MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.69,-94.31 Latitude: 35.69 Longitude: -94.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 966 350 22.6 20.9 90 1.8 21.4 173 10 298.7 301.7 295.7 346.1 16.27 2 950 498 21.4 20.3 93 1.1 20.6 176 16 298.9 301.8 295.6 345.5 15.97 3 900 965 17.9 17.8 100 0.1 17.8 191 33 299.9 302.5 294.8 342.0 14.37 4 850 1453 15.1 15.0 99 0.1 15.0 214 41 302.0 304.3 294.2 339.5 12.71 5 800 1965 12.3 12.3 100 0.0 12.3 218 40 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.1 11.32 6 750 2505 9.3 9.3 100 0.0 9.3 214 34 306.7 308.5 293.4 336.5 9.86 7 700 3076 7.3 6.2 93 1.1 6.7 206 36 310.6 312.2 293.6 336.9 8.55 8 650 3682 3.1 -0.4 77 3.6 1.3 208 42 312.5 313.6 291.8 330.4 5.71 9 600 4326 -0.7 -6.5 64 5.9 -3.4 207 47 315.3 316.1 291.1 327.9 3.91 10 550 5015 -5.7 -9.4 76 3.6 -7.2 213 56 317.3 317.9 291.3 328.4 3.42 11 500 5755 -10.9 -17.7 57 6.8 -13.1 219 59 319.8 320.1 290.6 326.2 1.90 12 450 6557 -15.8 -34.5 18 18.7 -19.4 234 62 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.0 0.46 13 400 7435 -20.7 -45.4 9 24.8 -23.9 236 68 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.16 14 350 8407 -28.1 -43.0 23 14.9 -29.9 236 69 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.8 0.24 15 300 9495 -35.9 -44.7 40 8.9 -36.7 245 56 334.8 334.9 293.3 335.7 0.24 16 250 10738 -45.3 -48.6 70 3.3 -45.5 252 41 338.7 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.19 17 200 12188 -54.7 -59.9 53 5.1 -54.9 253 74 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.3 0.06 18 150 13997 -61.2 -83.0 4 21.8 -61.4 250 64 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16476 -68.6 -87.7 5 19.1 -68.7 244 43 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.29 m Freezing level: 608.99 mb = 4210.63 m = 13814.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.50 mb = 3851.26 m = 12635.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.93 % Est. max temperature: 27.42 C = 81.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.89 mb = 571.93 m = 1876.38 ft T: 20.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 9.62 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.01 mb = 888.52 m = 2915.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.67 C = 74.60 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 25.87 C K Index: 39.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 415.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1316.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.44 mb = 884.39 m = 2901.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.44 mb = 932.09 m = 3058.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.44 mb = 11467.59 m = 37622.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1316.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.44 mb = 14712.40 m = 48268.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.8 neg: -27.6 tot: 271.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.32 Bulk Rich Number: 12.19 Bulk Shear: 107.98 m/s