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: 35.75,-94.25 Latitude: 35.75 Longitude: -94.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 961 397 23.1 21.2 89 1.9 21.8 169 9 299.6 302.7 296.3 348.6 16.74 2 950 497 21.5 20.5 94 1.0 20.8 171 12 299.0 301.9 295.8 346.1 16.17 3 900 965 18.2 17.9 98 0.3 17.9 189 30 300.2 302.9 294.9 342.6 14.45 4 850 1453 15.6 14.4 93 1.1 14.8 215 41 302.4 304.7 294.0 338.6 12.23 5 800 1967 12.1 11.3 95 0.7 11.6 213 37 304.0 306.0 293.2 335.7 10.61 6 750 2504 7.9 7.1 95 0.8 7.5 211 31 305.2 306.8 291.9 330.7 8.49 7 700 3074 8.2 2.6 68 5.6 5.1 208 37 311.6 312.8 292.3 332.0 6.59 8 650 3681 3.3 -2.3 66 5.6 0.5 208 43 312.7 313.7 291.3 328.4 4.97 9 600 4326 -0.5 -7.7 59 7.1 -3.7 208 48 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.0 3.58 10 550 5015 -5.6 -9.8 72 4.2 -7.4 213 55 317.4 318.0 291.2 328.1 3.30 11 500 5754 -10.5 -18.1 53 7.6 -13.0 222 61 320.3 320.6 290.7 326.5 1.84 12 450 6556 -15.8 -33.6 20 17.8 -19.3 235 62 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.3 0.50 13 400 7435 -20.7 -48.3 7 27.5 -24.0 235 66 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.5 0.12 14 350 8408 -28.0 -45.2 18 17.2 -29.9 236 67 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.19 15 300 9495 -36.2 -42.7 51 6.5 -36.8 245 58 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.6 0.30 16 250 10737 -45.3 -48.6 69 3.3 -45.4 253 44 338.8 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.19 17 200 12186 -54.9 -60.5 50 5.6 -55.0 253 71 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.06 18 150 13994 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.2 -61.4 249 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.9 -87.2 6 18.2 -69.0 245 42 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.70 m Freezing level: 607.08 mb = 4234.49 m = 13892.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.21 mb = 3753.08 m = 12313.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.53 mb = 629.96 m = 2066.79 ft T: 20.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 17.85 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 961.03 m = 3152.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.67 C = 74.61 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.03 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1341.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.23 mb = 952.96 m = 3126.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.23 mb = 1000.65 m = 3282.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.23 mb = 11679.23 m = 38317.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1335.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.23 mb = 15049.77 m = 49375.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.7 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 242.7 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.7 neg: -47.7 tot: 270.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.32 Bulk Rich Number: 11.23 Bulk Shear: 119.44 m/s