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,-94.27 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 952 476 21.7 20.6 93 1.1 20.9 170 12 299.1 302.0 295.8 346.5 16.27 2 950 496 21.3 20.4 94 0.9 20.6 169 10 298.8 301.7 295.7 345.6 16.06 3 900 963 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.1 185 37 300.1 302.7 295.0 342.8 14.61 4 850 1451 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.4 212 47 302.4 304.8 294.6 340.9 13.04 5 800 1964 12.3 12.3 100 -0.0 12.3 214 44 304.3 306.4 293.9 338.1 11.34 6 750 2503 9.7 9.7 100 -0.0 9.7 225 42 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.7 10.14 7 700 3074 5.5 5.4 99 0.1 5.4 216 40 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.2 8.06 8 650 3678 3.6 -4.0 57 7.6 -0.1 211 42 313.1 313.9 290.8 326.9 4.37 9 600 4323 -0.5 -7.2 60 6.7 -3.5 209 48 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.5 3.71 10 550 5012 -5.8 -8.9 79 3.0 -7.1 214 58 317.1 317.8 291.3 328.7 3.56 11 500 5752 -10.2 -17.8 54 7.6 -12.7 219 62 320.6 321.0 290.9 327.0 1.89 12 450 6555 -15.7 -26.3 40 10.6 -18.3 234 60 323.5 323.7 290.9 327.0 0.99 13 400 7434 -20.9 -39.6 17 18.7 -23.7 237 67 327.9 327.9 291.5 329.0 0.31 14 350 8406 -27.8 -42.5 23 14.7 -29.6 236 64 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.3 0.26 15 300 9495 -36.0 -39.8 68 3.8 -36.4 247 51 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.40 16 250 10736 -45.2 -48.6 68 3.4 -45.4 254 43 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.18 17 200 12187 -55.1 -61.5 44 6.5 -55.2 253 68 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.8 0.05 18 150 13993 -61.2 -82.1 5 20.9 -61.4 250 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16473 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 244 42 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.38 m Freezing level: 605.65 mb = 4250.32 m = 13944.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.88 mb = 3666.81 m = 12030.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.02 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.86 mb = 615.87 m = 2020.54 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 19.60 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.98 mb = 953.24 m = 3127.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.72 C = 72.89 F Cap Strength: -0.13 C Lifted Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.14 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 40.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1303.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.28 mb = 978.98 m = 3211.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.28 mb = 1026.68 m = 3368.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.28 mb = 11768.81 m = 38611.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1294.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.28 mb = 14715.96 m = 48280.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.5 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 244.5 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 401.2 neg: -28.7 tot: 372.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.26 Bulk Rich Number: 10.89 Bulk Shear: 119.63 m/s