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: 36.62,-93.02 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -93.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 977 250 24.0 20.4 81 3.5 21.5 179 7 299.1 301.9 295.4 344.7 15.64 2 950 493 21.7 19.0 85 2.6 19.8 183 16 299.2 301.9 294.8 342.2 14.75 3 900 960 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 193 22 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.2 14.14 4 850 1448 14.8 14.6 99 0.2 14.7 209 27 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.1 12.37 5 800 1960 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 209 28 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.1 11.34 6 750 2499 8.9 8.5 97 0.5 8.6 204 28 306.3 308.0 292.9 334.3 9.31 7 700 3068 6.1 5.7 97 0.5 5.9 201 31 309.3 310.8 292.9 334.4 8.22 8 650 3674 3.6 3.3 98 0.2 3.4 201 34 313.0 314.4 293.4 336.3 7.50 9 600 4320 -0.6 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.6 212 44 315.5 316.6 293.0 334.7 6.09 10 550 5009 -6.1 -6.7 96 0.5 -6.4 219 55 316.8 317.6 291.8 330.4 4.23 11 500 5748 -11.7 -13.8 84 2.1 -12.5 226 66 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.4 2.62 12 450 6546 -17.1 -24.6 52 7.5 -19.0 234 60 321.8 322.0 290.5 325.8 1.16 13 400 7420 -22.3 -37.0 25 14.7 -24.6 236 68 326.0 326.0 291.0 327.4 0.40 14 350 8386 -29.0 -34.6 58 5.6 -29.9 236 68 329.6 329.7 292.2 331.7 0.58 15 300 9471 -36.9 -41.4 63 4.5 -37.3 240 55 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.7 0.34 16 250 10706 -46.8 -50.1 68 3.4 -46.9 247 46 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12150 -56.0 -66.2 27 10.2 -56.2 244 65 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.03 18 150 13965 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 246 72 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16472 -69.0 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.1 260 39 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.27 m Freezing level: 606.71 mb = 4233.63 m = 13889.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.73 mb = 4217.05 m = 13835.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.78 mb = 697.34 m = 2287.84 ft T: 19.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 6.62 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.37 mb = 947.01 m = 3106.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.70 C = 76.45 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: -4.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 26.31 C K Index: 40.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1422.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.81 mb = 914.08 m = 2998.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.81 mb = 1057.33 m = 3468.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.81 mb = 11840.51 m = 38846.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1413.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.81 mb = 14859.31 m = 48750.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.5 neg: -2.2 tot: 146.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.17 Bulk Rich Number: 15.44 Bulk Shear: 92.15 m/s