MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.20,-93.55 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -93.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 956 453 25.7 19.2 67 6.6 21.1 199 14 302.8 305.5 295.8 346.6 14.79 2 950 504 24.3 18.4 70 5.9 20.2 200 16 301.8 304.5 295.2 343.7 14.20 3 900 974 19.2 17.1 87 2.2 17.8 201 24 301.3 303.9 294.7 341.7 13.71 4 850 1463 16.0 14.7 92 1.3 15.2 223 36 302.9 305.2 294.3 340.0 12.50 5 800 1977 12.9 6.6 65 6.3 9.2 228 29 304.9 306.3 291.2 328.0 7.66 6 750 2515 9.2 0.1 53 9.1 4.5 214 26 306.6 307.5 289.5 322.3 5.14 7 700 3084 7.1 -13.5 22 20.6 -1.0 200 23 310.3 310.7 287.6 316.6 1.93 8 650 3689 3.3 -5.8 51 9.0 -0.9 199 30 312.7 313.4 290.2 324.9 3.83 9 600 4333 -1.4 -9.3 55 7.9 -4.7 200 38 314.5 315.1 290.2 324.7 3.16 10 550 5018 -6.9 -9.7 80 2.8 -8.0 204 44 315.9 316.6 290.7 326.7 3.33 11 500 5756 -11.4 -13.2 87 1.8 -12.1 213 53 319.1 319.7 291.2 328.3 2.77 12 450 6557 -16.3 -24.5 49 8.2 -18.4 228 57 322.7 322.9 290.8 326.7 1.17 13 400 7432 -22.1 -43.1 13 21.0 -24.8 237 64 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.21 14 350 8400 -29.1 -44.7 21 15.5 -30.8 240 71 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.20 15 300 9481 -37.7 -41.4 68 3.8 -38.0 245 69 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.34 16 250 10713 -47.3 -50.6 68 3.4 -47.4 243 70 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12164 -53.7 -68.5 15 14.8 -53.9 247 83 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 13989 -59.0 -82.2 3 23.2 -59.2 242 67 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16475 -66.8 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 248 37 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.48 m Freezing level: 614.66 mb = 4143.96 m = 13595.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.40 mb = 2974.50 m = 9758.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.61 C = 81.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.34 mb = 1280.41 m = 4200.78 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 30.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1451.40 m = 4761.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.82 C = 78.47 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -5.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.41 C Cross Totals Index: 26.14 C K Index: 21.59 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1443.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.17 mb = 1321.62 m = 4335.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.17 mb = 1673.27 m = 5489.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.17 mb = 11568.41 m = 37953.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1431.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.17 mb = 14905.30 m = 48901.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.4 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 240.4 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.0 neg: -34.8 tot: 89.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 39.44 Bulk Shear: 36.58 m/s