MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F027.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.55,-92 Latitude: 36.55 Longitude: -92.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 971 310 22.9 17.9 73 5.0 19.4 171 11 298.5 301.0 293.7 337.5 13.38 2 950 497 21.7 16.9 74 4.8 18.4 174 20 299.2 301.5 293.4 336.6 12.83 3 900 964 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 15.9 183 28 299.5 301.7 293.0 334.8 12.05 4 850 1450 14.8 11.4 80 3.4 12.7 213 33 301.7 303.5 292.1 331.3 10.03 5 800 1962 11.6 11.4 99 0.2 11.4 220 25 303.5 305.5 293.1 335.1 10.63 6 750 2500 8.5 8.1 98 0.4 8.3 210 30 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.2 9.10 7 700 3069 7.1 0.4 62 6.7 3.5 211 35 310.4 311.4 291.1 327.8 5.62 8 650 3673 2.7 -3.5 63 6.2 -0.3 215 41 312.0 312.9 290.6 326.3 4.53 9 600 4316 -1.0 -5.7 71 4.6 -3.2 216 46 314.9 315.7 291.2 328.3 4.18 10 550 5005 -5.7 -11.6 63 5.9 -8.1 218 51 317.3 317.9 290.7 326.7 2.86 11 500 5744 -11.5 -11.7 99 0.1 -11.6 220 56 319.0 319.6 291.5 329.3 3.13 12 450 6545 -16.1 -30.1 29 13.9 -19.1 231 56 322.9 323.1 290.4 325.4 0.70 13 400 7421 -21.4 -38.3 20 16.9 -24.1 234 65 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.5 0.35 14 350 8392 -28.1 -38.3 37 10.2 -29.6 237 73 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.3 0.40 15 300 9478 -36.1 -40.8 62 4.7 -36.6 244 61 334.5 334.6 293.3 335.9 0.36 16 250 10721 -45.5 -48.8 70 3.2 -45.7 241 46 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.18 17 200 12165 -56.9 -60.9 61 4.0 -57.0 253 61 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 18 150 13977 -59.7 -81.8 4 22.0 -59.9 251 71 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.0 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.1 248 46 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.91 m Freezing level: 613.94 mb = 4137.16 m = 13573.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.29 mb = 3619.79 m = 11875.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.58 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.19 mb = 942.70 m = 3092.80 ft T: 17.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 8.82 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.60 mb = 1534.15 m = 5033.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 31.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 279.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.43 mb = 1228.65 m = 4030.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 787.43 mb = 2093.70 m = 6869.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 727.43 mb = 2751.81 m = 9028.13 ft B at Equ Level: 11.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 667.43 mb = 3457.65 m = 11343.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.3 neg: -20.5 tot: 231.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 3.02 Bulk Shear: 92.66 m/s