MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.12,-94.02 Latitude: 36.12 Longitude: -94.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 962 378 22.5 20.1 86 2.4 20.8 206 3 298.9 301.7 295.3 344.3 15.58 2 950 491 21.9 19.5 86 2.5 20.2 204 9 299.4 302.2 295.2 343.7 15.15 3 900 958 18.0 18.0 100 0.1 18.0 207 21 300.1 302.7 295.0 342.7 14.55 4 850 1447 15.5 14.0 90 1.6 14.5 228 29 302.4 304.6 293.7 337.6 11.88 5 800 1959 12.1 10.3 89 1.8 11.0 214 30 304.1 305.9 292.7 333.6 9.88 6 750 2497 9.0 5.7 80 3.3 7.1 213 31 306.3 307.8 291.6 329.6 7.69 7 700 3067 6.2 2.7 79 3.4 4.2 214 34 309.3 310.6 291.7 329.9 6.68 8 650 3671 2.7 -1.4 74 4.1 0.6 212 42 312.0 313.0 291.3 328.7 5.33 9 600 4314 -2.0 -6.3 72 4.3 -4.0 213 46 313.8 314.5 290.7 326.4 3.97 10 550 5000 -6.5 -7.4 93 0.9 -7.0 214 52 316.3 317.1 291.5 329.1 3.98 11 500 5737 -11.2 -19.0 52 7.8 -13.6 216 49 319.4 319.7 290.3 325.1 1.70 12 450 6538 -16.3 -29.0 33 12.7 -19.1 222 48 322.7 322.9 290.4 325.4 0.77 13 400 7413 -21.9 -31.4 42 9.5 -23.7 228 59 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.1 0.69 14 350 8383 -27.5 -34.1 53 6.6 -28.6 238 51 331.7 331.8 292.8 333.9 0.61 15 300 9475 -35.9 -46.5 33 10.6 -36.8 240 55 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.5 0.19 16 250 10713 -45.6 -49.2 67 3.6 -45.8 252 63 338.3 338.3 294.1 339.0 0.17 17 200 12162 -56.0 -59.9 62 3.9 -56.1 244 46 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 13980 -58.8 -79.9 5 21.1 -59.0 255 59 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16480 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 268 42 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.60 m Freezing level: 621.31 mb = 4039.84 m = 13253.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.37 mb = 3753.19 m = 12313.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.86 % Est. max temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.65 mb = 677.92 m = 2224.13 ft T: 20.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.68 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1021.52 m = 3351.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.97 C = 75.15 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -5.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 25.16 C K Index: 37.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1336.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.70 mb = 989.57 m = 3246.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.70 mb = 1133.78 m = 3719.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.70 mb = 11792.37 m = 38688.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1329.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.70 mb = 14782.35 m = 48497.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.7 neg: -4.5 tot: 138.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 15.16 Bulk Shear: 88.17 m/s