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,-93.70 Latitude: 36.72 Longitude: -93.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 961 378 20.0 20.0 100 0.1 20.0 87 7 296.6 299.3 294.6 341.2 15.49 2 950 477 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 86 11 297.0 299.8 294.6 341.0 15.23 3 900 942 17.4 17.4 100 0.0 17.4 163 24 299.4 302.0 294.4 340.4 14.02 4 850 1430 15.1 15.0 100 0.1 15.0 195 42 301.9 304.3 294.1 339.4 12.71 5 800 1942 12.4 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 205 49 304.4 306.5 293.8 337.9 11.24 6 750 2482 9.5 9.3 99 0.2 9.4 207 47 306.9 308.8 293.5 336.7 9.87 7 700 3051 5.2 4.6 96 0.6 4.8 212 49 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.4 7.61 8 650 3653 2.1 0.3 88 1.8 1.1 212 53 311.4 312.5 291.7 330.1 6.02 9 600 4296 -1.1 -3.9 81 2.8 -2.5 217 58 314.8 315.7 291.7 330.0 4.76 10 550 4985 -5.3 -9.9 70 4.6 -7.2 222 64 317.8 318.4 291.3 328.4 3.27 11 500 5726 -10.3 -15.1 68 4.8 -12.0 228 63 320.5 320.9 291.3 328.4 2.37 12 450 6531 -15.3 -20.6 64 5.3 -16.9 232 62 324.0 324.4 291.6 329.7 1.66 13 400 7409 -21.4 -27.5 58 6.1 -22.8 233 70 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.8 1.00 14 350 8380 -28.1 -30.3 82 2.2 -28.5 241 63 330.8 331.0 292.8 334.0 0.88 15 300 9466 -36.9 -40.4 70 3.5 -37.2 245 55 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.38 16 250 10702 -46.7 -50.3 67 3.6 -46.9 249 46 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 17 200 12146 -56.7 -64.9 35 8.2 -56.9 250 58 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 18 150 13961 -58.7 -83.8 3 25.1 -59.0 250 72 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.0 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.1 260 36 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.44 m Freezing level: 617.15 mb = 4075.54 m = 13371.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.41 mb = 3848.24 m = 12625.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.56 mb = 381.75 m = 1252.43 ft T: 20.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 12.84 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.16 mb = 845.55 m = 2774.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.39 C = 72.31 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 39.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1042.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.23 mb = 844.86 m = 2771.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.23 mb = 892.29 m = 2927.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.23 mb = 11670.91 m = 38289.91 ft B at Equ Level: 1034.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.23 mb = 14160.98 m = 46459.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 50.1 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 688.6 neg: -4.0 tot: 684.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 228.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 11.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.24 Bulk Rich Number: 2.93 Bulk Shear: 355.28 m/s