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: 36.02,-94.12 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 956 420 22.0 20.7 92 1.3 21.1 154 7 298.9 301.9 295.8 346.4 16.28 2 950 477 21.6 20.4 93 1.2 20.8 157 9 299.1 302.0 295.7 345.9 16.08 3 900 945 18.4 18.4 100 -0.0 18.4 177 26 300.4 303.2 295.3 344.2 14.93 4 850 1434 15.3 15.3 100 -0.0 15.3 196 35 302.2 304.6 294.4 340.6 12.99 5 800 1948 13.5 12.5 94 1.0 12.9 216 45 305.6 307.7 294.3 339.9 11.47 6 750 2489 10.6 9.0 90 1.6 9.6 218 48 308.1 309.9 293.7 337.4 9.67 7 700 3062 6.9 3.6 79 3.3 5.0 216 49 310.1 311.5 292.3 332.0 7.09 8 650 3667 4.2 -8.3 40 12.5 -1.4 214 49 313.7 314.3 289.9 323.8 3.15 9 600 4313 -0.9 -13.6 38 12.6 -5.8 215 55 315.0 315.5 289.5 322.4 2.23 10 550 4999 -6.0 -14.3 52 8.3 -9.1 218 66 316.9 317.4 290.1 324.5 2.29 11 500 5739 -10.5 -20.9 42 10.4 -13.6 225 66 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.1 1.44 12 450 6543 -14.7 -29.4 27 14.7 -18.0 230 62 324.8 324.9 291.0 327.5 0.75 13 400 7425 -20.1 -32.1 34 12.0 -22.5 233 64 328.8 329.0 292.0 331.2 0.65 14 350 8398 -28.2 -34.1 57 5.9 -29.2 238 64 330.7 330.8 292.5 332.9 0.61 15 300 9486 -36.0 -39.2 73 3.2 -36.4 241 53 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10727 -45.2 -48.6 69 3.4 -45.4 241 47 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.7 0.19 17 200 12181 -55.2 -59.2 61 4.0 -55.4 250 53 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.6 0.07 18 150 13990 -60.6 -85.0 3 24.4 -60.7 251 68 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16478 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 250 39 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.27 m Freezing level: 609.11 mb = 4194.95 m = 13762.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.85 mb = 3531.91 m = 11587.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.82 mb = 579.36 m = 1900.77 ft T: 20.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 24.00 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.20 mb = 942.89 m = 3093.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.20 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.85 C K Index: 37.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 459.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1372.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.31 mb = 932.14 m = 3058.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.31 mb = 979.88 m = 3214.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.31 mb = 11978.04 m = 39297.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1364.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.31 mb = 15044.73 m = 49358.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.8 neg: -6.3 tot: 431.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.72 Bulk Rich Number: 6.52 Bulk Shear: 210.38 m/s