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: 36.67,-92.65 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 976 268 24.4 20.0 76 4.4 21.3 184 9 299.6 302.4 295.3 344.2 15.25 2 950 505 22.7 18.7 78 4.0 19.9 186 18 300.2 302.9 294.9 342.6 14.45 3 900 973 18.2 17.7 97 0.5 17.9 186 22 300.3 302.9 294.8 342.3 14.34 4 850 1462 15.1 15.2 100 -0.0 15.1 197 23 302.0 304.4 294.3 339.9 12.85 5 800 1974 12.5 8.8 78 3.7 10.2 191 18 304.4 306.1 292.0 331.1 8.92 6 750 2512 8.8 1.3 59 7.5 4.8 196 20 306.1 307.2 289.8 323.2 5.60 7 700 3081 7.3 -3.8 45 11.1 1.8 203 30 310.5 311.3 289.8 323.4 4.11 8 650 3686 3.4 -11.1 34 14.5 -2.6 205 37 312.8 313.3 289.0 321.0 2.52 9 600 4329 -1.5 -5.4 74 4.0 -3.3 214 44 314.4 315.2 291.1 328.0 4.25 10 550 5016 -6.6 -8.5 87 1.9 -7.4 219 49 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.1 3.67 11 500 5753 -11.9 -14.4 81 2.5 -12.8 219 53 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.8 2.50 12 450 6553 -16.1 -22.7 57 6.5 -17.9 226 50 322.9 323.2 291.0 327.7 1.38 13 400 7428 -22.7 -40.7 18 18.1 -25.2 236 62 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.27 14 350 8393 -29.9 -45.8 20 16.0 -31.4 230 68 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.2 0.18 15 300 9473 -37.5 -40.8 71 3.3 -37.8 235 68 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.9 0.36 16 250 10706 -46.8 -50.4 66 3.6 -47.0 246 60 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12155 -53.9 -65.8 22 12.0 -54.1 242 73 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 18 150 13980 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 242 72 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.2 -87.3 6 18.1 -69.4 255 40 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.02 m Freezing level: 615.13 mb = 4134.78 m = 13565.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.38 mb = 3325.48 m = 10910.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.91 C = 82.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.10 mb = 829.01 m = 2719.83 ft T: 19.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 20.99 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1064.57 m = 3492.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.40 C = 77.71 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -6.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.04 C Cross Totals Index: 27.05 C K Index: 31.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1569.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.88 mb = 1021.96 m = 3352.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.88 mb = 1166.38 m = 3826.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.88 mb = 11539.67 m = 37859.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1561.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.88 mb = 14864.83 m = 48768.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.2 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 239.2 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.3 neg: -26.3 tot: 123.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 29.37 Bulk Shear: 53.44 m/s