MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F024.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F024.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.71,-94.39 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -94.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 971 338 20.0 15.7 76 4.4 17.2 177 4 295.7 297.8 291.5 329.0 11.59 2 950 526 19.9 17.4 86 2.5 18.2 205 18 297.4 299.8 293.3 335.8 13.27 3 900 992 18.5 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 232 34 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.1 14.53 4 850 1481 15.5 14.1 92 1.3 14.6 236 30 302.3 304.5 293.8 337.8 11.99 5 800 1994 13.5 13.1 97 0.4 13.3 261 23 305.6 307.8 294.7 341.4 11.94 6 750 2534 10.0 4.5 69 5.5 6.8 236 18 307.4 308.7 291.4 328.9 7.06 7 700 3106 7.2 4.7 84 2.5 5.8 216 23 310.5 311.9 292.8 334.1 7.66 8 650 3711 2.8 -0.3 80 3.1 1.2 223 28 312.2 313.3 291.7 330.2 5.77 9 600 4354 -1.2 -6.9 65 5.6 -3.8 224 32 314.7 315.4 290.8 326.9 3.81 10 550 5043 -5.9 -13.8 54 7.9 -8.9 229 37 317.0 317.5 290.2 324.9 2.39 11 500 5781 -9.8 -41.6 5 31.8 -15.3 236 39 321.1 321.2 289.3 321.9 0.20 12 450 6587 -14.1 -43.5 6 29.4 -18.7 248 44 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.3 0.18 13 400 7471 -20.0 -45.4 8 25.4 -23.4 247 47 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.17 14 350 8443 -28.2 -49.7 11 21.4 -30.3 247 51 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.12 15 300 9529 -37.0 -50.7 23 13.7 -37.9 252 60 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 16 250 10762 -47.0 -52.5 54 5.4 -47.3 257 70 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.12 17 200 12212 -53.4 -70.6 10 17.3 -53.7 254 81 348.2 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 14028 -62.0 -80.0 7 17.9 -62.2 254 72 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16491 -67.6 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.7 260 39 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.15 m Freezing level: 615.03 mb = 4161.00 m = 13651.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.04 mb = 3860.55 m = 12665.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.80 % Est. max temperature: 28.49 C = 83.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.02 mb = 896.19 m = 2940.22 ft T: 18.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.47 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.89 mb = 1352.00 m = 4435.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 36.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 594.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.99 mb = 1010.77 m = 3316.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 742.99 mb = 2612.17 m = 8570.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.99 mb = 11220.26 m = 36811.44 ft B at Equ Level: 579.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.99 mb = 13128.12 m = 43070.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.3 neg: -7.9 tot: 199.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 25.50 Bulk Shear: 23.31 m/s