MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 10Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-95.81 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -95.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 984 213 21.1 17.7 81 3.4 18.8 261 6 295.6 298.0 292.6 333.2 13.08 2 950 515 20.3 17.7 85 2.6 18.5 239 21 297.7 300.2 293.6 337.0 13.53 3 900 981 18.6 17.3 92 1.4 17.7 236 39 300.7 303.3 294.7 341.5 13.90 4 850 1471 16.1 14.4 90 1.7 15.0 243 41 303.0 305.3 294.1 339.2 12.22 5 800 1985 12.8 12.6 99 0.2 12.7 243 34 304.8 307.0 294.1 339.3 11.55 6 750 2526 10.7 8.0 83 2.7 9.0 232 27 308.2 309.9 293.2 335.5 8.99 7 700 3099 7.0 3.0 76 4.0 4.7 221 32 310.2 311.5 292.0 331.2 6.78 8 650 3703 2.0 -0.1 86 2.2 0.9 221 37 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.4 5.83 9 600 4345 -1.7 -6.3 71 4.6 -3.8 223 40 314.2 314.9 290.8 326.9 3.98 10 550 5033 -5.2 -18.6 34 13.4 -9.6 230 40 317.9 318.2 289.8 323.3 1.60 11 500 5773 -10.6 -24.9 30 14.3 -14.4 237 43 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.7 1.01 12 450 6575 -15.3 -30.5 26 15.2 -18.6 245 47 324.0 324.1 290.7 326.4 0.67 13 400 7456 -20.6 -36.3 23 15.7 -23.3 245 53 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.8 0.43 14 350 8427 -28.3 -47.8 14 19.5 -30.2 245 56 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.15 15 300 9513 -37.0 -46.4 37 9.3 -37.8 252 65 333.1 333.2 292.8 333.9 0.20 16 250 10746 -47.1 -50.6 67 3.5 -47.3 257 67 336.0 336.1 293.5 336.6 0.15 17 200 12193 -54.4 -66.0 23 11.6 -54.6 254 81 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.03 18 150 14007 -62.0 -79.9 7 17.9 -62.2 253 75 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 252 34 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.95 m Freezing level: 622.66 mb = 4053.75 m = 13299.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.41 mb = 3821.78 m = 12538.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.45 % Est. max temperature: 29.01 C = 84.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.23 mb = 641.02 m = 2103.06 ft T: 19.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 16.03 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.05 mb = 1490.99 m = 4891.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.50 C = 83.30 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -3.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 37.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 634.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.95 mb = 953.12 m = 3126.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.95 mb = 3122.85 m = 10245.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.95 mb = 11066.10 m = 36305.66 ft B at Equ Level: 627.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.95 mb = 13294.17 m = 43615.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.9 neg: -47.0 tot: 79.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 14.30 Bulk Shear: 44.35 m/s