MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 11Z 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 69 SFC 983 213 19.3 17.9 92 1.4 18.4 150 2 293.9 296.2 292.2 331.7 13.26 2 950 512 19.6 18.2 91 1.4 18.7 222 16 297.1 299.6 293.7 337.4 13.94 3 900 978 18.6 15.5 82 3.1 16.5 236 31 300.7 302.9 293.6 337.1 12.42 4 850 1468 16.4 14.5 88 1.9 15.1 249 36 303.4 305.6 294.3 339.9 12.30 5 800 1982 13.2 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 250 34 305.3 307.4 294.3 340.1 11.64 6 750 2525 10.9 7.2 78 3.7 8.7 235 30 308.4 310.0 292.9 334.4 8.52 7 700 3097 7.1 1.9 70 5.2 4.2 227 33 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.8 6.29 8 650 3701 2.6 -2.6 69 5.2 -0.0 227 36 311.9 312.8 290.9 327.1 4.85 9 600 4345 -0.1 -8.1 55 8.1 -3.7 234 38 316.0 316.7 290.9 327.2 3.45 10 550 5035 -5.7 -18.5 36 12.8 -9.9 235 43 317.4 317.7 289.6 322.8 1.62 11 500 5773 -10.4 -26.5 25 16.1 -14.5 234 43 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.88 12 450 6576 -15.6 -35.4 17 19.8 -19.3 241 47 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.1 0.42 13 400 7455 -20.9 -40.2 16 19.3 -23.8 244 50 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.29 14 350 8425 -28.6 -45.4 18 16.8 -30.4 243 56 330.2 330.2 292.0 330.9 0.19 15 300 9510 -37.1 -46.1 39 9.0 -37.8 248 64 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.9 0.20 16 250 10742 -47.2 -52.8 53 5.5 -47.5 253 75 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.3 0.11 17 200 12189 -54.0 -69.4 14 15.3 -54.3 253 86 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 14007 -61.5 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 253 74 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16475 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 260 37 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.01 m Freezing level: 601.67 mb = 4323.34 m = 14184.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.45 mb = 3695.46 m = 12124.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.39 C = 84.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.65 mb = 388.74 m = 1275.38 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 13.04 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1669.20 m = 5476.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.13 F Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lifted Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.56 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 36.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 377.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 129.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.30 mb = 936.72 m = 3073.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 679.30 mb = 3341.77 m = 10963.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.30 mb = 10760.51 m = 35303.10 ft B at Equ Level: 372.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.30 mb = 12536.78 m = 41130.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.4 neg: -33.4 tot: 160.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 5.76 Bulk Shear: 65.59 m/s