MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F033.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.14,-94.8 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -94.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 986 177 25.0 20.3 75 4.8 21.6 208 12 299.4 302.2 295.3 344.1 15.35 2 950 502 21.3 19.2 88 2.1 19.9 209 20 298.8 301.5 294.8 342.3 14.93 3 900 968 17.3 17.3 100 -0.0 17.3 222 27 299.3 301.9 294.3 340.0 13.95 4 850 1456 15.0 13.8 92 1.2 14.2 247 30 301.8 304.0 293.4 336.5 11.73 5 800 1967 11.5 11.3 99 0.2 11.4 226 25 303.4 305.4 293.0 335.0 10.60 6 750 2505 8.8 6.3 84 2.5 7.3 207 31 306.2 307.6 291.8 330.4 8.02 7 700 3075 7.4 -7.8 33 15.2 0.5 205 35 310.7 311.3 288.8 320.3 3.03 8 650 3682 4.5 -16.8 19 21.3 -3.3 206 38 314.1 314.4 288.5 319.3 1.58 9 600 4326 -0.7 -7.4 60 6.7 -3.7 210 44 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.0 3.64 10 550 5015 -6.1 -8.8 81 2.8 -7.2 213 50 316.9 317.6 291.3 328.4 3.56 11 500 5754 -10.4 -25.3 28 14.9 -14.3 219 45 320.4 320.6 289.9 323.8 0.98 12 450 6556 -15.6 -38.7 12 23.1 -19.6 226 51 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.8 0.30 13 400 7434 -21.5 -39.1 19 17.6 -24.2 229 63 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.2 0.32 14 350 8404 -28.1 -35.4 49 7.4 -29.2 232 68 330.9 331.0 292.5 332.9 0.53 15 300 9493 -36.3 -39.2 75 2.9 -36.7 238 60 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.43 16 250 10729 -46.7 -50.1 68 3.5 -46.9 236 67 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.16 17 200 12186 -51.6 -76.5 4 24.9 -52.0 253 62 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14014 -60.2 -81.9 4 21.7 -60.4 252 66 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16494 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 251 35 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.20 m Freezing level: 606.97 mb = 4236.54 m = 13899.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.93 mb = 3158.28 m = 10361.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.48 % Est. max temperature: 27.93 C = 82.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.14 mb = 777.51 m = 2550.85 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 24.81 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.04 mb = 863.32 m = 2832.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.16 C K Index: 23.90 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1137.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.06 mb = 853.67 m = 2800.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.06 mb = 901.09 m = 2956.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.06 mb = 11357.85 m = 37262.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1121.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.06 mb = 14135.50 m = 46375.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.3 neg: -8.1 tot: 86.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 25.56 Bulk Shear: 44.49 m/s