MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F010.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 10 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.99,-93.65 Latitude: 36.99 Longitude: -93.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 960 418 24.1 19.3 74 4.9 20.7 195 11 300.8 303.5 295.3 344.2 14.78 2 950 512 22.2 18.4 79 3.9 19.5 196 14 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.0 14.11 3 900 980 19.5 15.2 76 4.3 16.7 221 35 301.6 303.9 293.7 337.5 12.18 4 850 1471 17.4 10.3 63 7.1 12.9 229 31 304.4 306.1 292.3 332.1 9.26 5 800 1986 14.0 8.6 70 5.3 10.7 221 19 306.0 307.7 292.4 332.6 8.82 6 750 2526 9.1 9.1 100 0.0 9.1 203 14 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.7 9.71 7 700 3096 6.6 4.0 84 2.6 5.1 214 27 309.8 311.1 292.3 332.2 7.29 8 650 3701 2.9 -5.0 56 7.9 -0.9 216 35 312.2 313.0 290.3 325.1 4.06 9 600 4342 -2.4 -5.4 80 3.0 -3.8 220 38 313.3 314.1 290.8 326.9 4.27 10 550 5027 -7.1 -10.2 79 3.1 -8.3 224 38 315.7 316.3 290.6 326.1 3.21 11 500 5762 -12.8 -17.7 67 4.9 -14.3 222 44 317.4 317.8 289.9 323.8 1.90 12 450 6559 -17.3 -37.8 15 20.4 -20.7 230 45 321.4 321.5 289.6 322.6 0.33 13 400 7432 -22.3 -42.1 15 19.8 -25.0 230 55 326.0 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.23 14 350 8397 -30.0 -45.9 20 16.0 -31.5 229 66 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.1 0.18 15 300 9475 -38.5 -45.1 50 6.6 -39.0 235 76 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.0 0.23 16 250 10704 -47.8 -51.2 68 3.4 -48.0 245 85 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12150 -52.7 -69.5 11 16.9 -53.0 249 93 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 13977 -60.2 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.3 242 76 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16461 -66.6 -85.9 5 19.4 -66.7 251 35 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.56 m Freezing level: 622.75 mb = 4050.36 m = 13288.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.19 mb = 3610.86 m = 11846.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.53 % Est. max temperature: 29.00 C = 84.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.05 mb = 1036.56 m = 3400.75 ft T: 19.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 12.05 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.48 mb = 2022.92 m = 6636.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.37 C = 84.87 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -5.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.20 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 37.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1016.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.08 mb = 1469.95 m = 4822.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.08 mb = 2359.68 m = 7741.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.08 mb = 11102.29 m = 36424.41 ft B at Equ Level: 1003.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.08 mb = 13765.27 m = 45161.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 3.2 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.4 neg: -54.4 tot: 143.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 53.92 Bulk Shear: 18.84 m/s