MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F020.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F020.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 20 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.36,-93.85 Latitude: 36.36 Longitude: -93.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 965 345 21.7 20.8 95 0.9 21.1 171 6 297.9 300.8 295.5 345.0 16.26 2 950 483 20.7 20.0 96 0.7 20.2 175 10 298.2 301.0 295.2 343.8 15.70 3 900 950 17.7 17.7 100 -0.0 17.7 195 31 299.7 302.3 294.7 341.4 14.28 4 850 1437 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 211 40 301.8 304.1 294.0 338.9 12.57 5 800 1950 12.6 11.6 93 1.1 12.0 214 41 304.6 306.6 293.5 336.8 10.77 6 750 2491 9.9 9.0 94 0.8 9.4 216 36 307.3 309.1 293.5 336.6 9.69 7 700 3062 6.8 4.9 88 1.9 5.6 208 30 310.0 311.5 292.7 333.8 7.76 8 650 3667 3.1 -6.8 48 9.8 -1.4 196 37 312.4 313.1 289.9 323.7 3.53 9 600 4311 -0.8 -9.6 51 8.8 -4.6 207 50 315.1 315.7 290.3 325.1 3.08 10 550 4998 -6.6 -11.0 71 4.3 -8.4 216 61 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.0 3.01 11 500 5736 -11.3 -14.4 78 3.1 -12.4 227 69 319.3 319.8 291.0 327.6 2.51 12 450 6538 -15.6 -17.7 84 2.1 -16.3 233 60 323.6 324.0 291.9 330.8 2.12 13 400 7417 -20.9 -27.1 57 6.2 -22.3 235 57 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.5 1.04 14 350 8389 -27.9 -33.3 60 5.4 -28.7 235 54 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.6 0.66 15 300 9477 -37.0 -41.3 64 4.4 -37.4 247 48 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.6 0.34 16 250 10708 -47.4 -51.5 63 4.1 -47.6 250 58 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.13 17 200 12161 -55.1 -60.2 53 5.1 -55.3 260 71 345.4 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.06 18 150 13973 -59.7 -80.3 5 20.6 -59.9 253 70 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16469 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.8 252 37 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.74 m Freezing level: 610.76 mb = 4172.68 m = 13689.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.19 mb = 3539.74 m = 11613.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.27 mb = 453.25 m = 1487.03 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 21.37 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.96 mb = 854.63 m = 2803.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.24 C = 73.83 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.23 C Cross Totals Index: 26.10 C K Index: 39.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1342.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.98 mb = 844.95 m = 2772.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.98 mb = 892.47 m = 2928.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.98 mb = 11660.58 m = 38256.02 ft B at Equ Level: 1338.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.98 mb = 14576.93 m = 47824.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.7 neg: -47.7 tot: 253.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.42 Bulk Rich Number: 10.14 Bulk Shear: 132.41 m/s