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: 36.72,-94.15 Latitude: 36.72 Longitude: -94.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 962 385 19.9 19.9 100 0.1 19.9 204 5 296.3 299.1 294.4 340.6 15.35 2 950 497 19.4 19.4 100 -0.0 19.5 208 9 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.6 15.14 3 900 961 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 241 24 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.2 13.06 4 850 1446 13.4 12.8 96 0.6 13.0 249 22 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.4 10.97 5 800 1955 10.9 9.7 92 1.2 10.1 266 19 302.7 304.5 291.9 330.8 9.46 6 750 2490 6.7 4.2 84 2.5 5.3 281 22 303.9 305.1 290.2 324.6 6.90 7 700 3053 3.2 0.9 85 2.3 2.0 263 18 306.1 307.1 289.9 323.9 5.85 8 650 3653 1.5 0.2 91 1.3 0.8 221 27 310.6 311.7 291.5 329.2 5.98 9 600 4295 -2.0 -4.5 83 2.6 -3.2 214 37 313.8 314.7 291.2 328.3 4.56 10 550 4980 -6.7 -10.5 74 3.8 -8.2 211 41 316.1 316.7 290.6 326.2 3.12 11 500 5718 -10.9 -13.5 81 2.7 -11.9 207 44 319.8 320.3 291.3 328.7 2.69 12 450 6520 -15.8 -16.6 93 0.8 -16.0 213 45 323.4 323.9 292.0 331.3 2.32 13 400 7400 -20.3 -20.5 98 0.2 -20.4 223 44 328.6 328.9 293.1 335.1 1.87 14 350 8376 -27.1 -28.7 86 1.6 -27.4 231 44 332.2 332.5 293.3 336.0 1.02 15 300 9467 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 228 49 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.45 16 250 10706 -46.4 -49.7 69 3.3 -46.6 219 53 337.1 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.16 17 200 12147 -57.4 -61.4 60 4.0 -57.5 220 55 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 18 150 13977 -57.5 -85.3 2 27.9 -57.8 263 65 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16473 -67.5 -87.0 5 19.5 -67.7 255 41 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.50 m Freezing level: 628.74 mb = 3925.92 m = 12880.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.19 mb = 3774.90 m = 12384.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.40 % Est. max temperature: 25.63 C = 78.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.73 mb = 391.25 m = 1283.62 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 16.70 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 846.41 m = 2776.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.55 C = 70.79 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.59 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 617.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.37 mb = 853.35 m = 2799.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.37 mb = 900.63 m = 2954.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.37 mb = 10024.90 m = 32889.68 ft B at Equ Level: 616.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.37 mb = 13318.18 m = 43694.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.7 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 255.7 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.6 neg: -9.3 tot: 61.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 17.70 Bulk Shear: 34.90 m/s