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,-95.47 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -95.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 210 22.6 20.9 90 1.7 21.4 182 9 297.2 300.1 295.2 343.6 16.03 2 950 507 19.7 19.8 100 -0.0 19.8 189 15 297.2 300.0 294.8 341.9 15.45 3 900 973 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 220 32 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.6 14.32 4 850 1462 15.9 13.2 84 2.8 14.1 251 16 302.9 304.9 293.4 336.3 11.27 5 800 1977 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.8 228 14 306.4 308.5 294.3 339.7 11.08 6 750 2521 11.1 9.4 90 1.7 10.0 238 20 308.6 310.4 294.0 338.7 9.92 7 700 3093 6.7 2.2 73 4.5 4.2 238 28 309.9 311.1 291.6 329.7 6.42 8 650 3697 2.2 1.1 92 1.1 1.6 244 33 311.5 312.7 292.1 331.3 6.39 9 600 4338 -2.6 -6.9 72 4.3 -4.5 247 39 313.1 313.8 290.3 325.2 3.80 10 550 5024 -6.5 -18.0 40 11.4 -10.4 242 43 316.3 316.6 289.3 322.0 1.69 11 500 5760 -11.4 -22.0 41 10.6 -14.5 236 52 319.1 319.4 289.9 323.6 1.31 12 450 6561 -15.8 -32.5 22 16.7 -19.2 230 59 323.4 323.5 290.4 325.4 0.56 13 400 7438 -21.8 -41.3 15 19.5 -24.6 226 67 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.6 0.26 14 350 8406 -28.7 -48.6 13 19.9 -30.6 226 74 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.13 15 300 9490 -37.5 -44.8 47 7.3 -38.1 230 81 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.24 16 250 10719 -47.9 -51.9 63 4.1 -48.0 231 87 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12166 -53.7 -71.6 10 17.9 -54.1 240 93 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13992 -59.2 -83.0 3 23.9 -59.4 248 75 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.9 -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: 5697.26 m Freezing level: 627.08 mb = 3990.74 m = 13092.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.86 mb = 3860.38 m = 12665.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.61 % Est. max temperature: 29.40 C = 84.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.25 mb = 423.69 m = 1390.05 ft T: 20.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 10.07 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 686.43 m = 2252.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.61 C = 74.49 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.35 C Cross Totals Index: 24.56 C K Index: 36.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1424.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.13 mb = 708.12 m = 2323.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.13 mb = 754.65 m = 2475.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.13 mb = 1135.13 m = 3724.15 ft B at Equ Level: 16.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 783.13 mb = 2156.80 m = 7076.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 224.3 neg: -33.0 tot: 191.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.66 Bulk Rich Number: 19.59 Bulk Shear: 72.72 m/s