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: 36.69,-93.49 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 968 324 22.9 20.6 87 2.3 21.3 120 3 298.8 301.7 295.6 345.3 15.97 2 950 489 21.1 19.3 89 1.8 19.9 158 6 298.6 301.4 294.9 342.4 15.03 3 900 956 17.8 16.9 95 0.9 17.2 186 20 299.8 302.3 294.2 339.6 13.59 4 850 1444 14.7 13.6 93 1.1 14.0 217 28 301.5 303.7 293.2 335.7 11.58 5 800 1954 11.4 10.4 94 1.0 10.8 208 28 303.4 305.2 292.6 333.1 9.98 6 750 2492 8.5 7.1 91 1.4 7.7 202 34 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.3 8.46 7 700 3059 5.0 1.6 79 3.4 3.2 203 35 308.0 309.2 290.9 327.0 6.17 8 650 3662 2.0 1.5 96 0.5 1.7 203 42 311.2 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.57 9 600 4304 -2.0 -3.2 92 1.2 -2.6 209 46 313.8 314.8 291.6 329.7 5.04 10 550 4989 -7.0 -8.1 92 1.1 -7.5 213 52 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.0 3.79 11 500 5727 -11.4 -12.5 91 1.2 -11.8 225 64 319.2 319.8 291.4 328.8 2.92 12 450 6528 -16.3 -19.2 79 2.9 -17.1 231 63 322.8 323.1 291.5 329.1 1.87 13 400 7404 -22.0 -28.0 58 6.0 -23.3 234 72 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.8 0.95 14 350 8373 -28.2 -33.6 60 5.3 -29.1 236 64 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.1 0.64 15 300 9461 -36.6 -40.5 67 3.9 -37.0 238 54 333.8 333.9 293.1 335.2 0.37 16 250 10697 -46.5 -49.8 69 3.4 -46.6 247 43 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12140 -55.8 -64.1 35 8.3 -56.0 248 62 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13956 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.1 249 74 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.4 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.5 262 36 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.29 m Freezing level: 625.10 mb = 3981.21 m = 13061.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 3911.68 m = 12833.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.76 C = 80.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.93 mb = 608.70 m = 1997.02 ft T: 20.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 18.33 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.38 mb = 1028.56 m = 3374.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.20 C = 75.57 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -4.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.87 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1232.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.13 mb = 954.76 m = 3132.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.13 mb = 1195.09 m = 3920.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.13 mb = 11374.77 m = 37318.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1228.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.13 mb = 14602.78 m = 47908.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.5 neg: -2.0 tot: 224.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.53 Bulk Rich Number: 8.12 Bulk Shear: 151.82 m/s