MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F043.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F043.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 43 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-93.52 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -93.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 968 355 16.3 15.3 93 1.1 15.7 270 8 292.2 294.2 290.1 324.4 11.33 2 950 514 16.0 14.4 90 1.6 15.0 287 16 293.4 295.4 290.2 324.6 10.91 3 900 972 15.0 3.9 47 11.1 9.0 330 23 297.0 298.0 286.6 313.6 5.63 4 850 1453 12.2 4.1 58 8.1 7.8 310 24 298.9 300.0 287.7 316.8 6.03 5 800 1958 8.4 -1.5 50 9.9 3.6 306 33 300.1 300.9 286.4 313.1 4.30 6 750 2487 3.6 0.2 78 3.4 1.9 304 35 300.5 301.4 287.4 315.9 5.16 7 700 3043 0.6 0.4 99 0.2 0.4 280 32 303.1 304.1 288.8 320.0 5.61 8 650 3635 -3.3 -3.3 100 0.0 -3.3 265 37 305.2 306.1 288.5 319.4 4.61 9 600 4264 -6.7 -10.1 77 3.4 -8.0 239 43 308.4 308.9 288.0 317.8 2.96 10 550 4938 -10.9 -16.2 65 5.3 -12.6 236 45 311.2 311.5 287.9 317.6 1.97 11 500 5664 -15.0 -21.0 60 6.0 -16.6 239 44 314.8 315.1 288.6 319.6 1.43 12 450 6452 -20.6 -28.9 47 8.3 -22.2 241 46 317.4 317.5 288.8 320.1 0.78 13 400 7314 -25.2 -38.1 29 12.9 -27.0 227 54 322.2 322.3 289.8 323.5 0.36 14 350 8277 -27.6 -47.6 13 20.0 -29.7 217 60 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.15 15 300 9380 -32.6 -62.3 4 29.7 -34.4 235 64 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.03 16 250 10638 -40.8 -67.7 4 26.9 -41.8 230 60 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 17 200 12132 -49.1 -77.2 2 28.1 -49.6 237 56 355.0 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 13969 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 259 58 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16451 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 272 44 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.44 m Freezing level: 692.77 mb = 3128.99 m = 10265.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.27 mb = 3109.07 m = 10200.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.35 % Est. max temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.74 mb = 489.55 m = 1606.13 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 11.00 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 782.32 mb = 2141.01 m = 7024.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.33 C = 75.79 F Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lifted Index: 2.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: 3.25 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.14 C Cross Totals Index: 19.03 C K Index: 31.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.56 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8988.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.50 mb = 1586.66 m = 5205.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.0 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 294.0 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 4.4 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: -93.3 tot: -89.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -29.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 79.60 m/s