MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F037.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F037.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 37 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.51,-94.06 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -94.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 961 393 20.3 19.9 98 0.4 20.1 144 6 296.8 299.6 294.7 341.4 15.43 2 950 497 20.1 19.6 97 0.5 19.7 154 10 297.5 300.3 294.7 341.7 15.26 3 900 963 17.5 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 191 30 299.6 302.1 294.4 340.2 13.89 4 850 1452 16.3 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 211 39 303.2 305.7 295.1 343.4 13.56 5 800 1967 13.5 13.2 98 0.3 13.3 214 37 305.5 307.7 294.7 341.5 12.02 6 750 2508 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 213 35 306.8 308.6 293.4 336.2 9.72 7 700 3078 6.1 5.9 99 0.2 6.0 213 34 309.3 310.9 293.0 334.9 8.37 8 650 3681 2.3 0.9 90 1.4 1.5 212 42 311.5 312.7 292.0 331.0 6.28 9 600 4323 -2.6 -5.1 83 2.5 -3.8 216 52 313.1 313.9 290.8 326.8 4.35 10 550 5006 -7.6 -10.4 80 2.8 -8.7 226 62 315.1 315.7 290.3 325.2 3.14 11 500 5743 -11.5 -14.5 79 2.9 -12.6 225 67 319.0 319.4 290.9 327.2 2.50 12 450 6542 -17.3 -17.7 97 0.4 -17.4 227 54 321.5 322.0 291.3 328.7 2.12 13 400 7415 -22.3 -24.8 81 2.4 -22.9 233 55 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.28 14 350 8383 -28.3 -29.3 91 1.0 -28.5 239 58 330.6 330.8 292.8 334.1 0.97 15 300 9471 -36.7 -38.8 81 2.1 -36.9 249 54 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.4 0.44 16 250 10704 -47.1 -51.0 64 3.9 -47.3 260 41 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.14 17 200 12148 -55.8 -61.5 49 5.7 -55.9 251 59 344.4 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.05 18 150 13968 -57.6 -84.2 2 26.6 -57.9 244 75 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.3 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.4 257 38 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.29 m Freezing level: 626.99 mb = 3976.83 m = 13047.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.92 mb = 3857.01 m = 12654.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.41 C = 83.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.25 mb = 440.26 m = 1444.41 ft T: 20.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 18.15 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 903.23 m = 2963.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.83 C = 73.10 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.90 C Showalter Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.34 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.81 C Cross Totals Index: 27.52 C K Index: 43.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 519.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1371.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.02 mb = 905.38 m = 2970.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.02 mb = 953.08 m = 3126.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 891.02 mb = 1048.71 m = 3440.61 ft B at Equ Level: 20.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.02 mb = 14805.08 m = 48572.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.0 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 247.0 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 359.9 neg: -19.5 tot: 340.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.92 Bulk Rich Number: 8.72 Bulk Shear: 157.30 m/s