MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F023.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 23 hour NAM valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.59,-92.44 Latitude: 36.59 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 273 20.9 19.8 94 1.1 20.2 196 10 296.3 299.1 294.3 339.9 15.11 2 950 483 19.7 18.9 95 0.9 19.1 186 21 297.2 299.9 294.1 339.4 14.57 3 900 948 17.1 16.6 97 0.5 16.7 180 32 299.1 301.5 293.8 337.8 13.28 4 850 1435 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.4 192 38 301.4 303.6 293.6 337.0 12.10 5 800 1947 12.5 11.8 96 0.6 12.1 202 55 304.4 306.5 293.6 337.2 10.97 6 750 2487 9.3 8.2 92 1.2 8.6 201 54 306.7 308.4 292.9 334.3 9.13 7 700 3056 5.1 2.9 85 2.3 3.9 198 51 308.2 309.4 291.4 328.8 6.73 8 650 3657 1.7 1.0 95 0.7 1.3 198 51 310.9 312.1 291.9 330.6 6.35 9 600 4300 -0.7 -1.0 98 0.2 -0.9 200 54 315.3 316.4 292.8 334.1 5.96 10 550 4991 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 204 55 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.8 4.83 11 500 5736 -8.5 -8.5 100 0.0 -8.5 208 53 322.7 323.4 293.3 335.9 4.02 12 450 6547 -13.2 -13.3 100 0.0 -13.3 215 53 326.6 327.2 293.6 336.9 3.06 13 400 7432 -19.6 -19.6 100 0.0 -19.6 220 51 329.5 329.9 293.4 336.5 2.02 14 350 8412 -25.6 -25.6 100 0.0 -25.6 225 47 334.3 334.6 294.1 339.2 1.37 15 300 9508 -34.6 -34.5 100 -0.0 -34.6 230 46 336.7 336.8 294.1 339.2 0.68 16 250 10758 -44.0 -47.1 72 3.0 -44.3 240 48 340.6 340.6 294.7 341.5 0.22 17 200 12208 -57.8 -61.7 61 3.9 -57.9 245 74 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 18 150 14020 -59.1 -81.8 4 22.7 -59.4 256 65 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16525 -65.6 -86.4 4 20.8 -65.7 246 34 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.80 m Freezing level: 614.68 mb = 4111.43 m = 13488.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.81 mb = 4039.19 m = 13251.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.50 C = 81.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.33 mb = 407.63 m = 1337.36 ft T: 20.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.09 C/km ThetaE index: 8.42 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 903.54 m = 2964.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.46 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 35.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 312.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.42 mb = 820.93 m = 2693.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.42 mb = 1154.97 m = 3789.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 358.42 mb = 8237.27 m = 27024.84 ft B at Equ Level: 311.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.42 mb = 12927.35 m = 42412.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.3 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 230.3 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.8 neg: -41.4 tot: 296.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 2.91 Bulk Shear: 107.17 m/s