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: 36.15,-94.75 Latitude: 36.15 Longitude: -94.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 975 301 21.6 19.7 89 1.9 20.3 205 10 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.2 14.96 2 950 522 19.6 19.1 97 0.5 19.2 206 19 297.1 299.7 294.3 339.8 14.80 3 900 987 17.7 16.9 95 0.8 17.2 227 38 299.8 302.2 294.2 339.5 13.61 4 850 1475 15.3 14.2 93 1.2 14.6 236 31 302.2 304.4 293.7 337.8 12.03 5 800 1988 12.6 12.5 100 0.1 12.6 253 24 304.6 306.7 294.0 338.9 11.49 6 750 2529 10.2 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 260 20 307.6 309.6 294.1 339.2 10.45 7 700 3101 6.7 6.7 100 0.0 6.8 234 18 309.9 311.6 293.6 337.1 8.85 8 650 3706 2.3 1.8 97 0.5 2.0 229 22 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.4 6.72 9 600 4349 -2.0 -2.5 96 0.5 -2.3 226 27 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.5 5.30 10 550 5036 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 229 28 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.31 11 500 5775 -11.1 -11.2 99 0.1 -11.2 231 28 319.5 320.1 291.7 330.1 3.24 12 450 6576 -16.3 -16.4 100 0.0 -16.3 227 31 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.7 2.37 13 400 7454 -21.3 -21.3 100 0.1 -21.3 225 35 327.3 327.7 292.6 333.4 1.74 14 350 8424 -28.4 -28.5 99 0.1 -28.5 229 40 330.4 330.6 292.9 334.2 1.04 15 300 9511 -36.7 -38.2 86 1.5 -36.9 233 47 333.6 333.7 293.2 335.4 0.47 16 250 10747 -46.6 -50.0 68 3.4 -46.8 237 62 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12190 -56.1 -60.4 59 4.3 -56.2 244 87 343.8 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.06 18 150 14016 -57.8 -85.1 2 27.2 -58.1 254 68 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16511 -69.1 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 254 32 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.02 m Freezing level: 623.69 mb = 4044.14 m = 13268.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.48 mb = 4001.83 m = 13129.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.30 % Est. max temperature: 28.02 C = 82.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.71 mb = 542.80 m = 1780.82 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.58 mb = 1058.05 m = 3471.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.76 C = 76.57 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.44 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 40.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 314.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 933.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.65 mb = 867.25 m = 2845.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.65 mb = 1803.69 m = 5917.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.65 mb = 11352.53 m = 37245.38 ft B at Equ Level: 927.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.65 mb = 14113.45 m = 46303.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.7 neg: -3.7 tot: 165.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 72.62 Bulk Shear: 12.86 m/s