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: 36.73,-93.18 Latitude: 36.73 Longitude: -93.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 971 279 22.0 20.8 93 1.2 21.2 124 10 297.6 300.6 295.4 344.4 16.14 2 950 469 20.5 20.0 97 0.5 20.2 130 19 298.0 300.8 295.1 343.5 15.68 3 900 936 17.7 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 159 28 299.8 302.3 294.4 340.2 13.82 4 850 1423 14.9 14.9 100 -0.0 14.9 187 28 301.7 304.0 294.0 338.9 12.62 5 800 1936 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 210 43 304.7 306.8 294.1 339.4 11.62 6 750 2477 9.6 9.6 100 -0.0 9.6 211 42 307.0 308.9 293.7 337.5 10.09 7 700 3048 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 211 38 310.2 311.9 293.8 337.9 9.01 8 650 3654 2.9 2.9 100 0.0 2.9 215 41 312.2 313.6 293.0 334.8 7.26 9 600 4299 -0.7 -0.7 100 0.0 -0.7 218 50 315.4 316.5 292.9 334.6 6.08 10 550 4989 -5.6 -5.7 99 0.1 -5.6 216 61 317.5 318.4 292.3 332.1 4.55 11 500 5730 -10.3 -10.3 100 0.0 -10.3 217 70 320.5 321.2 292.3 332.0 3.49 12 450 6535 -15.5 -17.3 86 1.8 -16.1 219 72 323.7 324.1 292.0 331.1 2.18 13 400 7411 -22.1 -24.1 84 1.9 -22.6 223 67 326.2 326.5 292.0 331.0 1.37 14 350 8379 -28.5 -30.8 81 2.3 -28.9 231 62 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.4 0.84 15 300 9464 -36.9 -39.6 76 2.7 -37.2 241 60 333.4 333.5 293.0 335.0 0.41 16 250 10701 -46.2 -49.7 67 3.5 -46.4 247 57 337.4 337.4 293.9 338.0 0.16 17 200 12150 -55.2 -59.9 56 4.7 -55.4 251 68 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.06 18 150 13973 -59.6 -81.9 4 22.3 -59.8 260 64 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16468 -67.2 -85.7 6 18.5 -67.2 250 35 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.99 m Freezing level: 609.34 mb = 4178.59 m = 13709.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.56 mb = 4171.68 m = 13686.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.64 mb = 427.29 m = 1401.87 ft T: 20.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 5.50 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.01 mb = 859.26 m = 2819.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.84 C = 74.92 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 40.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1203.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.46 mb = 807.64 m = 2649.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.46 mb = 950.27 m = 3117.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.46 mb = 11576.33 m = 37979.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1194.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.46 mb = 14465.95 m = 47459.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 434.4 neg: -16.3 tot: 418.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.22 Bulk Rich Number: 4.71 Bulk Shear: 255.40 m/s