MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.94,-94.84 Latitude: 35.94 Longitude: -94.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 976 269 20.9 20.3 96 0.6 20.5 152 6 296.1 298.8 294.5 340.7 15.50 2 950 506 19.3 19.2 99 0.1 19.2 169 16 296.8 299.4 294.3 339.8 14.90 3 900 971 17.5 17.5 100 -0.0 17.5 198 26 299.5 302.1 294.5 340.8 14.14 4 850 1459 15.1 15.0 99 0.1 15.1 218 38 302.0 304.3 294.2 339.6 12.76 5 800 1972 12.5 12.2 98 0.3 12.3 216 32 304.5 306.6 293.9 338.1 11.26 6 750 2512 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 211 24 307.2 309.2 293.9 338.1 10.22 7 700 3083 6.0 5.2 95 0.7 5.5 202 26 309.1 310.6 292.6 333.5 7.97 8 650 3687 3.2 -0.5 77 3.6 1.3 201 35 312.5 313.6 291.8 330.4 5.69 9 600 4330 -1.5 -2.4 93 0.9 -2.0 198 41 314.4 315.4 292.1 331.3 5.34 10 550 5018 -6.3 -7.2 93 1.0 -6.7 205 49 316.6 317.4 291.6 329.6 4.04 11 500 5757 -11.0 -17.2 60 6.3 -13.0 218 52 319.7 320.1 290.6 326.3 1.98 12 450 6558 -16.1 -26.6 40 10.5 -18.6 227 59 323.0 323.2 290.7 326.4 0.97 13 400 7432 -22.4 -25.0 80 2.6 -23.0 229 64 325.9 326.1 291.8 330.3 1.26 14 350 8405 -28.0 -30.7 78 2.7 -28.5 233 43 331.0 331.1 292.8 334.1 0.85 15 300 9496 -35.2 -38.1 75 2.9 -35.6 241 39 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.48 16 250 10739 -45.6 -48.9 70 3.2 -45.8 242 46 338.2 338.3 294.1 339.0 0.18 17 200 12183 -56.7 -60.6 61 3.9 -56.8 250 80 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.05 18 150 13996 -59.7 -78.5 7 18.8 -59.9 247 72 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16477 -68.6 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 250 44 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.86 m Freezing level: 615.87 mb = 4126.07 m = 13536.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.60 mb = 3930.44 m = 12894.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.85 % Est. max temperature: 27.94 C = 82.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.73 mb = 346.12 m = 1135.56 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 7.76 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.83 mb = 746.12 m = 2447.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.03 C = 73.45 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 40.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 960.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.26 mb = 742.08 m = 2434.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.26 mb = 1170.17 m = 3839.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.26 mb = 11299.70 m = 37072.04 ft B at Equ Level: 957.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.26 mb = 14450.51 m = 47409.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.9 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 237.9 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.6 neg: -44.4 tot: 183.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.27 Bulk Rich Number: 11.45 Bulk Shear: 83.94 m/s