MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F038.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 38 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.19,-94.12 Latitude: 35.19 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 211 23.6 19.6 78 4.0 20.8 206 11 298.2 300.8 294.6 340.9 14.72 2 950 513 20.7 18.6 88 2.0 19.3 209 22 298.2 300.8 294.3 339.9 14.37 3 900 978 16.6 16.2 98 0.4 16.4 223 29 298.6 301.0 293.4 336.5 13.02 4 850 1465 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 245 27 301.0 303.2 293.3 335.9 11.84 5 800 1975 11.5 11.4 99 0.1 11.5 235 24 303.5 305.4 293.1 335.2 10.66 6 750 2513 8.8 8.0 94 0.9 8.3 221 19 306.2 307.8 292.6 333.3 9.00 7 700 3084 7.0 2.1 71 4.9 4.4 211 32 310.3 311.5 291.7 330.0 6.39 8 650 3689 3.5 -2.9 63 6.4 0.3 213 43 312.9 313.8 291.1 327.9 4.75 9 600 4334 -0.7 -2.7 87 2.0 -1.7 219 51 315.3 316.3 292.3 332.0 5.25 10 550 5023 -6.4 -8.2 87 1.8 -7.1 220 58 316.5 317.3 291.3 328.7 3.76 11 500 5761 -10.0 -29.1 19 19.1 -14.6 223 63 320.9 321.0 289.8 323.3 0.69 12 450 6562 -16.3 -34.3 20 18.0 -19.7 231 59 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.4 0.46 13 400 7439 -21.7 -44.6 11 22.8 -24.6 229 63 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.18 14 350 8406 -28.8 -45.7 18 16.9 -30.6 231 64 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.6 0.18 15 300 9491 -37.5 -47.7 34 10.3 -38.2 239 61 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.3 0.17 16 250 10724 -45.8 -60.2 18 14.4 -46.3 245 65 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.05 17 200 12188 -51.4 -78.0 3 26.7 -51.8 252 68 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.00 18 150 14012 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.2 255 67 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16492 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.7 250 37 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.49 m Freezing level: 608.36 mb = 4226.19 m = 13865.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.15 mb = 3786.86 m = 12423.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.25 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.37 mb = 720.54 m = 2363.94 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 13.00 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.79 mb = 894.75 m = 2935.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.00 C = 75.19 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.87 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 764.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.70 mb = 876.65 m = 2876.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.70 mb = 924.03 m = 3031.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.70 mb = 10838.20 m = 35557.96 ft B at Equ Level: 754.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.70 mb = 13380.50 m = 43898.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.8 neg: -12.4 tot: 146.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 13.14 Bulk Shear: 58.21 m/s