MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 983 214 22.8 20.7 88 2.2 21.3 190 9 297.4 300.3 295.1 343.2 15.78 2 950 506 19.5 19.6 100 -0.0 19.6 199 18 297.0 299.8 294.6 341.1 15.25 3 900 972 19.6 15.2 76 4.4 16.7 234 34 301.7 303.9 293.7 337.5 12.14 4 850 1464 17.7 14.1 80 3.5 15.3 254 15 304.6 306.9 294.4 340.5 12.02 5 800 1981 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.6 248 16 307.1 309.3 295.0 342.7 11.79 6 750 2525 11.8 6.0 67 5.9 8.3 238 22 309.4 310.9 292.6 333.4 7.83 7 700 3099 7.1 1.2 66 5.8 3.9 237 30 310.3 311.4 291.4 328.9 5.98 8 650 3702 2.4 -0.7 79 3.2 0.8 239 37 311.7 312.8 291.5 329.2 5.58 9 600 4345 -2.0 -8.0 64 6.0 -4.6 242 40 313.8 314.5 290.3 325.0 3.50 10 550 5031 -6.7 -9.4 81 2.7 -7.8 237 41 316.1 316.7 290.9 327.1 3.41 11 500 5767 -11.7 -25.1 32 13.3 -15.2 232 47 318.7 318.9 289.4 322.2 1.00 12 450 6566 -16.6 -33.5 22 16.9 -19.9 231 51 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.2 0.50 13 400 7441 -22.0 -41.6 15 19.6 -24.8 229 61 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.25 14 350 8408 -29.0 -48.9 13 19.9 -30.8 231 70 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.13 15 300 9492 -37.1 -48.3 30 11.1 -38.0 234 78 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 16 250 10725 -47.1 -52.8 52 5.7 -47.4 239 84 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.11 17 200 12176 -53.0 -72.8 7 19.7 -53.4 244 92 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14006 -59.0 -84.0 3 25.1 -59.2 253 69 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.3 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.4 256 41 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.32 m Freezing level: 622.47 mb = 4056.12 m = 13307.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.75 mb = 3792.44 m = 12442.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.42 mb = 484.15 m = 1588.39 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 13.80 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1822.09 m = 5977.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.68 C = 89.02 F Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lifted Index: -4.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -5.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.38 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 37.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1095.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 123.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.99 mb = 943.47 m = 3095.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.99 mb = 3004.34 m = 9856.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.99 mb = 11324.07 m = 37152.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1080.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.99 mb = 14088.42 m = 46221.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.4 neg: -33.9 tot: 189.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 20.18 Bulk Shear: 54.30 m/s