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: 36.05,-94.21 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -94.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 960 398 21.8 20.3 91 1.5 20.8 190 8 298.4 301.3 295.3 344.3 15.79 2 950 492 21.3 19.7 90 1.6 20.2 193 13 298.8 301.6 295.1 343.5 15.36 3 900 959 18.5 16.5 88 2.0 17.2 214 34 300.6 303.0 294.2 339.5 13.27 4 850 1448 15.5 14.1 91 1.4 14.6 217 30 302.4 304.6 293.8 337.9 11.99 5 800 1961 12.7 11.7 94 1.0 12.0 209 27 304.6 306.7 293.6 337.1 10.87 6 750 2501 9.8 6.0 77 3.8 7.6 200 27 307.2 308.7 292.0 331.1 7.85 7 700 3071 6.4 0.4 65 6.1 3.2 207 33 309.6 310.7 290.9 327.0 5.62 8 650 3676 3.6 -3.0 62 6.6 0.3 215 43 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.0 4.73 9 600 4320 -1.5 -4.9 78 3.4 -3.1 212 47 314.3 315.2 291.3 328.4 4.43 10 550 5007 -6.3 -7.9 88 1.7 -7.0 217 51 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.0 3.83 11 500 5746 -10.3 -16.8 59 6.5 -12.5 220 51 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.4 2.06 12 450 6550 -15.7 -30.6 27 14.9 -18.9 223 49 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.9 0.66 13 400 7426 -22.0 -37.2 24 15.2 -24.4 226 61 326.4 326.5 291.1 327.9 0.39 14 350 8393 -29.1 -33.1 68 4.0 -29.8 228 72 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.9 0.67 15 300 9478 -36.4 -39.5 73 3.1 -36.8 239 61 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.41 16 250 10717 -45.4 -48.9 68 3.5 -45.6 246 51 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.2 0.18 17 200 12169 -55.4 -59.9 57 4.5 -55.5 257 64 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.06 18 150 13990 -59.1 -81.1 4 22.0 -59.3 250 60 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.2 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 257 44 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.03 m Freezing level: 614.79 mb = 4129.62 m = 13548.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.09 mb = 3736.65 m = 12259.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.94 % Est. max temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.26 mb = 590.34 m = 1936.79 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 17.30 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.97 mb = 1269.29 m = 4164.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.11 C = 77.19 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.44 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 33.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1026.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.99 mb = 1083.86 m = 3555.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.99 mb = 1629.35 m = 5345.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.99 mb = 11203.29 m = 36755.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1020.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.99 mb = 14326.74 m = 47003.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 203.1 neg: -33.4 tot: 169.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 20.31 Bulk Shear: 50.55 m/s