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: 36.72,-93.64 Latitude: 36.72 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 963 360 20.6 20.2 98 0.3 20.4 75 7 296.9 299.7 294.8 342.2 15.68 2 950 480 19.8 19.7 99 0.1 19.7 71 10 297.2 300.0 294.7 341.6 15.34 3 900 946 17.6 17.3 98 0.4 17.4 171 20 299.7 302.2 294.4 340.3 13.90 4 850 1434 15.2 13.7 90 1.6 14.2 208 37 302.1 304.3 293.4 336.6 11.66 5 800 1946 11.8 10.2 90 1.6 10.8 207 37 303.7 305.6 292.5 333.0 9.80 6 750 2484 9.2 5.3 77 3.9 6.9 198 36 306.5 307.9 291.5 329.2 7.46 7 700 3053 5.9 5.1 95 0.8 5.4 207 40 309.0 310.5 292.6 333.1 7.88 8 650 3656 2.5 -0.0 83 2.5 1.1 210 48 311.8 312.9 291.7 330.1 5.88 9 600 4299 -1.2 -4.7 77 3.5 -2.9 219 62 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.0 4.50 10 550 4987 -6.0 -8.6 82 2.6 -7.1 222 67 317.0 317.7 291.4 328.8 3.64 11 500 5727 -11.0 -13.6 81 2.6 -12.0 227 65 319.6 320.2 291.3 328.5 2.67 12 450 6529 -15.5 -19.5 71 4.0 -16.7 230 65 323.7 324.1 291.7 329.9 1.81 13 400 7408 -21.4 -27.4 58 6.0 -22.7 231 75 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.8 1.01 14 350 8379 -28.6 -31.8 74 3.2 -29.1 237 64 330.2 330.4 292.5 333.0 0.76 15 300 9465 -36.7 -40.0 72 3.3 -37.0 234 57 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.39 16 250 10701 -46.4 -49.9 68 3.4 -46.6 243 48 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12145 -56.4 -63.5 41 7.1 -56.6 248 62 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.04 18 150 13960 -58.6 -84.8 2 26.2 -58.8 250 73 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.1 -86.4 6 18.3 -68.2 262 36 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.00 m Freezing level: 616.52 mb = 4086.67 m = 13407.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.78 mb = 3833.76 m = 12577.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.21 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.86 mb = 400.40 m = 1313.62 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 13.00 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.27 mb = 972.36 m = 3190.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.48 C = 74.26 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -4.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.67 C K Index: 39.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1051.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.06 mb = 879.07 m = 2884.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.06 mb = 1413.63 m = 4637.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.06 mb = 11468.22 m = 37624.93 ft B at Equ Level: 1045.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.06 mb = 14296.27 m = 46903.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 506.4 neg: -20.7 tot: 485.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 3.15 Bulk Shear: 334.26 m/s