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: 35.84,-94.27 Latitude: 35.84 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 950 491 22.2 20.5 90 1.7 21.0 188 9 299.6 302.6 295.9 346.8 16.13 2 950 495 22.1 20.2 89 1.8 20.8 187 7 299.6 302.5 295.7 346.1 15.92 3 900 963 18.1 17.7 98 0.4 17.9 196 26 300.2 302.8 294.8 342.1 14.33 4 850 1451 15.1 14.4 95 0.8 14.6 224 31 302.0 304.2 293.8 338.0 12.19 5 800 1962 11.8 11.3 97 0.5 11.5 219 31 303.7 305.7 293.1 335.2 10.56 6 750 2501 9.4 8.2 92 1.2 8.7 198 30 306.8 308.5 292.9 334.4 9.15 7 700 3071 7.0 -1.6 54 8.6 2.6 208 36 310.2 311.1 290.4 325.4 4.86 8 650 3678 4.1 -2.2 63 6.3 0.9 210 42 313.6 314.5 291.5 329.4 5.00 9 600 4323 -1.1 -8.1 59 7.0 -4.2 216 50 314.8 315.5 290.6 325.9 3.45 10 550 5010 -6.5 -7.4 93 0.9 -6.9 220 53 316.4 317.1 291.5 329.2 4.00 11 500 5749 -10.4 -25.3 28 14.9 -14.3 221 47 320.4 320.6 289.9 323.8 0.98 12 450 6553 -15.3 -38.2 12 22.8 -19.3 225 49 324.0 324.0 290.3 325.1 0.32 13 400 7430 -21.7 -42.6 13 20.9 -24.5 230 61 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.22 14 350 8398 -28.9 -39.9 34 11.0 -30.3 227 68 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.1 0.34 15 300 9484 -36.4 -40.7 64 4.3 -36.9 239 59 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.4 0.36 16 250 10723 -46.5 -51.8 54 5.4 -46.7 247 65 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.13 17 200 12170 -54.8 -58.9 61 4.0 -54.9 250 56 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 13992 -59.4 -84.4 3 25.0 -59.7 248 61 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16481 -68.6 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 259 46 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.47 m Freezing level: 610.75 mb = 4184.70 m = 13729.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.19 mb = 3788.04 m = 12427.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.68 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.33 mb = 703.91 m = 2309.37 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 21.44 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.91 mb = 1087.75 m = 3568.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.15 C = 73.67 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -4.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.71 C K Index: 31.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1272.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.17 mb = 1066.05 m = 3497.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.17 mb = 1114.21 m = 3655.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.17 mb = 11725.88 m = 38470.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1258.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.17 mb = 14676.82 m = 48151.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.0 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 245.0 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.7 neg: -25.2 tot: 189.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 16.29 Bulk Shear: 78.12 m/s