MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F026.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 26 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.22,-94.03 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 981 213 25.6 20.4 73 5.2 21.9 181 14 300.4 303.3 295.8 346.1 15.59 2 950 495 21.7 19.3 86 2.4 20.1 184 23 299.2 301.9 295.0 343.0 15.01 3 900 962 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.5 206 31 300.0 302.6 294.6 341.0 13.99 4 850 1451 15.5 14.2 92 1.3 14.7 224 34 302.4 304.7 293.9 338.1 12.07 5 800 1964 12.6 11.8 95 0.8 12.1 227 34 304.5 306.6 293.6 337.3 10.95 6 750 2504 9.8 7.6 86 2.2 8.5 229 31 307.2 308.9 292.7 333.8 8.77 7 700 3076 8.3 -1.8 49 10.1 3.1 216 37 311.7 312.6 290.8 326.8 4.80 8 650 3683 3.8 -0.4 74 4.2 1.5 213 44 313.3 314.3 292.0 331.2 5.71 9 600 4329 -0.3 -4.5 73 4.2 -2.4 215 50 315.7 316.6 291.8 330.3 4.55 10 550 5020 -5.0 -10.5 65 5.5 -7.2 219 55 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.13 11 500 5761 -9.5 -28.8 19 19.3 -14.3 226 57 321.5 321.6 290.0 324.0 0.71 12 450 6566 -14.3 -40.6 9 26.4 -18.7 232 57 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.2 0.24 13 400 7448 -20.6 -44.7 10 24.1 -23.8 232 62 328.2 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.18 14 350 8420 -28.3 -41.6 27 13.3 -29.9 231 63 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.7 0.28 15 300 9507 -37.0 -42.4 57 5.5 -37.5 241 59 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.30 16 250 10740 -45.9 -59.7 20 13.8 -46.4 243 65 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.0 0.05 17 200 12204 -51.7 -76.4 4 24.6 -52.1 251 72 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14024 -61.7 -82.3 5 20.7 -61.8 256 62 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16485 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.1 245 44 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.19 m Freezing level: 604.17 mb = 4274.85 m = 14024.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.35 mb = 3930.85 m = 12896.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.45 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.55 mb = 870.75 m = 2856.76 ft T: 18.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.65 C/km ThetaE index: 19.31 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.20 mb = 960.06 m = 3149.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.27 C = 77.48 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -3.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.11 C Showalter Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 29.15 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1085.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.10 mb = 932.21 m = 3058.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.10 mb = 1075.77 m = 3529.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.10 mb = 11341.63 m = 37209.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1073.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.10 mb = 14525.70 m = 47655.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.6 neg: -5.3 tot: 184.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 11.94 Bulk Shear: 90.97 m/s