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: 37.17,-94.45 Latitude: 37.17 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 973 294 23.8 18.6 72 5.3 20.2 187 10 299.3 301.8 294.3 340.0 13.95 2 950 502 20.8 17.7 82 3.1 18.7 191 16 298.3 300.8 293.7 337.8 13.56 3 900 969 20.3 13.4 65 6.9 15.8 221 36 302.4 304.4 292.9 334.5 10.83 4 850 1461 17.7 10.8 64 6.9 13.3 220 29 304.7 306.4 292.6 333.4 9.60 5 800 1976 13.9 8.0 68 5.8 10.3 215 23 305.9 307.5 292.1 331.5 8.47 6 750 2517 9.3 7.2 87 2.1 8.0 204 23 306.7 308.3 292.4 332.5 8.53 7 700 3087 6.3 4.8 91 1.4 5.4 206 28 309.4 310.9 292.6 333.2 7.75 8 650 3690 1.7 -1.2 81 2.9 0.2 221 37 310.9 311.9 291.0 327.7 5.39 9 600 4330 -2.4 -6.1 76 3.7 -4.1 225 38 313.4 314.1 290.6 326.2 4.05 10 550 5015 -7.1 -15.8 50 8.7 -10.1 226 41 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.4 2.03 11 500 5750 -12.3 -20.0 53 7.6 -14.6 223 46 318.0 318.3 289.8 323.3 1.57 12 450 6547 -17.2 -30.7 30 13.4 -20.0 228 49 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.9 0.66 13 400 7420 -23.1 -32.4 42 9.3 -24.8 229 57 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.3 0.63 14 350 8383 -30.2 -47.7 17 17.5 -31.8 227 71 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.15 15 300 9459 -38.5 -42.4 66 4.0 -38.8 240 74 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.3 0.30 16 250 10688 -47.9 -51.4 67 3.4 -48.1 246 91 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12134 -52.9 -66.9 17 14.0 -53.1 250 88 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 13961 -58.9 -82.1 3 23.2 -59.1 240 78 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16450 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 251 39 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.90 m Freezing level: 629.14 mb = 3957.20 m = 12982.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.71 mb = 3718.13 m = 12198.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.82 C = 85.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.14 mb = 958.30 m = 3143.99 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 8.49 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.60 mb = 2064.75 m = 6774.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.53 C = 86.95 F Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lifted Index: -3.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.20 C Showalter Index: -2.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 39.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 790.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 112.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.43 mb = 1426.35 m = 4679.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 738.43 mb = 2645.26 m = 8678.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.43 mb = 10728.92 m = 35199.43 ft B at Equ Level: 790.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.43 mb = 13225.18 m = 43389.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.8 neg: -49.5 tot: 146.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 19.18 Bulk Shear: 41.24 m/s