MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F039.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.74,-92.65 Latitude: 36.74 Longitude: -92.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 972 289 22.5 19.3 82 3.2 20.2 189 8 298.1 300.7 294.4 340.4 14.61 2 950 488 21.8 18.3 81 3.5 19.4 188 18 299.3 301.8 294.4 340.3 14.05 3 900 956 18.1 16.3 89 1.8 16.9 191 29 300.2 302.6 294.0 338.5 13.09 4 850 1443 14.2 14.1 99 0.1 14.1 202 34 301.0 303.2 293.4 336.2 11.97 5 800 1954 11.6 11.5 99 0.2 11.5 204 29 303.5 305.5 293.2 335.3 10.69 6 750 2492 8.6 6.9 89 1.6 7.6 198 31 305.9 307.4 292.0 331.1 8.36 7 700 3062 6.6 5.8 95 0.8 6.2 204 39 309.8 311.4 293.2 335.3 8.31 8 650 3667 2.7 2.7 100 0.0 2.7 211 47 312.0 313.4 292.9 334.3 7.17 9 600 4308 -2.8 -3.2 97 0.3 -3.0 219 52 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.7 5.05 10 550 4995 -6.3 -8.6 84 2.3 -7.3 219 57 316.6 317.3 291.2 328.3 3.63 11 500 5732 -11.4 -15.4 72 4.0 -12.8 222 65 319.2 319.6 290.8 326.8 2.30 12 450 6533 -16.5 -25.9 44 9.4 -18.8 228 65 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.1 1.03 13 400 7407 -22.4 -25.5 75 3.2 -23.1 230 68 325.9 326.1 291.7 330.1 1.20 14 350 8377 -27.6 -30.9 74 3.2 -28.2 232 53 331.5 331.6 292.9 334.5 0.83 15 300 9465 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.8 240 51 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10703 -46.5 -49.8 69 3.3 -46.6 252 41 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.16 17 200 12147 -55.7 -66.5 25 10.8 -55.9 249 64 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 18 150 13964 -58.8 -82.6 3 23.8 -59.0 255 71 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16465 -69.0 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.1 255 42 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.65 m Freezing level: 625.52 mb = 3980.84 m = 13060.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.36 mb = 3963.75 m = 13004.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.31 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.12 mb = 699.03 m = 2293.39 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 9.34 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1161.64 m = 3811.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.94 C = 76.89 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.45 C K Index: 38.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 926.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.27 mb = 1057.94 m = 3470.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.27 mb = 1301.00 m = 4268.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.27 mb = 11123.24 m = 36493.13 ft B at Equ Level: 920.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.27 mb = 13786.77 m = 45231.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.4 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 242.4 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.7 neg: -23.6 tot: 249.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 9.10 Bulk Shear: 101.76 m/s