MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F008.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 8 hour NAM valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.02,-94.15 Latitude: 36.02 Longitude: -94.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 957 412 20.1 19.7 97 0.4 19.8 172 14 296.9 299.7 294.6 341.0 15.24 2 950 479 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 173 20 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.5 15.02 3 900 944 16.7 16.7 100 -0.0 16.7 192 46 298.7 301.2 293.8 337.9 13.44 4 850 1430 14.0 14.0 100 -0.0 14.0 197 51 300.9 303.0 293.3 336.0 11.94 5 800 1941 12.1 12.1 100 -0.0 12.1 200 46 304.0 306.1 293.6 337.2 11.15 6 750 2481 9.7 9.7 100 0.0 9.7 208 37 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.6 10.10 7 700 3051 6.5 6.4 100 0.0 6.5 213 28 309.6 311.3 293.4 336.2 8.67 8 650 3657 3.3 3.3 100 0.0 3.3 215 24 312.7 314.2 293.3 336.1 7.50 9 600 4304 0.2 0.2 100 0.0 0.2 221 27 316.4 317.6 293.6 336.9 6.49 10 550 4998 -3.0 -3.0 100 0.0 -3.0 228 29 320.5 321.6 294.0 338.6 5.58 11 500 5747 -7.5 -7.5 100 0.0 -7.5 235 33 323.9 324.8 293.9 338.3 4.36 12 450 6563 -11.3 -11.4 100 0.0 -11.3 242 38 329.0 329.7 294.6 341.1 3.57 13 400 7457 -17.0 -17.0 100 0.0 -17.0 243 42 332.9 333.4 294.7 341.6 2.51 14 350 8443 -25.2 -25.2 100 0.0 -25.2 244 45 334.8 335.1 294.3 339.9 1.41 15 300 9542 -34.3 -34.7 96 0.5 -34.4 233 41 337.0 337.2 294.2 339.6 0.67 16 250 10793 -43.6 -46.8 71 3.2 -43.8 231 42 341.3 341.3 294.8 342.2 0.23 17 200 12251 -55.4 -59.1 63 3.7 -55.5 229 59 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.4 0.07 18 150 14039 -64.5 -78.9 12 14.3 -64.7 261 67 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16509 -68.7 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.8 253 46 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.04 m Freezing level: 596.62 mb = 4350.75 m = 14273.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.97 mb = 4344.21 m = 14252.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.40 mb = 466.30 m = 1529.82 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.02 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.84 mb = 878.59 m = 2882.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.67 C = 71.00 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.01 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 85.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.72 mb = 889.21 m = 2917.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.72 mb = 936.78 m = 3073.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 550.72 mb = 4987.57 m = 16363.22 ft B at Equ Level: 84.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 380.72 mb = 7822.16 m = 25662.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.7 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 242.7 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.8 neg: -36.6 tot: 278.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 2.45 Bulk Shear: 34.70 m/s