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: 36.25,-94.39 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -94.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 961 393 20.4 20.3 100 0.1 20.4 136 8 296.9 299.8 295.0 342.7 15.85 2 950 489 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.1 148 12 297.5 300.3 295.0 343.0 15.71 3 900 955 18.0 17.9 99 0.1 17.9 193 32 300.0 302.7 294.8 342.3 14.44 4 850 1444 15.6 15.6 100 0.0 15.6 211 34 302.5 305.0 294.7 341.6 13.22 5 800 1958 12.8 12.6 98 0.2 12.7 201 33 304.8 307.0 294.1 339.3 11.54 6 750 2498 9.3 8.9 98 0.4 9.0 199 33 306.6 308.4 293.2 335.6 9.59 7 700 3068 6.1 5.7 97 0.4 5.9 202 31 309.3 310.8 292.9 334.5 8.25 8 650 3673 2.5 -1.5 75 4.0 0.4 210 39 311.8 312.8 291.2 328.3 5.28 9 600 4314 -2.2 -10.3 54 8.1 -5.5 214 51 313.6 314.1 289.6 323.0 2.91 10 550 4999 -6.6 -12.8 61 6.2 -9.0 216 54 316.2 316.7 290.2 324.7 2.59 11 500 5738 -10.1 -28.2 21 18.1 -14.5 219 58 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.4 0.75 12 450 6540 -16.9 -24.6 51 7.7 -18.8 219 61 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.0 1.16 13 400 7412 -22.6 -25.1 80 2.5 -23.2 223 65 325.6 325.8 291.7 329.9 1.24 14 350 8383 -27.5 -29.9 80 2.4 -28.0 238 42 331.7 331.8 293.0 335.0 0.91 15 300 9474 -35.6 -38.6 74 3.0 -36.0 242 32 335.2 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.45 16 250 10716 -45.7 -49.0 69 3.3 -45.9 241 33 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.8 0.18 17 200 12163 -56.2 -60.1 61 3.9 -56.3 245 54 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.06 18 150 13986 -57.8 -85.6 2 27.9 -58.0 246 54 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.1 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 258 49 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.33 m Freezing level: 623.44 mb = 4013.21 m = 13166.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.40 mb = 3717.04 m = 12194.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.71 C = 81.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.23 mb = 397.07 m = 1302.71 ft T: 20.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 19.99 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 884.69 m = 2902.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.06 C = 73.51 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -4.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.31 C Showalter Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.65 C K Index: 40.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1361.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.31 mb = 866.78 m = 2843.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.31 mb = 1009.72 m = 3312.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.31 mb = 11714.68 m = 38433.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1359.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.31 mb = 14663.62 m = 48108.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.3 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 240.3 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.8 neg: -25.4 tot: 273.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.32 Bulk Rich Number: 12.05 Bulk Shear: 113.01 m/s