MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.67,-92.92 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -92.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 967 333 21.6 19.7 89 1.9 20.3 150 7 297.6 300.4 294.7 341.4 15.12 2 950 483 20.6 18.5 88 2.1 19.2 158 14 298.1 300.7 294.2 339.6 14.28 3 900 949 17.9 16.4 91 1.5 16.9 184 29 299.9 302.3 293.9 338.5 13.16 4 850 1437 14.9 14.4 97 0.4 14.6 201 33 301.7 304.0 293.7 337.8 12.23 5 800 1949 11.9 10.3 90 1.7 10.9 210 27 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.3 9.85 6 750 2487 8.9 7.8 93 1.1 8.2 201 30 306.2 307.9 292.6 333.1 8.90 7 700 3055 5.3 0.8 73 4.5 2.9 195 33 308.4 309.5 290.6 326.3 5.81 8 650 3657 1.3 -0.3 89 1.6 0.5 197 39 310.5 311.5 291.2 328.3 5.76 9 600 4299 -1.6 -2.0 97 0.4 -1.8 200 46 314.2 315.3 292.2 331.6 5.50 10 550 4987 -5.8 -5.9 100 0.0 -5.8 208 54 317.2 318.0 292.2 331.6 4.49 11 500 5727 -10.8 -10.8 99 0.1 -10.8 216 67 319.9 320.6 292.0 330.9 3.35 12 450 6530 -16.3 -16.6 98 0.3 -16.4 223 66 322.8 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.33 13 400 7407 -21.5 -21.5 99 0.1 -21.5 229 61 327.1 327.4 292.6 333.1 1.71 14 350 8375 -28.8 -31.1 80 2.3 -29.2 232 67 330.0 330.1 292.5 332.9 0.82 15 300 9461 -36.7 -40.5 68 3.8 -37.1 243 54 333.6 333.7 293.0 335.0 0.37 16 250 10699 -45.9 -49.3 69 3.4 -46.1 248 55 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.5 0.17 17 200 12150 -55.1 -59.1 61 4.0 -55.2 252 72 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.8 0.07 18 150 13974 -59.7 -84.6 3 24.9 -59.9 261 63 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16467 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.6 252 38 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.59 m Freezing level: 627.55 mb = 3945.25 m = 12943.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.45 mb = 3788.24 m = 12428.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.44 mb = 569.76 m = 1869.28 ft T: 20.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 15.16 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1174.18 m = 3852.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.70 C = 76.46 F Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.17 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 879.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.71 mb = 999.37 m = 3278.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.71 mb = 1439.62 m = 4723.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.71 mb = 10972.37 m = 35998.14 ft B at Equ Level: 871.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.71 mb = 13985.85 m = 45884.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.6 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 234.6 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.3 neg: -16.8 tot: 241.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 7.70 Bulk Shear: 114.20 m/s