MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F028.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 28 hour NAM valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.16,-93.12 Latitude: 36.16 Longitude: -93.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 963 375 20.9 19.3 91 1.6 19.8 295 7 297.2 299.9 294.3 339.9 14.75 2 950 491 20.2 18.7 91 1.5 19.1 282 9 297.6 300.3 294.1 339.3 14.39 3 900 956 17.1 17.2 100 -0.0 17.1 212 12 299.2 301.7 294.1 339.4 13.80 4 850 1443 14.7 14.7 100 -0.0 14.7 207 26 301.6 303.8 293.9 338.3 12.49 5 800 1955 11.8 11.8 100 -0.0 11.8 214 34 303.7 305.8 293.4 336.3 10.95 6 750 2493 9.2 9.2 100 -0.0 9.2 215 39 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.2 9.80 7 700 3063 5.5 5.5 100 0.0 5.5 215 40 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.4 8.12 8 650 3666 2.1 2.0 99 0.1 2.0 214 43 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.4 6.80 9 600 4308 -2.2 -3.2 93 1.0 -2.7 215 54 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.4 5.04 10 550 4994 -6.5 -8.6 85 2.1 -7.4 216 60 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.1 3.63 11 500 5732 -11.0 -14.0 79 3.0 -12.1 215 57 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.2 2.59 12 450 6534 -16.0 -17.9 85 1.9 -16.6 222 56 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.08 13 400 7413 -20.4 -21.4 92 1.0 -20.7 232 52 328.4 328.8 292.9 334.5 1.73 14 350 8389 -26.9 -28.2 89 1.3 -27.2 241 50 332.5 332.7 293.4 336.4 1.07 15 300 9484 -34.9 -37.4 79 2.4 -35.3 247 55 336.1 336.2 293.9 338.1 0.51 16 250 10727 -45.3 -48.8 68 3.5 -45.5 251 63 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.18 17 200 12177 -56.2 -60.2 60 4.0 -56.3 249 67 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.06 18 150 13983 -60.9 -79.9 6 19.0 -61.1 263 70 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16490 -67.0 -86.3 5 19.3 -67.1 256 42 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.27 m Freezing level: 626.08 mb = 3973.17 m = 13035.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.80 mb = 3932.02 m = 12900.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.88 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.74 mb = 574.97 m = 1886.37 ft T: 19.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 937.31 m = 3075.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.73 C = 72.91 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.43 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 25.72 C K Index: 40.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 725.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.68 mb = 911.35 m = 2989.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.68 mb = 1054.31 m = 3458.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.68 mb = 10468.16 m = 34343.95 ft B at Equ Level: 724.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.68 mb = 13590.55 m = 44587.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 208.5 neg: -1.0 tot: 207.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 4.46 Bulk Shear: 162.72 m/s