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: 37.13,-94.36 Latitude: 37.13 Longitude: -94.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 972 309 22.3 20.9 92 1.4 21.3 198 8 297.9 300.8 295.5 345.0 16.24 2 950 504 20.4 20.1 98 0.3 20.2 201 14 297.9 300.8 295.2 343.8 15.81 3 900 970 17.6 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 210 25 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.4 14.26 4 850 1458 15.2 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 232 30 302.1 304.5 294.4 340.3 12.94 5 800 1971 12.4 12.4 100 -0.0 12.4 217 16 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.2 11.36 6 750 2510 9.2 8.2 94 1.0 8.6 236 14 306.5 308.2 292.8 334.1 9.13 7 700 3079 5.2 -2.4 58 7.5 1.4 255 19 308.2 309.1 289.5 322.5 4.60 8 650 3679 1.2 1.0 99 0.2 1.1 252 26 310.3 311.5 291.7 329.9 6.35 9 600 4319 -2.6 -7.7 68 5.0 -4.8 248 33 313.1 313.8 290.1 324.5 3.58 10 550 5003 -7.3 -15.2 53 7.9 -10.1 245 43 315.4 315.8 289.5 322.4 2.13 11 500 5738 -11.9 -31.5 18 19.6 -16.2 243 52 318.5 318.6 288.9 320.4 0.55 12 450 6537 -16.7 -36.3 17 19.7 -20.1 237 59 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.7 0.38 13 400 7409 -22.9 -28.3 61 5.4 -24.1 231 60 325.2 325.3 291.3 328.5 0.92 14 350 8380 -27.7 -30.4 78 2.7 -28.2 220 69 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.5 0.87 15 300 9465 -37.0 -40.1 73 3.1 -37.4 220 75 333.2 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10698 -47.4 -50.9 68 3.4 -47.6 212 67 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.14 17 200 12134 -56.4 -67.6 23 11.2 -56.5 232 95 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 18 150 13950 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 249 81 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.8 -86.1 5 19.3 -66.9 247 41 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.37 m Freezing level: 634.57 mb = 3876.30 m = 12717.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.92 mb = 3791.34 m = 12438.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.61 mb = 480.15 m = 1575.26 ft T: 20.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 22.55 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.16 mb = 797.81 m = 2617.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.43 C = 74.18 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -6.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.30 C Showalter Index: -5.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.18 C Cross Totals Index: 27.19 C K Index: 34.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 451.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1711.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.86 mb = 800.63 m = 2626.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.86 mb = 847.74 m = 2781.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 202.86 mb = 12042.92 m = 39510.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1701.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.86 mb = 15183.07 m = 49812.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.2 neg: -74.2 tot: 84.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 31.94 Bulk Shear: 53.60 m/s