.8 10.29 5 800 1966 12.1 11.2 94 0.9 11.5 241 24 304.1 306.0 293.2 335.3 10.48 6 750 2505 8.8 8.0 95 0.8 8.3 224 24 306.2 307.8 292.6 333.4 9.02 7 700 3075 5.7 4.6 92 1.2 5.1 202 29 308.8 310.3 292.3 332.1 7.60 8 650 3677 1.8 -1.0 82 2.8 0.4 197 40 311.0 312.1 291.2 328.1 5.48 9 600 4318 -2.8 -4.3 90 1.4 -3.6 204 50 312.8 313.7 291.0 327.5 4.64 10 550 5004 -6.8 -10.7 73 3.9 -8.4 214 53 316.0 316.6 290.6 326.0 3.06 11 500 5740 -12.0 -15.2 77 3.2 -13.1 222 61 318.4 318.8 290.6 326.2 2.34 12 450 6537 -17.4 -19.2 85 1.9 -17.9 224 60 321.4 321.8 291.0 327.7 1.86 13 400 7412 -21.9 -23.6 86 1.7 -22.3 229 60 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.5 1.42 14 350 8381 -28.5 -31.0 79 2.4 -29.0 232 44 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.3 0.82 15 300 9467 -37.0 -41.7 61 4.7 -37.5 231 39 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.5 0.33 16 250 10697 -48.5 -54.4 50 5.9 -48.7 246 50 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.09 17 200 12147 -51.8 -74.4 5 22.6 -52.2 252 63 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13977 -58.8 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.0 242 60 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16476 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 254 40 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.93 m Freezing level: 630.53 mb = 3926.59 m = 12882.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.27 mb = 3735.39 m = 12255.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.33 mb = 370.30 m = 1214.88 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 9.35 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.57 mb = 1117.30 m = 3665.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.74 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.20 C Showalter Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 36.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 295.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.45 mb = 778.20 m = 2553.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 685.45 mb = 3245.22 m = 10646.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.45 mb = 8268.63 m = 27127.74 ft B at Equ Level: 293.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.45 mb = 11663.26 m = 38264.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.6 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 249.6 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 4.8 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.3 neg: -18.7 tot: 20.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 93.29 m/s