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: 36.2,-94.27 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 963 372 20.8 20.4 97 0.4 20.5 225 6 297.1 300.0 295.0 342.9 15.83 2 950 489 20.4 20.0 97 0.4 20.1 222 12 297.9 300.7 295.1 343.2 15.63 3 900 956 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.6 228 30 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.0 14.14 4 850 1443 14.3 14.1 99 0.2 14.2 233 32 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.4 12.01 5 800 1954 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.6 221 30 303.9 305.9 293.2 335.7 10.66 6 750 2493 9.2 8.4 94 0.8 8.7 215 24 306.6 308.3 292.9 334.5 9.24 7 700 3063 6.0 0.9 70 5.1 3.2 214 25 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.83 8 650 3667 2.7 -4.7 58 7.4 -0.8 212 38 312.0 312.8 290.3 325.1 4.15 9 600 4310 -1.9 -8.6 60 6.8 -4.8 211 44 314.0 314.6 290.2 324.6 3.32 10 550 4997 -5.8 -9.2 77 3.4 -7.2 213 51 317.3 317.9 291.3 328.5 3.46 11 500 5736 -10.8 -18.1 55 7.3 -13.2 216 46 319.9 320.2 290.6 326.1 1.85 12 450 6538 -16.1 -28.3 34 12.1 -18.9 228 46 322.9 323.1 290.5 325.9 0.83 13 400 7412 -22.1 -27.9 59 5.8 -23.4 233 54 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.7 0.96 14 350 8384 -27.4 -28.7 89 1.3 -27.6 239 54 331.8 332.1 293.2 335.6 1.02 15 300 9475 -36.1 -38.4 79 2.3 -36.3 241 55 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.3 0.46 16 250 10714 -45.5 -48.8 69 3.3 -45.7 246 59 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.18 17 200 12163 -56.6 -60.3 63 3.7 -56.7 243 46 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.4 0.06 18 150 13976 -58.7 -81.2 4 22.5 -58.9 259 61 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16476 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.9 264 41 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.45 m Freezing level: 620.39 mb = 4047.84 m = 13280.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.90 mb = 3544.11 m = 11627.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.78 C = 80.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.37 mb = 422.68 m = 1386.74 ft T: 20.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 18.57 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.88 mb = 908.84 m = 2981.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.15 C = 73.67 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.09 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 34.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1130.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.66 mb = 863.46 m = 2832.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.66 mb = 1006.27 m = 3301.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.66 mb = 11408.19 m = 37427.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1128.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.66 mb = 14641.56 m = 48036.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.2 neg: -36.0 tot: 66.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 22.63 Bulk Shear: 49.93 m/s