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: 35.94,-94.1 Latitude: 35.94 Longitude: -94.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 479 SFC 947 509 21.7 20.6 94 1.1 21.0 170 11 299.5 302.5 296.1 347.4 16.38 3 900 947 18.2 18.2 100 -0.0 18.2 189 31 300.2 302.9 295.1 343.4 14.75 4 850 1436 15.8 14.9 94 0.9 15.2 217 41 302.7 305.0 294.3 340.0 12.62 5 800 1951 13.8 12.5 92 1.3 12.9 221 42 305.8 308.0 294.4 340.2 11.44 6 750 2492 9.8 7.9 88 1.9 8.6 218 41 307.2 308.9 292.9 334.2 8.93 7 700 3064 7.3 3.0 74 4.3 4.9 214 39 310.6 311.9 292.2 331.7 6.82 8 650 3670 3.6 -0.7 74 4.3 1.3 217 44 313.0 314.1 291.9 330.6 5.60 9 600 4315 -1.0 -3.6 82 2.6 -2.3 212 48 315.0 315.9 291.9 330.5 4.88 10 550 5003 -6.2 -7.9 88 1.7 -7.0 218 55 316.7 317.4 291.5 329.0 3.83 11 500 5743 -9.9 -14.7 68 4.8 -11.6 228 59 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.2 2.44 12 450 6548 -15.4 -36.5 15 21.2 -19.3 234 65 323.9 324.0 290.3 325.3 0.37 13 400 7426 -21.0 -46.6 8 25.5 -24.2 235 69 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.2 0.15 14 350 8397 -27.8 -33.4 58 5.7 -28.7 236 66 331.3 331.4 292.7 333.7 0.65 15 300 9487 -35.8 -45.9 35 10.1 -36.7 241 51 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.7 0.21 16 250 10730 -44.9 -49.2 62 4.4 -45.1 239 42 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.17 17 200 12186 -54.8 -58.6 63 3.8 -54.9 255 60 345.9 346.0 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 13993 -61.3 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.4 251 68 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16475 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.1 249 43 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.73 m Freezing level: 610.66 mb = 4177.31 m = 13704.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.69 mb = 3900.35 m = 12796.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.60 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.05 mb = 644.20 m = 2113.51 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 11.17 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 1023.29 m = 3357.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.78 C = 73.01 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.76 C K Index: 36.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1253.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.03 mb = 1042.17 m = 3419.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.03 mb = 1090.35 m = 3577.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.03 mb = 11713.40 m = 38429.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1244.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.03 mb = 15107.82 m = 49565.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.8 neg: -29.5 tot: 307.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.48 Bulk Rich Number: 10.55 Bulk Shear: 118.76 m/s