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: 36.75,-93.18 Latitude: 36.75 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 24 SFC 969 292 21.7 20.8 95 0.9 21.1 119 9 297.5 300.4 295.4 344.4 16.19 2 950 467 20.4 20.1 98 0.2 20.2 124 17 297.9 300.7 295.2 343.7 15.81 3 900 933 17.6 17.2 97 0.4 17.3 156 27 299.7 302.2 294.3 340.1 13.83 4 850 1421 14.9 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 182 27 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.2 12.68 5 800 1934 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 207 40 304.7 306.9 294.2 339.5 11.65 6 750 2475 9.9 9.9 100 -0.0 9.9 209 43 307.3 309.3 293.9 338.4 10.28 7 700 3046 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.1 208 40 310.3 312.0 293.8 338.0 9.03 8 650 3653 3.1 3.1 100 0.1 3.1 209 39 312.5 313.9 293.2 335.3 7.36 9 600 4298 -0.5 -0.6 100 0.0 -0.6 213 46 315.5 316.7 293.0 334.9 6.14 10 550 4989 -4.8 -4.8 100 0.0 -4.8 214 60 318.4 319.4 292.8 334.1 4.88 11 500 5732 -9.7 -9.7 100 0.0 -9.7 216 70 321.2 322.0 292.6 333.3 3.67 12 450 6538 -15.5 -15.9 97 0.4 -15.7 218 73 323.7 324.2 292.3 332.0 2.46 13 400 7415 -21.8 -22.6 93 0.8 -22.0 222 67 326.7 327.0 292.3 332.1 1.56 14 350 8384 -28.4 -29.5 90 1.2 -28.6 232 65 330.5 330.7 292.8 333.9 0.95 15 300 9470 -37.0 -39.1 81 2.1 -37.2 241 63 333.3 333.3 293.0 334.9 0.43 16 250 10705 -46.5 -50.1 67 3.6 -46.7 247 58 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 17 200 12152 -55.4 -60.5 53 5.1 -55.5 251 68 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.3 0.06 18 150 13977 -59.3 -80.8 4 21.6 -59.5 259 63 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16473 -67.1 -85.8 5 18.7 -67.2 250 35 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.29 m Freezing level: 607.40 mb = 4202.31 m = 13786.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 607.79 mb = 4193.78 m = 13758.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.53 mb = 398.96 m = 1308.91 ft T: 20.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 7.49 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.13 mb = 827.31 m = 2714.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.62 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 39.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1149.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.13 mb = 798.95 m = 2621.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.13 mb = 941.52 m = 3088.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.13 mb = 11559.20 m = 37923.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1144.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.13 mb = 14439.74 m = 47373.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.1 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 237.1 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 422.4 neg: -15.7 tot: 406.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.61 Bulk Shear: 249.22 m/s