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: 36.44,-93.75 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -93.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 962 374 21.1 20.3 95 0.8 20.6 97 2 297.5 300.4 295.1 343.3 15.79 2 950 483 20.6 19.7 95 0.8 20.0 148 4 298.1 300.9 295.0 342.9 15.43 3 900 950 17.9 17.9 100 -0.0 17.9 177 21 299.9 302.5 294.8 342.2 14.46 4 850 1437 14.7 14.8 100 -0.0 14.8 214 35 301.6 303.9 293.9 338.5 12.52 5 800 1950 12.8 10.9 89 1.8 11.6 218 35 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.32 6 750 2489 9.1 3.9 70 5.2 6.2 205 34 306.4 307.7 290.9 327.0 6.75 7 700 3058 6.0 2.3 77 3.6 3.9 195 39 309.1 310.3 291.4 329.0 6.47 8 650 3662 3.1 2.1 93 1.0 2.5 197 45 312.5 313.8 292.7 333.9 6.87 9 600 4306 -1.8 -2.7 94 0.9 -2.3 200 52 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.5 5.22 10 550 4992 -6.7 -6.8 99 0.1 -6.7 200 56 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.6 4.19 11 500 5730 -11.3 -11.3 99 0.1 -11.3 208 62 319.3 319.9 291.7 329.9 3.22 12 450 6532 -16.4 -16.5 100 0.0 -16.4 227 63 322.6 323.0 291.9 330.5 2.35 13 400 7408 -21.4 -25.1 72 3.7 -22.4 238 61 327.1 327.4 292.1 331.5 1.24 14 350 8379 -28.0 -32.3 66 4.4 -28.7 237 57 331.1 331.2 292.7 333.7 0.72 15 300 9467 -36.4 -40.9 63 4.5 -36.8 246 51 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.5 0.36 16 250 10705 -46.6 -50.7 63 4.1 -46.7 252 54 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.15 17 200 12154 -54.9 -58.7 62 3.8 -54.9 253 55 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 18 150 13966 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.4 252 73 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16470 -67.1 -86.3 5 19.3 -67.2 251 35 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.22 m Freezing level: 618.54 mb = 4066.95 m = 13342.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.57 mb = 3995.79 m = 13109.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.48 C = 81.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.33 mb = 470.54 m = 1543.75 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 16.28 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 919.58 m = 3016.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.33 C = 74.00 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.33 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 26.02 C K Index: 37.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1329.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.71 mb = 875.82 m = 2873.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.71 mb = 1018.89 m = 3342.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.71 mb = 11455.24 m = 37582.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1326.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.71 mb = 14721.92 m = 48299.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.9 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 233.9 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.7 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.0 neg: -12.3 tot: 268.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.14 Bulk Rich Number: 7.73 Bulk Shear: 171.98 m/s