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: 36.49,-95.38 Latitude: 36.49 Longitude: -95.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 982 220 22.1 21.2 95 0.9 21.5 180 8 296.8 299.7 295.3 344.0 16.34 2 950 507 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 186 18 297.4 300.2 294.9 342.5 15.59 3 900 973 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 205 30 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.18 4 850 1460 14.6 13.6 94 1.0 14.0 235 22 301.5 303.6 293.3 335.7 11.62 5 800 1972 12.9 12.8 100 0.1 12.9 212 14 304.9 307.0 294.3 339.8 11.70 6 750 2514 10.6 8.2 85 2.4 9.1 244 20 308.0 309.8 293.3 335.8 9.15 7 700 3085 5.4 4.3 93 1.1 4.8 250 25 308.5 309.9 292.0 331.3 7.46 8 650 3687 2.3 2.3 100 0.0 2.2 249 32 311.5 312.9 292.6 333.1 6.96 9 600 4328 -2.9 -3.5 95 0.6 -3.2 246 34 312.8 313.7 291.2 328.3 4.92 10 550 5012 -7.6 -10.9 78 3.2 -8.9 245 40 315.0 315.6 290.2 324.9 3.04 11 500 5747 -11.8 -19.0 55 7.2 -14.0 242 51 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.3 1.70 12 450 6548 -15.7 -29.4 30 13.7 -18.7 234 60 323.5 323.7 290.6 326.2 0.74 13 400 7426 -21.2 -28.5 52 7.3 -22.8 222 68 327.5 327.7 291.9 330.8 0.91 14 350 8398 -27.9 -34.9 51 7.0 -29.0 219 74 331.1 331.2 292.6 333.2 0.56 15 300 9483 -37.7 -45.7 43 8.1 -38.4 223 82 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.1 0.21 16 250 10711 -48.0 -52.8 58 4.8 -48.2 222 85 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.11 17 200 12159 -53.5 -70.8 10 17.3 -53.8 232 89 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 13982 -59.5 -82.0 4 22.5 -59.7 241 77 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.7 -86.0 7 17.3 -68.7 259 46 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.61 m Freezing level: 627.98 mb = 3969.53 m = 13023.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.39 mb = 3945.21 m = 12943.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.31 mb = 332.58 m = 1091.13 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 8.56 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.47 mb = 685.75 m = 2249.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.53 C = 74.35 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -5.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.48 C Cross Totals Index: 25.46 C K Index: 39.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1489.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.44 mb = 695.25 m = 2280.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.44 mb = 741.75 m = 2433.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.44 mb = 11706.09 m = 38405.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1467.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.44 mb = 14653.42 m = 48074.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.5 neg: -39.7 tot: 169.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.74 Bulk Rich Number: 20.04 Bulk Shear: 74.29 m/s