MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 14Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.02,-95.83 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -95.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 984 201 22.0 19.9 88 2.1 20.5 158 9 296.5 299.2 294.3 339.9 15.05 2 950 501 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 183 22 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.3 14.97 3 900 967 19.0 17.2 89 1.8 17.7 219 36 301.1 303.6 294.7 341.6 13.81 4 850 1459 17.6 13.8 78 3.9 15.1 244 23 304.6 306.8 294.2 339.6 11.72 5 800 1977 15.0 13.2 89 1.8 13.8 254 25 307.1 309.4 295.1 343.4 12.02 6 750 2520 11.3 8.8 84 2.5 9.7 245 20 308.9 310.7 293.8 337.9 9.53 7 700 3094 7.4 2.7 72 4.7 4.8 234 26 310.7 312.0 292.1 331.3 6.67 8 650 3699 2.6 1.7 94 0.9 2.1 235 32 311.9 313.2 292.4 332.6 6.68 9 600 4342 -1.9 -7.1 68 5.1 -4.2 237 35 313.9 314.6 290.5 325.9 3.75 10 550 5028 -6.7 -15.0 52 8.3 -9.7 238 36 316.1 316.5 289.8 323.3 2.17 11 500 5764 -11.7 -22.1 42 10.4 -14.6 233 45 318.8 319.0 289.8 323.2 1.30 12 450 6564 -15.8 -35.9 16 20.1 -19.5 227 54 323.3 323.4 290.2 324.8 0.40 13 400 7442 -21.2 -42.7 13 21.4 -24.2 224 63 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.2 0.22 14 350 8411 -28.7 -48.8 13 20.1 -30.6 228 66 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.6 0.13 15 300 9496 -37.1 -48.6 29 11.5 -37.9 236 76 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.15 16 250 10728 -47.5 -52.2 58 4.7 -47.7 236 87 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.12 17 200 12177 -52.5 -70.6 10 18.1 -52.9 244 93 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14006 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.3 248 82 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -70.8 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.9 249 46 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.27 m Freezing level: 621.41 mb = 4066.69 m = 13341.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.25 mb = 3908.64 m = 12823.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.01 % Est. max temperature: 30.83 C = 87.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.60 mb = 459.54 m = 1507.64 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 12.03 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.30 mb = 1669.51 m = 5477.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.05 C = 87.89 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: -4.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.47 C K Index: 38.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1159.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.35 mb = 821.49 m = 2695.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 720.35 mb = 2855.75 m = 9369.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.35 mb = 11259.37 m = 36939.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1154.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.35 mb = 14410.64 m = 47278.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.8 neg: -14.7 tot: 276.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.99 Bulk Rich Number: 15.80 Bulk Shear: 73.38 m/s