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,-94.69 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -94.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 967 338 21.2 20.6 97 0.6 20.8 236 7 297.2 300.1 295.2 343.6 16.04 2 950 492 19.9 19.9 100 -0.0 19.9 225 11 297.4 300.2 295.0 342.6 15.62 3 900 958 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 205 23 299.9 302.6 294.8 342.3 14.49 4 850 1447 15.6 15.6 100 -0.0 15.5 208 34 302.4 304.9 294.7 341.4 13.20 5 800 1961 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 215 39 305.0 307.2 294.4 340.4 11.85 6 750 2503 10.5 10.6 100 -0.0 10.6 220 32 308.0 310.0 294.4 340.5 10.73 7 700 3076 7.3 7.3 100 0.0 7.3 213 41 310.6 312.3 294.0 338.8 9.21 8 650 3683 3.3 2.7 96 0.6 2.9 208 49 312.7 314.1 293.0 335.0 7.16 9 600 4327 -1.7 -3.0 91 1.3 -2.3 204 54 314.2 315.2 291.8 330.4 5.13 10 550 5013 -7.2 -9.4 84 2.2 -8.1 206 59 315.6 316.2 290.7 326.6 3.41 11 500 5751 -10.6 -10.7 100 0.0 -10.6 211 63 320.1 320.8 292.0 331.3 3.39 12 450 6555 -16.0 -16.8 94 0.8 -16.3 218 60 323.1 323.5 291.9 330.8 2.28 13 400 7430 -22.0 -25.4 74 3.4 -22.8 226 64 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.6 1.21 14 350 8401 -27.6 -29.0 88 1.4 -27.9 234 58 331.5 331.7 293.1 335.1 0.99 15 300 9493 -35.0 -37.0 82 2.0 -35.3 242 53 336.0 336.1 293.8 338.0 0.53 16 250 10739 -45.0 -48.2 70 3.2 -45.2 250 49 339.2 339.2 294.3 340.0 0.19 17 200 12189 -55.7 -59.6 61 3.9 -55.8 250 64 344.6 344.6 295.5 344.8 0.06 18 150 13999 -59.8 -82.2 4 22.3 -60.0 252 57 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16484 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 239 36 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.19 m Freezing level: 616.63 mb = 4112.97 m = 13493.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.03 mb = 4036.91 m = 13244.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.07 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.58 mb = 405.81 m = 1331.39 ft T: 20.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 13.97 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 791.59 m = 2597.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.03 C = 73.45 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -4.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 26.18 C K Index: 41.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1200.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.19 mb = 804.65 m = 2639.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.19 mb = 851.83 m = 2794.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.19 mb = 11534.80 m = 37843.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1197.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.19 mb = 14820.14 m = 48621.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 6.4 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.9 neg: -16.0 tot: 179.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 9.26 Bulk Shear: 129.64 m/s