MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F035.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 35 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.33,-93.64 Latitude: 36.33 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 961 391 17.8 17.3 97 0.4 17.5 114 7 294.2 296.6 292.1 331.5 13.04 2 950 488 16.9 16.9 100 -0.0 16.9 115 12 294.3 296.6 292.0 331.1 12.87 3 900 953 17.8 17.8 100 -0.0 17.8 190 22 299.8 302.5 294.8 341.9 14.40 4 850 1441 14.6 14.6 100 -0.0 14.6 201 35 301.5 303.7 293.9 338.0 12.42 5 800 1953 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 210 33 304.1 306.1 293.7 337.4 11.18 6 750 2491 8.5 8.5 100 0.0 8.5 218 36 305.8 307.6 292.8 333.9 9.34 7 700 3059 6.2 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 216 41 309.4 311.0 293.1 335.2 8.43 8 650 3664 2.2 -5.5 57 7.7 -1.3 216 47 311.5 312.2 289.9 323.9 3.91 9 600 4305 -2.0 -15.8 34 13.8 -7.0 214 49 313.8 314.2 288.7 319.9 1.86 10 550 4990 -6.6 -11.0 71 4.3 -8.4 215 58 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.0 3.01 11 500 5727 -11.6 -21.2 45 9.5 -14.4 216 58 318.8 319.1 289.9 323.7 1.41 12 450 6526 -16.7 -25.3 47 8.6 -18.8 216 54 322.2 322.4 290.6 326.0 1.09 13 400 7402 -21.3 -23.8 80 2.5 -21.9 230 67 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.2 1.40 14 350 8375 -27.4 -30.1 78 2.6 -27.9 233 60 331.8 331.9 293.0 335.0 0.90 15 300 9467 -35.2 -38.2 74 3.0 -35.5 235 55 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.6 0.47 16 250 10711 -45.2 -48.6 69 3.3 -45.4 244 53 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.19 17 200 12162 -55.6 -59.5 61 4.0 -55.7 250 58 344.8 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 13992 -58.3 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.6 258 61 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16479 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 262 42 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.97 m Freezing level: 623.48 mb = 4004.03 m = 13136.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.92 mb = 3552.56 m = 11655.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.80 mb = 445.50 m = 1461.59 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 7.98 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.93 mb = 390.89 m = 1282.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.93 C = 64.27 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.27 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 40.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 598.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.06 mb = 857.64 m = 2813.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.06 mb = 1795.40 m = 5890.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 305.06 mb = 9348.62 m = 30670.96 ft B at Equ Level: 596.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.06 mb = 13009.08 m = 42680.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.5 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 242.5 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 339.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 192.16 m/s