MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z 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 62 SFC 983 213 19.6 19.1 97 0.6 19.3 162 9 294.3 296.8 293.1 335.1 14.29 2 950 505 19.5 19.4 99 0.2 19.4 188 26 297.0 299.7 294.4 340.5 15.05 3 900 972 20.1 14.8 72 5.3 16.6 226 34 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.3 11.87 4 850 1465 18.3 13.7 74 4.6 15.3 248 29 305.4 307.5 294.4 340.4 11.69 5 800 1982 14.7 12.3 86 2.3 13.1 258 26 306.8 308.9 294.6 340.9 11.33 6 750 2525 11.2 7.6 78 3.6 9.0 245 25 308.8 310.4 293.2 335.6 8.79 7 700 3098 7.0 2.6 73 4.5 4.5 235 30 310.3 311.5 291.9 330.7 6.60 8 650 3702 1.9 0.6 91 1.3 1.2 236 35 311.1 312.3 291.7 330.2 6.16 9 600 4344 -1.4 -9.6 53 8.2 -4.8 235 40 314.6 315.1 290.1 324.5 3.08 10 550 5031 -6.3 -16.9 43 10.5 -9.9 235 43 316.5 316.9 289.6 322.7 1.85 11 500 5767 -11.9 -23.5 37 11.6 -15.0 233 45 318.5 318.8 289.5 322.5 1.15 12 450 6567 -15.8 -36.1 16 20.3 -19.6 239 48 323.3 323.4 290.2 324.7 0.39 13 400 7445 -21.4 -42.5 13 21.1 -24.4 237 55 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.23 14 350 8413 -28.9 -49.1 12 20.2 -30.8 238 62 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.12 15 300 9498 -37.1 -48.5 30 11.4 -38.0 241 72 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 16 250 10730 -47.3 -51.7 61 4.4 -47.6 245 80 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.13 17 200 12180 -52.6 -71.6 8 19.0 -52.9 250 91 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14007 -60.7 -83.6 3 22.9 -60.8 255 72 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16481 -69.4 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.4 259 34 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.09 m Freezing level: 620.90 mb = 4075.50 m = 13370.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.13 mb = 3824.54 m = 12547.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.14 % Est. max temperature: 31.17 C = 88.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.98 mb = 280.99 m = 921.87 ft T: 19.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 18.41 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.74 mb = 1910.37 m = 6267.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.89 C = 89.41 F Cap Strength: 3.59 C Lifted Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -5.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.87 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.24 C Cross Totals Index: 25.63 C K Index: 39.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 160.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.74 mb = 974.38 m = 3196.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 704.74 mb = 3042.06 m = 9980.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.74 mb = 11139.56 m = 36546.67 ft B at Equ Level: 813.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.74 mb = 13411.60 m = 44000.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.7 neg: -3.1 tot: 297.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.50 Bulk Rich Number: 10.47 Bulk Shear: 79.10 m/s