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: 35.73,-94.28 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -94.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 964 374 23.3 21.2 88 2.1 21.8 169 9 299.6 302.6 296.3 348.4 16.68 2 950 497 21.5 20.3 93 1.1 20.7 172 14 299.0 301.9 295.7 345.7 16.02 3 900 964 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 192 30 300.0 302.6 294.8 341.9 14.30 4 850 1452 14.9 14.6 98 0.4 14.7 215 42 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.2 12.36 5 800 1966 12.5 12.2 98 0.3 12.3 216 37 304.5 306.6 293.9 338.1 11.26 6 750 2504 8.5 7.2 91 1.3 7.7 209 32 305.8 307.4 292.1 331.4 8.50 7 700 3075 7.9 6.3 90 1.6 6.9 206 38 311.2 312.8 293.7 337.6 8.58 8 650 3681 3.2 -1.3 72 4.5 0.8 210 44 312.6 313.6 291.5 329.3 5.35 9 600 4326 -0.6 -8.0 57 7.4 -3.9 207 47 315.4 316.1 290.7 326.6 3.48 10 550 5015 -5.6 -10.1 70 4.6 -7.5 213 55 317.5 318.1 291.1 327.9 3.22 11 500 5754 -10.8 -16.8 61 6.0 -12.8 220 60 319.9 320.3 290.8 326.7 2.04 12 450 6556 -15.7 -32.5 22 16.8 -19.1 234 62 323.4 323.6 290.4 325.4 0.55 13 400 7435 -20.6 -42.5 12 21.9 -23.7 234 65 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.23 14 350 8407 -28.1 -43.2 22 15.0 -29.9 236 67 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.8 0.24 15 300 9495 -36.0 -42.6 50 6.7 -36.7 245 57 334.6 334.7 293.3 335.8 0.30 16 250 10737 -45.2 -48.5 70 3.2 -45.4 252 43 338.8 338.8 294.2 339.6 0.19 17 200 12187 -54.9 -57.6 73 2.6 -55.0 253 71 345.8 345.8 295.8 346.1 0.08 18 150 13995 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.2 -61.3 250 64 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.9 -87.8 5 19.0 -68.9 244 43 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.13 m Freezing level: 608.31 mb = 4218.51 m = 13840.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.15 mb = 3791.41 m = 12438.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.37 C = 81.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.97 mb = 634.85 m = 2082.81 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 16.93 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 930.67 m = 3053.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.64 C = 74.55 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.70 C Showalter Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 25.36 C K Index: 38.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1285.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.29 mb = 923.27 m = 3029.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.29 mb = 971.12 m = 3186.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.29 mb = 11588.58 m = 38019.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1281.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.29 mb = 14904.04 m = 48897.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 311.3 neg: -42.8 tot: 268.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.17 Bulk Rich Number: 11.33 Bulk Shear: 113.48 m/s