MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161200F031.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 31 hour NAM valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-95.81 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -95.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 985 214 27.7 16.6 51 11.2 20.1 188 14 302.2 304.4 293.9 338.0 12.13 2 950 530 23.3 14.9 59 8.4 17.7 189 17 300.8 302.9 292.7 333.9 11.25 3 900 998 18.6 13.9 74 4.7 15.5 191 19 300.7 302.8 292.7 333.5 11.16 4 850 1485 14.5 11.1 80 3.4 12.3 208 20 301.3 303.1 291.7 330.2 9.80 5 800 1996 13.6 -8.1 21 21.6 3.9 225 14 305.6 306.1 286.6 313.8 2.60 6 750 2537 12.2 -26.7 5 38.9 0.0 213 17 309.8 309.9 285.9 311.8 0.57 7 700 3111 9.7 -9.2 25 18.8 1.3 224 21 313.2 313.7 289.3 322.0 2.72 8 650 3721 5.0 -2.7 58 7.6 1.1 228 24 314.6 315.5 291.7 329.9 4.84 9 600 4369 0.9 -8.1 51 9.0 -3.1 241 25 317.1 317.8 291.2 328.4 3.46 10 550 5062 -3.9 -10.9 58 7.0 -6.8 254 27 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.3 3.01 11 500 5805 -9.8 -16.5 58 6.6 -12.2 262 27 321.0 321.4 291.2 328.1 2.11 12 450 6608 -15.9 -29.5 30 13.5 -19.0 256 25 323.2 323.3 290.5 325.8 0.74 13 400 7484 -21.9 -38.2 22 16.2 -24.5 250 28 326.5 326.5 291.1 327.8 0.35 14 350 8452 -29.1 -47.4 15 18.2 -30.9 247 30 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.15 15 300 9535 -36.8 -57.6 10 20.7 -38.0 254 35 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.05 16 250 10776 -44.7 -63.7 10 19.0 -45.4 253 39 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.7 0.03 17 200 12236 -53.4 -70.7 10 17.3 -53.8 248 39 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 14051 -61.6 -80.8 6 19.1 -61.8 237 38 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16508 -69.8 -86.3 7 16.4 -69.9 239 26 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.65 m Freezing level: 590.84 mb = 4495.71 m = 14749.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.27 mb = 3880.85 m = 12732.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.13 mb = 1613.71 m = 5294.26 ft T: 14.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 26.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.88 mb = 2855.04 m = 9366.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.16 C = 98.88 F Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lifted Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.83 C Showalter Index: 1.26 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 20.94 C K Index: 16.55 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 136.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 299.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.31 mb = 1601.90 m = 5255.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 523.31 mb = 5450.04 m = 17880.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 313.31 mb = 9230.15 m = 30282.28 ft B at Equ Level: 134.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 243.31 mb = 10953.57 m = 35936.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.5 neg: -10.1 tot: 61.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 4.75 Bulk Shear: 28.74 m/s