MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F032.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 32 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-94.1 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -94.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 961 396 21.2 20.6 97 0.6 20.8 181 6 297.7 300.6 295.4 344.4 16.11 2 950 499 20.0 19.8 99 0.2 19.9 190 9 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.4 15.51 3 900 966 17.9 16.9 94 1.0 17.2 210 29 299.9 302.4 294.3 339.8 13.61 4 850 1454 15.1 14.1 94 0.9 14.4 234 30 301.9 304.1 293.7 337.4 12.00 5 800 1966 12.5 10.5 88 2.0 11.2 228 28 304.4 306.3 292.9 334.4 10.01 6 750 2505 9.1 8.5 95 0.7 8.8 221 27 306.5 308.2 293.0 334.6 9.31 7 700 3077 7.4 7.2 99 0.1 7.3 215 29 310.6 312.4 294.0 338.8 9.17 8 650 3683 3.9 2.8 93 1.1 3.2 207 31 313.3 314.7 293.3 335.8 7.21 9 600 4329 -1.3 -2.9 89 1.6 -2.1 205 36 314.6 315.6 292.0 331.0 5.15 10 550 5016 -6.2 -12.1 63 5.9 -8.5 213 41 316.7 317.2 290.5 325.7 2.75 11 500 5756 -9.2 -37.4 8 28.3 -14.7 223 41 321.9 321.9 289.7 323.0 0.31 12 450 6563 -14.3 -42.3 7 28.0 -18.8 228 43 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.0 0.20 13 400 7443 -21.1 -41.2 15 20.2 -24.0 227 49 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.6 0.26 14 350 8414 -28.4 -41.5 28 13.0 -30.0 227 51 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.29 15 300 9496 -37.6 -41.4 68 3.7 -38.0 231 63 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.34 16 250 10727 -47.4 -51.3 64 3.9 -47.6 232 64 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.14 17 200 12178 -53.9 -72.8 8 18.9 -54.2 242 70 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 13994 -60.1 -81.8 4 21.7 -60.3 247 69 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16470 -68.7 -86.6 6 17.9 -68.8 252 43 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.72 m Freezing level: 612.45 mb = 4167.90 m = 13674.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.59 mb = 4069.56 m = 13351.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.76 mb = 465.17 m = 1526.12 ft T: 20.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.01 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1073.91 m = 3523.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.88 C = 74.98 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.45 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 38.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 978.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.94 mb = 947.18 m = 3107.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.94 mb = 1285.44 m = 4217.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.94 mb = 11356.39 m = 37258.05 ft B at Equ Level: 972.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.94 mb = 14120.01 m = 46324.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.7 neg: -15.2 tot: 128.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 22.79 Bulk Shear: 42.95 m/s