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: 35.76,-94.24 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -94.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 961 402 22.9 21.1 90 1.7 21.6 169 10 299.5 302.5 296.2 348.2 16.67 2 950 497 21.4 20.4 94 0.9 20.7 171 12 298.9 301.8 295.7 345.9 16.13 3 900 965 18.1 17.8 99 0.2 17.9 188 31 300.1 302.8 294.9 342.4 14.44 4 850 1453 15.7 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 214 42 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.7 12.22 5 800 1966 12.0 11.2 95 0.7 11.5 212 38 303.9 305.9 293.2 335.3 10.54 6 750 2503 8.0 7.5 96 0.5 7.7 214 32 305.3 306.9 292.1 331.5 8.71 7 700 3074 8.0 2.3 67 5.7 4.9 209 37 311.4 312.6 292.1 331.5 6.48 8 650 3681 3.4 -2.8 64 6.2 0.3 208 44 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.0 4.80 9 600 4325 -0.5 -7.7 58 7.1 -3.7 208 48 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.0 3.58 10 550 5015 -5.6 -9.7 73 4.1 -7.4 213 55 317.4 318.0 291.2 328.2 3.32 11 500 5754 -10.5 -18.8 50 8.3 -13.1 223 62 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.1 1.73 12 450 6556 -15.7 -33.2 21 17.5 -19.2 235 61 323.5 323.6 290.4 325.4 0.52 13 400 7435 -20.8 -48.6 6 27.8 -24.1 235 67 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.4 0.12 14 350 8408 -28.0 -45.3 17 17.4 -29.9 236 67 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.19 15 300 9495 -36.1 -42.3 53 6.1 -36.7 246 58 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.6 0.31 16 250 10737 -45.2 -48.6 69 3.3 -45.4 253 44 338.8 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.19 17 200 12186 -54.8 -61.1 46 6.3 -55.0 254 71 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.05 18 150 13994 -61.2 -80.7 6 19.4 -61.4 249 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -69.0 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.1 245 42 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.30 m Freezing level: 606.64 mb = 4239.82 m = 13910.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.13 mb = 3728.59 m = 12232.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.00 C = 80.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.87 mb = 617.48 m = 2025.81 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 16.66 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 953.31 m = 3127.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.52 C = 74.33 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.86 C K Index: 34.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1304.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.35 mb = 951.64 m = 3122.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.35 mb = 999.34 m = 3278.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.35 mb = 11675.70 m = 38305.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1296.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.35 mb = 15043.84 m = 49355.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.1 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 243.1 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 326.9 neg: -44.1 tot: 282.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 10.73 Bulk Shear: 121.62 m/s