MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 14Z 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 64 SFC 983 214 21.3 19.9 92 1.4 20.3 175 9 295.9 298.6 294.1 339.0 15.00 2 950 507 19.3 19.4 100 -0.0 19.4 190 23 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.3 15.05 3 900 974 19.6 15.7 79 3.8 17.0 230 36 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.8 12.60 4 850 1466 17.8 14.1 79 3.7 15.3 252 23 304.8 307.0 294.4 340.5 11.96 5 800 1983 14.6 13.3 92 1.2 13.7 255 19 306.7 308.9 295.1 343.1 12.11 6 750 2526 11.1 8.4 83 2.7 9.4 242 23 308.6 310.3 293.5 336.7 9.25 7 700 3099 7.1 1.7 69 5.3 4.2 237 28 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.5 6.21 8 650 3704 2.8 2.7 99 0.1 2.7 236 34 312.1 313.5 292.9 334.3 7.15 9 600 4346 -2.3 -5.7 78 3.3 -3.8 236 41 313.4 314.2 290.7 326.7 4.18 10 550 5032 -6.9 -15.3 51 8.4 -9.9 237 43 315.8 316.2 289.6 322.8 2.11 11 500 5767 -12.0 -23.1 39 11.1 -15.0 230 46 318.4 318.6 289.5 322.5 1.19 12 450 6566 -16.4 -37.7 14 21.2 -20.1 235 49 322.6 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.33 13 400 7441 -22.0 -41.7 15 19.6 -24.8 233 56 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.25 14 350 8408 -29.0 -48.9 13 19.8 -30.9 234 65 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 15 300 9492 -37.1 -48.7 29 11.6 -38.0 238 74 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.15 16 250 10725 -47.2 -53.4 48 6.3 -47.4 243 83 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.11 17 200 12176 -52.2 -71.0 9 18.9 -52.5 247 92 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14007 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.0 254 70 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16483 -69.7 -86.8 6 17.2 -69.7 253 36 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.59 m Freezing level: 622.78 mb = 4053.41 m = 13298.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.31 mb = 3963.25 m = 13002.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.76 C = 87.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.19 mb = 388.16 m = 1273.49 ft T: 20.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 13.59 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.31 mb = 1768.88 m = 5803.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.23 C = 88.21 F Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lifted Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: -5.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.86 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.78 C Cross Totals Index: 26.07 C K Index: 38.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 398.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1045.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.31 mb = 903.78 m = 2965.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.31 mb = 2954.26 m = 9692.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.31 mb = 11202.34 m = 36752.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1031.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.31 mb = 13909.59 m = 45634.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.1 neg: -14.6 tot: 264.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 15.84 Bulk Shear: 65.99 m/s