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: 35.99,-94.42 Latitude: 35.99 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 959 411 21.5 20.3 93 1.2 20.6 192 10 298.2 301.0 295.3 344.1 15.79 2 950 492 21.0 19.9 94 1.1 20.2 194 16 298.5 301.3 295.2 343.8 15.58 3 900 958 18.2 17.2 94 1.0 17.5 209 33 300.2 302.8 294.5 340.8 13.85 4 850 1447 15.9 13.6 86 2.3 14.4 214 30 302.8 304.9 293.6 337.2 11.60 5 800 1960 12.4 11.0 92 1.3 11.5 205 28 304.3 306.2 293.2 335.4 10.39 6 750 2499 8.7 7.2 90 1.6 7.8 203 31 306.1 307.6 292.2 331.7 8.51 7 700 3068 6.4 4.1 85 2.3 5.1 212 37 309.6 311.0 292.3 332.2 7.36 8 650 3674 3.8 -3.5 59 7.3 0.3 212 43 313.3 314.2 291.1 327.7 4.56 9 600 4319 -1.6 -9.4 55 7.8 -4.9 214 50 314.3 314.9 290.1 324.4 3.13 10 550 5006 -5.6 -7.7 85 2.1 -6.5 218 52 317.5 318.2 291.7 330.1 3.89 11 500 5746 -10.3 -23.7 32 13.4 -14.0 219 48 320.5 320.7 290.1 324.4 1.13 12 450 6549 -15.6 -39.2 11 23.6 -19.6 221 50 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.7 0.28 13 400 7425 -22.3 -29.3 53 7.0 -23.7 230 67 326.0 326.2 291.5 329.1 0.84 14 350 8391 -28.5 -32.0 72 3.5 -29.1 230 66 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.0 0.75 15 300 9480 -35.9 -38.9 74 3.0 -36.2 243 55 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.44 16 250 10721 -45.4 -48.8 69 3.4 -45.6 248 47 338.5 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12170 -55.6 -59.4 62 3.8 -55.7 253 49 344.7 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 13989 -59.2 -82.2 4 23.0 -59.5 251 58 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.6 -85.1 7 16.6 -68.7 260 45 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.32 m Freezing level: 614.55 mb = 4131.06 m = 13553.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.54 mb = 3704.69 m = 12154.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.71 % Est. max temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.38 mb = 561.14 m = 1841.00 ft T: 20.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 12.32 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1226.08 m = 4022.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.89 C = 76.80 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1071.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.17 mb = 1033.16 m = 3389.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.17 mb = 1677.56 m = 5503.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.17 mb = 11342.49 m = 37212.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1065.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.17 mb = 14537.90 m = 47695.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.1 neg: -18.8 tot: 173.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 22.45 Bulk Shear: 47.71 m/s