MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.89,-94.03 Latitude: 35.89 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 952 496 21.8 19.4 87 2.3 20.1 191 6 299.1 301.9 295.1 343.1 15.08 2 950 511 21.5 19.3 87 2.2 20.0 191 6 299.0 301.7 295.0 342.8 15.03 3 900 978 17.8 17.7 100 0.1 17.7 193 20 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.6 14.29 4 850 1466 15.3 15.3 100 0.0 15.3 224 31 302.2 304.5 294.4 340.4 12.94 5 800 1979 12.3 12.3 100 0.0 12.3 207 22 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.1 11.32 6 750 2520 10.1 9.4 96 0.7 9.7 202 17 307.5 309.4 293.7 337.7 9.96 7 700 3091 7.2 4.9 85 2.3 5.9 208 20 310.5 312.0 292.9 334.4 7.78 8 650 3697 3.1 -0.9 75 4.0 1.0 201 28 312.5 313.5 291.6 329.7 5.50 9 600 4340 -1.7 -5.3 76 3.6 -3.4 209 38 314.2 315.0 291.1 327.9 4.30 10 550 5026 -6.9 -8.6 88 1.7 -7.6 226 47 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.7 3.64 11 500 5765 -10.3 -12.6 83 2.3 -11.2 228 44 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.1 2.91 12 450 6569 -15.2 -20.9 62 5.7 -16.9 234 45 324.1 324.4 291.6 329.7 1.60 13 400 7449 -20.7 -41.4 14 20.7 -23.7 241 57 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.25 14 350 8421 -27.8 -50.6 9 22.8 -29.9 245 62 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.11 15 300 9509 -37.1 -44.8 45 7.7 -37.7 245 68 333.1 333.2 292.8 334.0 0.24 16 250 10740 -47.5 -52.5 56 5.1 -47.7 243 76 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.12 17 200 12186 -54.1 -71.8 10 17.7 -54.4 245 83 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 14001 -61.3 -84.1 3 22.8 -61.4 245 82 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 260 36 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.11 m Freezing level: 617.75 mb = 4112.02 m = 13490.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.44 mb = 3841.31 m = 12602.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.68 mb = 791.03 m = 2595.22 ft T: 19.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.56 C/km ThetaE index: 15.44 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1041.13 m = 3415.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.74 C = 72.93 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -4.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.60 C K Index: 38.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1203.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.97 mb = 1044.81 m = 3427.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.97 mb = 1092.79 m = 3585.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.97 mb = 11628.35 m = 38150.29 ft B at Equ Level: 1190.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.97 mb = 14511.97 m = 47610.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.7 neg: -61.7 tot: 106.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 22.82 Bulk Shear: 52.76 m/s