MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F011.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F011.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 11 hour NAM valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.28,-95.95 Latitude: 36.28 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 985 192 22.3 20.6 90 1.7 21.1 229 13 296.7 299.6 294.8 342.1 15.71 2 950 504 19.2 18.9 98 0.3 19.0 226 29 296.7 299.4 294.0 338.9 14.62 3 900 968 16.0 16.0 100 0.0 16.0 232 41 298.0 300.3 293.1 335.2 12.79 4 850 1452 12.4 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 237 43 299.2 301.1 291.7 330.1 10.58 5 800 1959 9.7 9.0 96 0.6 9.3 231 28 301.5 303.1 291.2 328.3 9.06 6 750 2495 8.7 8.2 97 0.5 8.4 187 26 306.0 307.7 292.7 333.5 9.13 7 700 3065 6.7 6.1 96 0.6 6.3 161 32 309.9 311.5 293.3 335.9 8.47 8 650 3671 2.5 1.7 95 0.8 2.1 162 35 311.8 313.1 292.4 332.6 6.69 9 600 4313 -1.9 -3.2 91 1.3 -2.5 180 35 314.0 314.9 291.7 329.9 5.05 10 550 5002 -5.5 -9.2 75 3.7 -7.1 205 41 317.5 318.2 291.4 328.8 3.46 11 500 5742 -10.8 -19.3 50 8.5 -13.5 216 55 319.8 320.2 290.4 325.5 1.66 12 450 6542 -17.1 -25.0 50 7.9 -19.1 218 66 321.7 321.9 290.5 325.6 1.11 13 400 7413 -23.5 -27.3 71 3.8 -24.4 228 70 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.0 1.02 14 350 8379 -28.9 -32.2 73 3.3 -29.5 243 61 329.8 329.9 292.4 332.5 0.73 15 300 9466 -36.4 -39.8 71 3.4 -36.8 242 47 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.6 0.40 16 250 10700 -47.9 -51.5 67 3.5 -48.1 248 48 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12140 -51.8 -72.5 7 20.7 -52.2 261 73 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13973 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 242 55 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16459 -65.1 -85.7 4 20.6 -65.2 241 42 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.70 m Freezing level: 621.32 mb = 4039.24 m = 13251.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.35 mb = 3955.44 m = 12977.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.67 % Est. max temperature: 25.40 C = 77.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.03 mb = 404.79 m = 1328.04 ft T: 20.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 13.85 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.52 mb = 700.69 m = 2298.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.84 C = 73.11 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -3.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 34.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 872.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.62 mb = 699.72 m = 2295.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.62 mb = 746.05 m = 2447.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.62 mb = 11137.13 m = 36538.70 ft B at Equ Level: 853.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.62 mb = 13419.26 m = 44025.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.4 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 234.4 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 6.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.3 neg: -39.9 tot: 8.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 22.23 Bulk Shear: 39.27 m/s