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: 36.25,-95.49 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -95.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 983 208 22.7 20.9 90 1.8 21.5 182 9 297.3 300.2 295.2 343.8 16.07 2 950 508 19.8 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 188 16 297.3 300.1 294.8 342.2 15.52 3 900 973 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 219 31 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.7 14.34 4 850 1463 15.9 13.2 84 2.7 14.2 252 17 302.8 304.9 293.4 336.4 11.31 5 800 1978 14.3 12.6 90 1.7 13.2 229 14 306.4 308.5 294.6 341.1 11.54 6 750 2521 11.1 9.6 91 1.5 10.2 240 20 308.6 310.5 294.1 339.1 10.06 7 700 3093 6.7 1.5 69 5.2 3.9 240 28 310.0 311.1 291.4 328.9 6.11 8 650 3697 2.3 1.1 92 1.2 1.7 244 33 311.6 312.8 292.1 331.4 6.38 9 600 4338 -2.4 -7.6 67 5.3 -4.7 247 39 313.4 314.1 290.2 324.8 3.59 10 550 5024 -6.6 -18.2 39 11.6 -10.4 242 43 316.2 316.6 289.3 321.8 1.65 11 500 5761 -11.4 -18.6 55 7.2 -13.7 236 52 319.2 319.5 290.3 325.1 1.76 12 450 6562 -15.7 -31.4 25 15.7 -19.0 230 59 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.7 0.61 13 400 7439 -21.8 -40.7 16 18.9 -24.5 225 67 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.7 0.27 14 350 8407 -28.7 -49.6 12 20.9 -30.6 226 74 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.12 15 300 9491 -37.5 -45.0 45 7.5 -38.1 230 81 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.5 0.23 16 250 10721 -47.8 -52.2 61 4.4 -48.0 231 86 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.12 17 200 12167 -53.8 -71.9 9 18.1 -54.1 240 93 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13993 -59.3 -82.3 4 23.0 -59.5 248 76 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.9 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.0 260 43 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.63 m Freezing level: 625.31 mb = 4013.85 m = 13168.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.88 mb = 3860.54 m = 12665.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.85 % Est. max temperature: 29.38 C = 84.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.86 mb = 427.34 m = 1402.01 ft T: 20.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 12.21 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 686.62 m = 2252.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.67 C = 74.61 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 35.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1438.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.27 mb = 707.00 m = 2319.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.27 mb = 753.52 m = 2472.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 873.27 mb = 1231.41 m = 4040.01 ft B at Equ Level: 16.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.27 mb = 2373.27 m = 7786.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.7 neg: -28.7 tot: 192.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.67 Bulk Rich Number: 19.42 Bulk Shear: 74.07 m/s