MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-95.83 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 983 211 22.9 20.9 89 2.0 21.5 191 10 297.5 300.4 295.3 344.0 16.04 2 950 507 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.0 194 16 297.4 300.3 295.0 342.8 15.66 3 900 972 18.0 17.0 94 0.9 17.4 222 32 300.0 302.5 294.3 340.1 13.70 4 850 1462 16.6 14.5 87 2.1 15.2 245 16 303.5 305.8 294.3 340.0 12.28 5 800 1979 14.9 11.8 82 3.0 12.9 233 15 307.0 309.1 294.3 340.1 10.96 6 750 2522 11.2 8.6 84 2.6 9.6 239 20 308.7 310.5 293.6 337.3 9.39 7 700 3095 6.9 1.0 66 5.9 3.7 243 27 310.1 311.2 291.2 328.4 5.89 8 650 3698 2.0 0.7 91 1.3 1.3 244 32 311.2 312.4 291.9 330.6 6.22 9 600 4339 -2.9 -5.3 84 2.3 -4.0 244 36 312.7 313.5 290.7 326.4 4.31 10 550 5025 -6.4 -15.6 48 9.3 -9.6 239 43 316.5 316.9 289.8 323.3 2.06 11 500 5762 -11.0 -17.5 59 6.5 -13.1 230 50 319.6 320.0 290.6 326.1 1.94 12 450 6565 -15.3 -26.5 38 11.1 -18.1 225 54 324.0 324.2 291.0 327.4 0.98 13 400 7443 -21.6 -34.5 30 12.9 -23.8 221 63 327.0 327.1 291.4 328.9 0.51 14 350 8412 -28.4 -45.7 17 17.3 -30.2 225 71 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.2 0.18 15 300 9497 -37.5 -44.0 50 6.5 -38.0 228 79 332.6 332.6 292.7 333.6 0.26 16 250 10728 -47.4 -54.3 45 6.9 -47.7 230 83 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.10 17 200 12177 -53.2 -72.2 8 18.9 -53.5 239 88 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14002 -59.8 -82.9 3 23.1 -60.0 244 76 367.1 367.1 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16481 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 257 44 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.61 m Freezing level: 629.71 mb = 3958.30 m = 12986.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.73 mb = 3850.82 m = 12633.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.42 % Est. max temperature: 30.03 C = 86.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.14 mb = 459.84 m = 1508.63 ft T: 20.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.70 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.06 mb = 838.73 m = 2751.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.66 C = 76.39 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 36.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.74 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1338.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.56 mb = 759.03 m = 2490.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.56 mb = 2660.91 m = 8729.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.56 mb = 11630.62 m = 38157.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1319.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.56 mb = 14531.67 m = 47675.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.1 neg: -34.7 tot: 153.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 22.94 Bulk Shear: 58.33 m/s