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,-94.45 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 954 453 20.9 20.6 98 0.4 20.7 167 11 298.0 301.0 295.5 345.0 16.18 2 950 493 20.6 20.4 99 0.1 20.5 171 14 298.0 301.0 295.4 344.8 16.09 3 900 960 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 17.9 193 36 300.0 302.7 295.0 342.6 14.55 4 850 1449 15.9 14.9 94 0.9 15.3 215 41 302.8 305.1 294.4 340.2 12.65 5 800 1962 12.9 12.0 94 0.9 12.4 226 37 304.9 307.0 293.9 338.2 11.10 6 750 2503 10.9 9.1 88 1.9 9.7 214 41 308.4 310.2 293.8 337.9 9.70 7 700 3076 7.1 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 214 42 310.4 311.9 293.2 335.5 8.18 8 650 3682 3.1 0.1 81 2.9 1.5 212 41 312.4 313.6 292.0 331.0 5.95 9 600 4328 -0.8 -4.0 79 3.2 -2.4 211 46 315.1 316.0 291.7 330.2 4.74 10 550 5015 -5.8 -9.2 77 3.3 -7.2 221 55 317.2 317.8 291.3 328.5 3.48 11 500 5755 -11.1 -15.2 71 4.1 -12.6 227 65 319.5 320.0 290.9 327.3 2.34 12 450 6555 -17.0 -19.5 81 2.5 -17.7 231 59 321.9 322.2 291.2 328.1 1.82 13 400 7432 -20.0 -48.1 6 28.1 -23.5 235 64 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.12 14 350 8405 -28.1 -38.9 35 10.8 -29.5 235 65 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.38 15 300 9494 -35.3 -38.8 70 3.5 -35.7 248 54 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.4 0.44 16 250 10739 -45.3 -49.2 65 3.8 -45.6 255 42 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.17 17 200 12189 -55.0 -60.9 48 6.0 -55.1 253 74 345.7 345.8 295.7 346.0 0.05 18 150 13999 -61.0 -82.4 4 21.4 -61.1 251 61 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.3 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.4 239 41 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.29 m Freezing level: 610.84 mb = 4187.73 m = 13739.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.80 mb = 3923.99 m = 12873.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.65 mb = 496.45 m = 1628.75 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 17.72 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 941.36 m = 3088.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.80 C = 73.04 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -5.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 40.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1204.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.94 mb = 951.10 m = 3120.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.94 mb = 998.76 m = 3276.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.94 mb = 11690.81 m = 38355.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1194.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.94 mb = 14600.53 m = 47901.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.6 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 247.6 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.0 neg: -9.2 tot: 311.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.41 Bulk Rich Number: 11.27 Bulk Shear: 106.82 m/s