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: 36.19,-95.59 Latitude: 36.19 Longitude: -95.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 180 22.4 20.6 90 1.8 21.1 183 9 296.7 299.5 294.8 341.9 15.67 2 950 506 19.5 19.5 100 -0.0 19.5 195 19 296.9 299.7 294.5 340.7 15.16 3 900 973 20.0 14.8 72 5.3 16.5 238 32 302.1 304.3 293.6 337.0 11.81 4 850 1464 17.4 14.5 83 3.0 15.5 255 15 304.4 306.7 294.6 341.1 12.29 5 800 1981 15.0 11.2 78 3.8 12.6 243 17 307.2 309.1 294.0 338.8 10.48 6 750 2525 11.5 8.4 81 3.1 9.6 237 24 309.0 310.8 293.6 337.2 9.26 7 700 3098 6.7 1.3 68 5.4 3.8 235 31 310.0 311.1 291.3 328.6 6.02 8 650 3702 2.1 1.1 93 1.0 1.5 237 35 311.3 312.6 292.0 331.2 6.39 9 600 4343 -2.0 -6.7 70 4.7 -4.1 241 40 313.8 314.6 290.6 326.2 3.87 10 550 5030 -6.7 -14.9 52 8.3 -9.6 236 43 316.2 316.6 289.8 323.4 2.18 11 500 5766 -11.6 -31.5 17 19.9 -15.9 233 49 318.9 319.0 289.0 320.8 0.55 12 450 6565 -16.6 -37.7 14 21.0 -20.2 233 50 322.4 322.4 289.9 323.6 0.33 13 400 7440 -22.0 -41.7 15 19.7 -24.8 229 60 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.25 14 350 8407 -29.0 -48.3 14 19.2 -30.9 232 68 329.6 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.14 15 300 9491 -37.2 -48.5 30 11.4 -38.0 235 77 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.6 0.16 16 250 10723 -47.2 -52.8 52 5.6 -47.4 240 83 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.11 17 200 12173 -53.1 -71.0 10 17.9 -53.4 244 92 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 14003 -59.3 -81.3 4 22.0 -59.5 252 68 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 257 41 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.34 m Freezing level: 624.21 mb = 4032.55 m = 13229.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.28 mb = 3872.57 m = 12705.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.83 mb = 399.41 m = 1310.38 ft T: 20.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 12.47 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.84 mb = 1824.50 m = 5985.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.00 C = 89.59 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 26.09 C K Index: 38.09 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1055.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 128.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.33 mb = 921.74 m = 3024.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.33 mb = 2976.45 m = 9765.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.33 mb = 11255.48 m = 36926.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1042.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.33 mb = 13989.33 m = 45896.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.5 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 265.5 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.0 neg: -32.2 tot: 198.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 16.88 Bulk Shear: 62.54 m/s