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: 36.41,-93.88 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -93.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 963 364 21.0 20.7 98 0.3 20.8 163 4 297.3 300.2 295.3 344.0 16.16 2 950 483 20.0 20.0 100 -0.0 20.0 174 8 297.5 300.3 295.0 342.8 15.68 3 900 949 18.0 18.0 100 -0.0 18.0 188 25 300.0 302.7 295.0 342.6 14.57 4 850 1437 14.9 14.6 98 0.4 14.7 207 38 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.3 12.39 5 800 1950 13.1 11.2 88 1.9 11.9 212 43 305.1 307.1 293.4 336.6 10.50 6 750 2491 10.9 7.5 80 3.3 8.9 218 48 308.4 310.0 293.0 335.0 8.74 7 700 3063 6.6 3.4 80 3.2 4.8 220 44 309.8 311.1 292.0 331.3 6.98 8 650 3668 2.6 -2.9 67 5.5 -0.1 211 45 311.9 312.8 290.8 326.9 4.76 9 600 4310 -2.1 -7.2 68 5.1 -4.4 207 51 313.6 314.3 290.4 325.5 3.71 10 550 4995 -6.7 -8.9 84 2.2 -7.7 209 55 316.2 316.8 291.0 327.6 3.54 11 500 5733 -11.5 -12.0 96 0.5 -11.6 220 58 319.0 319.6 291.5 329.1 3.06 12 450 6534 -15.8 -16.2 96 0.5 -15.9 232 57 323.4 323.9 292.1 331.5 2.39 13 400 7413 -21.1 -26.8 60 5.7 -22.4 232 54 327.6 327.8 292.1 331.4 1.07 14 350 8385 -27.8 -33.5 58 5.7 -28.7 233 48 331.3 331.5 292.7 333.7 0.65 15 300 9473 -36.6 -41.8 59 5.2 -37.1 247 46 333.7 333.8 293.0 335.0 0.32 16 250 10707 -46.9 -50.8 64 3.9 -47.1 255 54 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.14 17 200 12159 -55.2 -59.1 62 3.9 -55.3 257 67 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.07 18 150 13971 -59.9 -80.3 5 20.4 -60.0 254 69 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16466 -66.3 -85.8 5 19.4 -66.5 253 37 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.01 m Freezing level: 622.51 mb = 4020.72 m = 13191.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.00 mb = 3655.15 m = 11991.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.72 mb = 394.91 m = 1295.64 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 18.54 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.81 mb = 874.65 m = 2869.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.26 C = 73.87 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -5.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.73 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 26.08 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 431.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1346.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.09 mb = 834.08 m = 2736.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.09 mb = 1072.57 m = 3518.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.09 mb = 11625.43 m = 38140.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1342.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.09 mb = 14990.71 m = 49181.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.8 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 242.8 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 350.8 neg: -16.9 tot: 334.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 8.36 Bulk Shear: 161.05 m/s