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: 36.09,-93.78 Latitude: 36.09 Longitude: -93.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 954 457 22.7 20.7 88 2.0 21.3 183 3 299.9 302.8 296.1 347.5 16.28 2 950 497 22.3 20.0 87 2.2 20.7 188 3 299.8 302.6 295.7 345.6 15.68 3 900 965 18.2 18.0 99 0.1 18.1 201 17 300.2 302.9 295.0 343.0 14.59 4 850 1453 15.1 15.1 100 -0.0 15.1 222 28 301.9 304.3 294.2 339.6 12.77 5 800 1966 12.2 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 217 25 304.2 306.3 293.8 337.8 11.28 6 750 2505 9.5 9.4 100 0.0 9.5 203 25 306.8 308.7 293.6 336.9 9.96 7 700 3075 5.3 1.9 79 3.4 3.4 209 32 308.3 309.5 291.0 327.6 6.28 8 650 3680 3.7 -2.4 64 6.2 0.6 214 39 313.2 314.1 291.3 328.7 4.92 9 600 4325 -1.2 -5.2 74 4.1 -3.1 216 44 314.8 315.6 291.3 328.6 4.33 10 550 5012 -6.6 -8.8 85 2.1 -7.5 218 50 316.2 316.9 291.1 327.8 3.59 11 500 5751 -10.8 -17.1 60 6.3 -12.9 222 48 319.8 320.2 290.7 326.5 2.00 12 450 6554 -15.4 -30.6 26 15.2 -18.7 225 46 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.2 0.66 13 400 7431 -21.9 -40.4 17 18.5 -24.5 224 53 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.7 0.28 14 350 8398 -29.1 -47.7 15 18.5 -30.9 223 67 329.4 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.15 15 300 9482 -37.4 -40.8 71 3.3 -37.8 232 63 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.36 16 250 10717 -46.0 -49.4 68 3.5 -46.2 240 60 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.17 17 200 12166 -54.7 -59.4 56 4.7 -54.9 246 62 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.3 0.06 18 150 13986 -58.6 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.8 248 66 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.1 255 45 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.40 m Freezing level: 611.74 mb = 4173.97 m = 13693.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.80 mb = 3782.60 m = 12409.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.22 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.49 mb = 713.91 m = 2342.21 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 19.92 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 1007.89 m = 3306.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.22 C = 73.80 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.38 C Showalter Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.91 C K Index: 37.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1543.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.63 mb = 1016.30 m = 3334.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.63 mb = 1064.18 m = 3491.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.63 mb = 11558.16 m = 37920.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1541.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.63 mb = 14882.94 m = 48827.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.1 neg: -16.3 tot: 162.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 16.61 Bulk Shear: 92.91 m/s