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: 36.28,-93.23 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -93.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 959 414 24.4 18.9 72 5.4 20.6 180 10 301.1 303.7 295.2 343.7 14.51 2 950 501 23.0 18.2 74 4.8 19.7 184 13 300.6 303.1 294.7 341.5 13.97 3 900 969 18.3 17.0 92 1.3 17.5 192 18 300.4 302.9 294.4 340.6 13.71 4 850 1457 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 212 33 301.8 304.2 294.1 339.3 12.70 5 800 1971 12.6 12.6 100 -0.0 12.6 212 30 304.6 306.7 294.1 339.0 11.53 6 750 2510 9.0 6.2 82 2.8 7.4 202 27 306.4 307.9 291.9 330.5 7.96 7 700 3079 7.0 -7.1 36 14.1 0.6 207 30 310.2 310.8 288.9 320.4 3.20 8 650 3684 3.2 -2.2 68 5.4 0.4 210 36 312.5 313.5 291.2 328.3 5.00 9 600 4328 -1.2 -5.0 75 3.9 -3.0 209 41 314.8 315.6 291.3 328.8 4.38 10 550 5016 -6.1 -8.3 84 2.3 -7.1 215 46 316.9 317.6 291.4 328.8 3.70 11 500 5754 -12.0 -14.7 80 2.7 -12.9 219 54 318.4 318.9 290.7 326.5 2.45 12 450 6556 -15.5 -31.6 24 16.0 -18.9 225 58 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.9 0.61 13 400 7431 -22.4 -28.3 58 5.9 -23.7 233 67 325.9 326.1 291.5 329.2 0.93 14 350 8400 -28.9 -31.7 77 2.8 -29.4 240 76 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.77 15 300 9488 -36.1 -39.1 74 3.0 -36.5 246 54 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.1 0.43 16 250 10727 -45.8 -49.2 69 3.3 -46.0 252 50 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.6 0.17 17 200 12170 -57.7 -61.8 60 4.0 -57.8 255 68 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.05 18 150 13982 -58.6 -83.3 3 24.7 -58.9 244 68 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.6 -85.9 7 17.3 -68.7 251 42 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.15 m Freezing level: 613.48 mb = 4154.73 m = 13630.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.73 mb = 3762.27 m = 12343.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.32 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.05 mb = 1102.56 m = 3617.27 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 23.38 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.46 mb = 1234.61 m = 4050.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -5.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -4.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 26.97 C K Index: 27.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 438.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1111.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.57 mb = 1175.02 m = 3855.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.57 mb = 1322.13 m = 4337.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.57 mb = 11745.39 m = 38534.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1110.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.57 mb = 14694.35 m = 48209.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.9 neg: -30.8 tot: 131.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 14.49 Bulk Shear: 76.68 m/s