MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180600F014.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 14 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.94,-92.44 Latitude: 36.94 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 43 SFC 968 330 27.2 18.5 59 8.6 21.1 196 10 303.1 305.7 295.4 344.7 14.02 2 950 493 24.9 17.5 63 7.4 19.8 195 15 302.5 304.9 294.8 342.0 13.36 3 900 965 20.3 16.5 79 3.8 17.7 196 19 302.4 304.8 294.7 341.5 13.22 4 850 1455 15.6 14.9 96 0.6 15.1 208 25 302.4 304.8 294.3 339.9 12.67 5 800 1968 12.7 6.5 66 6.2 9.1 224 30 304.7 306.1 291.0 327.7 7.63 6 750 2505 8.1 1.7 64 6.5 4.7 206 28 305.4 306.5 289.6 323.0 5.76 7 700 3072 5.4 -2.1 58 7.5 1.7 197 30 308.5 309.4 289.7 323.1 4.70 8 650 3675 3.3 -12.7 30 16.0 -3.1 199 36 312.7 313.1 288.7 319.9 2.22 9 600 4319 -1.3 -9.1 55 7.8 -4.6 204 42 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.0 3.20 10 550 5006 -6.5 -11.6 67 5.1 -8.5 210 48 316.3 316.9 290.5 325.6 2.86 11 500 5742 -11.8 -13.4 88 1.6 -12.4 217 56 318.6 319.2 291.0 327.6 2.72 12 450 6543 -16.3 -26.9 40 10.6 -18.8 232 60 322.8 322.9 290.6 326.1 0.94 13 400 7418 -22.3 -43.5 13 21.1 -25.1 242 69 326.0 326.0 290.8 326.7 0.20 14 350 8384 -29.8 -37.5 47 7.7 -30.8 242 77 328.6 328.7 291.8 330.3 0.43 15 300 9468 -36.7 -39.6 74 2.9 -37.0 246 65 333.7 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.41 16 250 10702 -47.7 -51.0 69 3.3 -47.9 241 59 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.14 17 200 12146 -54.4 -70.6 12 16.3 -54.6 249 83 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13966 -58.0 -82.1 3 24.0 -58.3 240 72 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16461 -66.8 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 255 39 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.76 m Freezing level: 613.74 mb = 4142.08 m = 13589.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.11 mb = 3282.92 m = 10770.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.65 % Est. max temperature: 27.90 C = 82.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.80 mb = 1416.84 m = 4648.38 ft T: 15.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 21.73 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.46 mb = 1440.39 m = 4725.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.48 C = 79.66 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.77 C Showalter Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.36 C Cross Totals Index: 26.75 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1471.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.22 mb = 1442.85 m = 4733.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.22 mb = 1492.84 m = 4897.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.22 mb = 11641.27 m = 38192.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1459.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.22 mb = 14559.04 m = 47765.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.4 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 239.4 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.3 neg: -16.0 tot: 85.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 23.46 Bulk Shear: 62.72 m/s