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: 36.84,-92.63 Latitude: 36.84 Longitude: -92.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 963 379 22.8 20.0 84 2.8 20.8 189 9 299.2 302.0 295.3 344.3 15.47 2 950 496 22.0 19.4 85 2.7 20.2 189 16 299.5 302.3 295.2 343.6 15.06 3 900 964 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 189 28 300.0 302.5 294.7 341.5 14.20 4 850 1452 14.8 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 199 32 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.7 12.57 5 800 1964 11.6 11.6 100 -0.0 11.6 202 27 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.5 10.77 6 750 2501 8.6 5.3 80 3.2 6.7 195 27 305.9 307.3 291.3 328.5 7.48 7 700 3070 6.7 0.2 63 6.5 3.3 205 36 309.9 311.0 290.9 327.2 5.55 8 650 3675 3.0 -3.9 60 6.9 -0.4 205 42 312.4 313.2 290.6 326.3 4.40 9 600 4319 -1.3 -7.2 64 6.0 -4.0 218 49 314.6 315.4 290.7 326.5 3.70 10 550 5005 -6.7 -12.0 66 5.3 -8.8 227 56 316.1 316.6 290.3 325.2 2.78 11 500 5743 -11.4 -15.6 70 4.3 -12.8 229 61 319.2 319.6 290.8 326.7 2.26 12 450 6543 -16.4 -19.8 75 3.4 -17.4 229 55 322.6 323.0 291.3 328.6 1.76 13 400 7418 -22.6 -33.7 36 11.0 -24.6 235 65 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.6 0.56 14 350 8383 -29.8 -36.4 52 6.7 -30.7 236 70 328.6 328.7 291.8 330.4 0.48 15 300 9466 -37.2 -40.2 73 3.1 -37.5 240 62 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.38 16 250 10699 -47.0 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.1 245 51 336.2 336.3 293.5 336.9 0.15 17 200 12143 -55.8 -63.5 38 7.7 -56.0 243 67 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.04 18 150 13964 -57.5 -83.2 2 25.6 -57.8 247 70 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 256 41 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.86 m Freezing level: 614.90 mb = 4126.94 m = 13539.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.33 mb = 3608.42 m = 11838.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.59 C = 79.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.81 mb = 728.66 m = 2390.58 ft T: 19.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.76 C/km ThetaE index: 18.04 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.09 mb = 1001.08 m = 3284.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.71 C = 74.67 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -5.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 26.18 C K Index: 34.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1515.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.17 mb = 990.85 m = 3250.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.17 mb = 1038.58 m = 3407.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.17 mb = 11760.56 m = 38584.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1508.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.17 mb = 14743.50 m = 48370.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.3 neg: -30.7 tot: 221.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.60 Bulk Rich Number: 17.61 Bulk Shear: 86.05 m/s