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: 36.38,-93.82 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 963 365 21.2 20.6 97 0.5 20.8 166 5 297.5 300.4 295.3 344.1 16.09 2 950 485 20.4 20.1 98 0.3 20.2 169 9 297.9 300.7 295.2 343.6 15.76 3 900 952 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 188 29 299.9 302.6 294.8 342.2 14.47 4 850 1440 15.2 15.2 100 0.0 15.2 204 40 302.1 304.5 294.3 340.1 12.88 5 800 1953 12.6 12.3 98 0.3 12.4 206 39 304.6 306.7 293.9 338.5 11.33 6 750 2493 10.2 9.9 98 0.3 10.0 215 39 307.6 309.5 294.0 338.7 10.27 7 700 3065 6.9 6.3 96 0.6 6.5 217 35 310.1 311.7 293.4 336.4 8.58 8 650 3669 2.5 -1.1 77 3.6 0.7 204 38 311.8 312.8 291.4 328.8 5.44 9 600 4312 -1.6 -5.5 75 3.9 -3.4 205 48 314.3 315.1 291.1 327.8 4.25 10 550 4997 -7.5 -9.5 85 2.1 -8.3 216 59 315.2 315.9 290.6 326.1 3.38 11 500 5734 -11.6 -12.6 92 1.0 -12.0 228 69 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.4 2.90 12 450 6534 -16.2 -16.9 94 0.7 -16.4 235 62 322.9 323.3 291.9 330.5 2.26 13 400 7411 -21.6 -24.2 79 2.6 -22.2 237 58 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.7 1.35 14 350 8383 -27.9 -33.1 61 5.2 -28.8 237 53 331.1 331.2 292.7 333.6 0.67 15 300 9469 -36.9 -42.9 54 6.0 -37.4 248 47 333.4 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.29 16 250 10702 -47.1 -51.6 60 4.6 -47.3 252 58 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.13 17 200 12156 -55.0 -59.7 56 4.6 -55.1 260 70 345.6 345.7 295.7 345.9 0.06 18 150 13969 -59.4 -80.7 5 21.3 -59.6 253 70 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16470 -66.4 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 251 36 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.05 m Freezing level: 619.50 mb = 4061.46 m = 13324.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.78 mb = 3771.25 m = 12372.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.25 mb = 428.29 m = 1405.14 ft T: 20.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 858.40 m = 2816.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.17 C = 73.71 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: -5.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: -4.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 26.79 C K Index: 41.43 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 497.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1479.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.08 mb = 845.92 m = 2775.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.08 mb = 893.42 m = 2931.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.08 mb = 11652.34 m = 38228.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1475.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.08 mb = 15040.72 m = 49345.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.8 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 243.8 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.8 neg: -13.0 tot: 307.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.94 Bulk Rich Number: 10.10 Bulk Shear: 146.40 m/s