MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F019.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 19 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-93.83 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -93.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 960 405 20.4 20.1 98 0.3 20.2 218 10 297.0 299.8 294.8 342.0 15.58 2 950 497 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 217 15 297.4 300.1 294.8 341.9 15.38 3 900 962 17.2 16.7 97 0.5 16.8 231 41 299.2 301.6 293.9 338.3 13.40 4 850 1449 15.0 12.2 83 2.9 13.2 226 39 301.9 303.8 292.6 333.1 10.54 5 800 1962 12.9 9.1 78 3.8 10.6 213 33 304.9 306.6 292.3 332.2 9.10 6 750 2502 9.8 5.3 73 4.5 7.2 202 31 307.2 308.6 291.7 329.9 7.45 7 700 3073 6.5 0.6 66 5.9 3.4 191 30 309.7 310.8 291.0 327.4 5.72 8 650 3676 2.2 -4.1 63 6.3 -0.8 190 33 311.5 312.3 290.3 325.2 4.35 9 600 4318 -1.9 -8.7 60 6.8 -4.8 194 41 313.9 314.5 290.1 324.5 3.30 10 550 5004 -6.5 -12.1 65 5.5 -8.7 201 50 316.3 316.8 290.3 325.3 2.75 11 500 5739 -11.9 -16.6 68 4.7 -13.5 201 51 318.5 318.9 290.4 325.5 2.09 12 450 6537 -17.2 -20.9 73 3.6 -18.3 200 47 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.1 1.61 13 400 7412 -22.0 -23.8 85 1.8 -22.5 205 41 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.3 1.40 14 350 8381 -28.0 -28.5 96 0.4 -28.1 212 39 330.9 331.2 293.0 334.7 1.04 15 300 9471 -35.8 -36.8 90 1.1 -35.9 229 36 335.0 335.1 293.6 337.0 0.54 16 250 10713 -45.5 -48.9 69 3.4 -45.7 256 42 338.4 338.5 294.1 339.1 0.18 17 200 12162 -56.8 -60.6 62 3.8 -56.9 264 57 342.8 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.05 18 150 13974 -57.3 -83.4 2 26.1 -57.6 252 72 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16486 -68.1 -85.5 7 17.4 -68.2 251 37 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.42 m Freezing level: 623.16 mb = 4020.62 m = 13190.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.62 mb = 3556.26 m = 11667.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.34 mb = 439.47 m = 1441.82 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 17.48 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.02 mb = 1047.68 m = 3437.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.06 C = 73.50 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.96 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 782.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.10 mb = 961.18 m = 3153.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.10 mb = 2445.17 m = 8022.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.10 mb = 10313.29 m = 33835.85 ft B at Equ Level: 782.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.10 mb = 13763.12 m = 45154.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.0 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 234.0 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 4.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.7 neg: -69.6 tot: -14.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 17.24 Bulk Shear: 45.42 m/s