MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F007.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 7 hour NAM valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.23,-93.28 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -93.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 954 456 22.7 18.8 79 3.8 20.0 178 10 299.8 302.5 294.8 342.2 14.48 2 950 489 22.0 18.6 81 3.4 19.6 179 11 299.5 302.1 294.7 341.5 14.36 3 900 957 18.5 17.2 92 1.3 17.7 201 32 300.6 303.2 294.6 341.3 13.88 4 850 1447 16.3 14.0 87 2.2 14.8 211 36 303.2 305.4 294.0 338.6 11.93 5 800 1961 12.7 12.7 100 0.0 12.7 217 31 304.7 306.9 294.2 339.5 11.65 6 750 2501 9.7 8.3 91 1.4 8.8 209 32 307.1 308.8 293.0 334.9 9.19 7 700 3071 6.3 -1.3 58 7.7 2.4 195 32 309.5 310.4 290.2 324.9 4.96 8 650 3675 2.4 -2.2 72 4.5 0.1 189 30 311.6 312.6 291.0 327.4 5.03 9 600 4317 -2.5 -3.9 90 1.4 -3.2 186 33 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.3 4.77 10 550 5002 -6.6 -6.7 99 0.1 -6.7 191 38 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.7 4.21 11 500 5739 -11.2 -12.0 94 0.7 -11.5 202 47 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.4 3.06 12 450 6541 -16.4 -17.9 89 1.4 -16.9 205 56 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.6 2.08 13 400 7415 -22.4 -25.0 79 2.6 -23.0 215 55 325.9 326.2 291.8 330.4 1.26 14 350 8385 -28.2 -31.0 76 2.9 -28.7 233 50 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.7 0.82 15 300 9474 -36.0 -39.0 74 3.0 -36.4 251 64 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.43 16 250 10712 -45.8 -49.3 67 3.6 -46.0 241 75 338.0 338.1 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12166 -54.9 -62.4 39 7.5 -55.0 255 91 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.1 0.04 18 150 13996 -58.3 -81.3 4 23.1 -58.5 259 54 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16474 -69.6 -85.4 8 15.8 -69.6 248 44 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.57 m Freezing level: 625.69 mb = 3986.84 m = 13080.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.81 mb = 3689.53 m = 12104.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.51 mb = 942.40 m = 3091.82 ft T: 18.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 14.58 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.21 mb = 1494.58 m = 4903.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -3.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 33.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1124.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.52 mb = 1193.19 m = 3914.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.52 mb = 1849.88 m = 6069.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.52 mb = 11240.46 m = 36877.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1117.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.52 mb = 14395.26 m = 47227.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.4 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 229.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 2.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.9 neg: -33.7 tot: 94.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 39.74 Bulk Shear: 28.29 m/s