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: 35.81,-94.24 Latitude: 35.81 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 953 469 21.6 20.6 94 1.0 20.9 169 11 298.8 301.8 295.8 346.2 16.24 2 950 496 21.1 20.4 96 0.7 20.6 170 10 298.6 301.5 295.6 345.4 16.07 3 900 963 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 185 35 300.1 302.7 295.0 342.8 14.61 4 850 1452 15.3 15.1 99 0.2 15.1 212 46 302.1 304.5 294.3 339.8 12.77 5 800 1964 12.0 12.0 100 -0.0 12.0 214 41 303.9 306.0 293.6 337.0 11.09 6 750 2503 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 223 38 307.4 309.3 293.9 338.5 10.29 7 700 3074 5.8 5.7 99 0.1 5.8 213 39 308.9 310.5 292.8 334.1 8.23 8 650 3679 3.5 -3.3 61 6.9 0.1 210 43 313.0 313.8 291.0 327.5 4.60 9 600 4324 -0.4 -7.0 61 6.6 -3.4 209 49 315.6 316.4 291.1 327.8 3.77 10 550 5013 -5.8 -10.0 73 4.1 -7.5 214 58 317.2 317.8 291.1 327.8 3.26 11 500 5753 -10.4 -19.3 48 8.9 -13.2 221 63 320.4 320.7 290.6 326.0 1.66 12 450 6555 -15.6 -28.1 34 12.5 -18.5 234 60 323.6 323.8 290.7 326.6 0.84 13 400 7434 -20.8 -39.3 17 18.4 -23.7 237 68 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.32 14 350 8407 -27.9 -42.9 23 15.0 -29.6 237 65 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.25 15 300 9495 -36.1 -40.4 64 4.4 -36.5 248 53 334.6 334.6 293.3 336.0 0.38 16 250 10736 -45.3 -48.6 69 3.4 -45.5 254 44 338.7 338.8 294.2 339.5 0.18 17 200 12186 -55.1 -61.5 45 6.4 -55.2 253 68 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.05 18 150 13993 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.3 249 65 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16474 -69.0 -87.0 6 18.0 -69.1 244 42 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.03 m Freezing level: 605.19 mb = 4257.23 m = 13967.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.07 mb = 3702.78 m = 12148.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.12 % Est. max temperature: 26.53 C = 79.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.68 mb = 590.85 m = 1938.47 ft T: 20.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 10.96 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 959.67 m = 3148.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.80 C = 73.04 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.46 C K Index: 40.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 421.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.54 mb = 967.77 m = 3175.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.54 mb = 1015.40 m = 3331.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.54 mb = 11730.23 m = 38484.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1258.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.54 mb = 14658.21 m = 48090.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.3 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 244.3 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 384.2 neg: -27.5 tot: 356.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.98 Bulk Rich Number: 10.30 Bulk Shear: 123.10 m/s