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: 36.28,-95.44 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -95.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 212 22.6 20.9 90 1.6 21.4 182 9 297.2 300.1 295.2 343.6 16.05 2 950 508 19.7 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 189 16 297.2 300.0 294.8 341.9 15.45 3 900 973 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.7 220 32 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.3 14.25 4 850 1462 15.9 13.2 84 2.7 14.1 251 16 302.8 304.9 293.4 336.3 11.30 5 800 1977 14.3 12.1 87 2.2 12.9 228 14 306.4 308.5 294.3 339.9 11.15 6 750 2521 11.1 9.0 87 2.1 9.7 237 20 308.6 310.4 293.8 337.9 9.64 7 700 3093 6.7 2.5 74 4.3 4.4 238 27 309.9 311.2 291.7 330.2 6.55 8 650 3697 2.1 0.7 90 1.4 1.4 245 33 311.4 312.5 291.9 330.7 6.22 9 600 4338 -2.4 -6.5 73 4.1 -4.3 247 39 313.3 314.1 290.5 325.8 3.91 10 550 5024 -6.6 -17.7 41 11.1 -10.3 242 43 316.3 316.6 289.3 322.0 1.73 11 500 5760 -11.4 -23.4 36 12.0 -14.7 237 52 319.1 319.4 289.7 323.1 1.16 12 450 6562 -15.8 -33.3 21 17.6 -19.3 230 59 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.3 0.51 13 400 7438 -21.9 -40.5 17 18.7 -24.5 226 67 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.6 0.28 14 350 8406 -28.7 -49.4 12 20.7 -30.6 226 74 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.12 15 300 9490 -37.5 -45.1 45 7.6 -38.1 230 81 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.23 16 250 10720 -47.9 -51.3 68 3.4 -48.0 231 87 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.14 17 200 12166 -53.8 -72.6 8 18.8 -54.1 240 93 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 13992 -59.1 -83.2 3 24.1 -59.3 248 75 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 260 43 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.11 m Freezing level: 626.56 mb = 3997.32 m = 13114.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.85 mb = 3848.00 m = 12624.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.36 C = 84.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.11 mb = 415.97 m = 1364.73 ft T: 20.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 9.77 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 686.54 m = 2252.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.55 C = 74.40 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -5.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 36.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1399.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.12 mb = 708.27 m = 2323.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.12 mb = 754.80 m = 2476.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 873.12 mb = 1232.72 m = 4044.30 ft B at Equ Level: 17.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 773.12 mb = 2265.09 m = 7431.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.1 neg: -31.5 tot: 193.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.63 Bulk Rich Number: 19.09 Bulk Shear: 73.31 m/s