MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F029.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 29 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.46,-95.47 Latitude: 36.46 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 61 SFC 980 235 22.3 21.2 94 1.1 21.5 175 9 297.1 300.1 295.4 344.5 16.38 2 950 505 20.0 20.1 100 -0.0 20.1 181 18 297.5 300.4 295.1 343.1 15.74 3 900 971 17.3 17.2 99 0.1 17.2 210 28 299.3 301.8 294.2 339.7 13.82 4 850 1459 15.1 13.7 91 1.4 14.2 233 20 302.0 304.2 293.4 336.5 11.69 5 800 1972 13.6 11.5 87 2.1 12.3 213 15 305.7 307.7 293.8 337.9 10.74 6 750 2515 10.6 6.4 75 4.2 8.1 244 21 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.6 8.05 7 700 3085 5.8 2.6 80 3.2 4.1 247 27 308.9 310.2 291.5 329.3 6.62 8 650 3687 1.3 -3.8 69 5.1 -1.1 248 33 310.5 311.3 290.1 324.4 4.46 9 600 4326 -2.9 -9.8 59 6.9 -5.8 249 34 312.8 313.3 289.5 322.5 3.02 10 550 5010 -7.2 -12.6 65 5.4 -9.2 246 39 315.6 316.1 290.0 324.2 2.64 11 500 5747 -11.4 -23.5 36 12.1 -14.7 241 52 319.1 319.4 289.7 323.1 1.15 12 450 6548 -15.5 -29.5 29 14.0 -18.6 232 59 323.8 323.9 290.7 326.4 0.74 13 400 7427 -21.2 -30.9 41 9.7 -23.1 219 67 327.5 327.6 291.7 330.1 0.73 14 350 8398 -28.2 -33.6 59 5.5 -29.0 218 71 330.8 330.9 292.6 333.1 0.64 15 300 9483 -37.7 -46.9 38 9.1 -38.5 224 81 332.2 332.2 292.5 332.9 0.19 16 250 10710 -48.1 -53.5 53 5.4 -48.3 224 85 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.0 0.11 17 200 12159 -53.3 -71.2 10 17.9 -53.7 233 89 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13983 -59.4 -82.2 4 22.7 -59.6 241 76 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16469 -68.7 -86.0 7 17.3 -68.8 259 46 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.12 m Freezing level: 634.23 mb = 3888.58 m = 12757.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.60 mb = 3555.42 m = 11664.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.28 % Est. max temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.11 mb = 368.45 m = 1208.80 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 15.43 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.95 mb = 716.61 m = 2351.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.25 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -5.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 37.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1411.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.44 mb = 721.42 m = 2366.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.44 mb = 768.05 m = 2519.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 811.44 mb = 1852.12 m = 6076.44 ft B at Equ Level: 25.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.44 mb = 14793.22 m = 48533.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 212.4 neg: -35.2 tot: 177.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 17.23 Bulk Shear: 81.91 m/s